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UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan received His Eminence Professor Dr Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, at Qasr Al Shati ...

In May 2019, a set of images supposedly showing the Palestine "National Cultural Center" before and after it was destroyed by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) went viral on social media, along with the ...

It is a mosque and university in Cairo, Egypt. It was built by Jawhar the Sicilian writer (Elias al-Siqali), the commander of Abu Tamim’s army, a year after the Fatimid’s conquered Egypt, and ...

After five years of tension and top-level silence, Pope Francis and the grand imam of one of the most important Sunni Muslim universities in the world embraced at the Vatican May 23. "The meeting is ...

Al-Azhar has strongly warned against the rise of online groups and apps focused on betting on sports match results, ...

CAIRO, Egypt — During the sweaty morning commute through one of Cairo’s busiest subway stations, passengers can now find the answers to some of life’s thorniest dilemmas. Subscribe to read this story ...

In his speech at Al-Azhar university in Cairo today, Pope Francis placed an emphasis on education, drawing attention to Egypt’s ancient civilization that valued open-minded education and saying a ...

The Vatican and Sunni Islam's leading institution of higher learning have begun looking for ways to restart formal dialogue. Acting on Pope Francis' expressed desire, the Pontifical Council for ...

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 thundering ...