Egypt's Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world's foremost religious institution, is setting up booths in Cairo metro stations to provide religious edicts to commuters in the latest bid to dispel ...

CAIRO — Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world’s foremost religious institution, is setting up booths in Cairo metro stations to provide religious information to commuters in an effort to ...

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.

Since 1961, al-Azhar’s top official — the grand sheik — has been appointed directly by Egypt’s president. For many Egyptians, al-Azhar became just one more tool of state control.

This week Al-Azhar Mosque celebrates its 1,084th anniversary, reports Nesmahar Sayed Al-Azhar Mosque, a beacon of Islamic civilisation and one of the most famous mosques in Egypt and the Islamic ...

Under British occupation in the early 1900s, Al-Azhar was further weakened when a position for a “Grand Mufti of the state” was created to fill the position of chief Islamic Jurist, ...

ANKARA . The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the highest seat of Sunni Islamic learning, wished speedy recovery on Sunday for Pope Francis, 88, who is being treated for double pneumonia ...

ABU DHABI, 7th March, 2025 (WAM) – The Muslim Council of Elders extends its heartfelt congratulations to His Eminence Professor Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the ...

Al-Azhar Mosque, a beacon of Islamic civilisation and one of the most famous mosques in Egypt and the Islamic world, celebrated its 1,084th anniversary this week.