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 ...

Muslims shout out slogans as they protest Israel's retaliation against Gaza after Hamas' attack on Israel at Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt on Oct. 13, 2023. Mohamed Elshahed/Anadolu via Getty Images ...

A massive gathering took place at Egypt’s Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo on Friday. The crowd loudly chanted pledges to “sacrifice our blood and our souls” in the fight against Israel.

Shiite Muslims leave a mosque after Friday prayers as they walk over the representations of Israeli and the U.S. flags as a protest against Israeli airstrikes on Gaza and to show solidarity with ...

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 ...

One of the world's leading Islamic clerics on Friday called for dialogue between the faith's two main currents to settle sectarian differences, in an address to religious leaders including Pope ...

Al Azhar pays all its students a regular salary (from $2 to $12 a month) instead of charging them tuition. It gets £350,000 a year from the Egyptian government, is also heavily endowed by wealthy ...

Pope Francis shakes hands with Sheik Ahmed al-Tayeb, grand imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar Mosque and University, during a document signing at an interreligious meeting at the Founder's Memorial in Abu ...

A bomb threat against Al-Azhar Mosque in Cape Town has been condemned by the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, highlighting a worrying trend of intimidation against pro-Palestinian voices. Calls for ...

The Al-Azhar Masjid in District Six, Cape Town, has been placed on high alert after receiving a message over the weekend warning of a planned bomb attack on the city’s second oldest mosque. The mosque ...