A Muslim prays during Maghrib (evening) prayer on the night of the Hijri New Year, also known as Islamic new year (Ras al-Sanah al-Hijriya), at Al Azhar mosque in old Cairo on Nov. 14, 2012.

CAIRO — They came by the thousands, pouring through the ancient stone archways and into the gleaming white marble courtyard of al-Azhar mosque. The faithful had come to pray, to hear a ...

In the Al-Hussein quarter in Islamic Cairo, the historic Mosque and University of A-Azhar stands welcoming worshippers, students and visitors. The edifice, re-opened by President Abdel-Fattah Al ...

Nestled in Cairo’s medieval quarter, the centuries’ old al-Azhar mosque is set to be renovated following pledges this month by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to fund the restoration ...

Two policemen have been killed in Egypt after a device exploded in the heart of Cairo, close to the city's famed Al Azhar ... The area around Al Azhar mosque is home to crowded markets and is a ...

At Cairo's eminent Al Azhar mosque, the seat of Sunni Islamic learning and one of the oldest institutions of religious teaching in the world, regular noon prayers were truncated, running 20 ...

But inofficially, the ancient and respected al-Azhar University in Cairo would be a good place to start. Zum Inhalt springen DER SPIEGEL International Abonnement Abo Anmelden. Menü öffnen.

The Vatican has announced it will send a representative to Cairo’s Al-Azhar Mosque on Sunday ahead of an official resumption of dialogue between the Catholic Church’s governing body and the ...

Cairo Nearly 500 students from Cairo's Al-Azhar university have been admitted to hospital with food poisoning, a senior health official said on Tuesday. Nearly 500 students from Cairo's Al-Azhar ...

Cairo's Mosque of Ahmed Ibn Tulun is a tranquil stop amid the turmoil. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now. 62°F. Monday, August 26th 2024 Digital Replica Edition. Home Page.

One of the world’s largest, oldest mosques, completed in the year 879, still stands in Cairo; you might know its plaza from “The Spy Who Loved Me.” ...

In the Al-Hussein quarter in Islamic Cairo, the historic Mosque and University of A-Azhar stands welcoming worshippers, students and visitors. The edifice, re-opened by President Abdel-Fattah Al ...