Date of source: Monday, September 1, 2014
The Da’wah al- Salafiah is returning again to mosques through preaching against ISIS.
Date of source: Thursday, August 30, 2018
In a statement issued today, Thursday, al-Azhar expressed its strong condemnation of the initiative by a Dutch Parliamentarian to organize an anti-Islam cartoon contest, while expressing its appreciation for the Dutch Government’s rejection of such step.
Date of source: Friday, November 9, 2018
In his speech delivered at the ‘Love and Peace’ ceremony, al-Azhar professor of comparative jurisprudence, Dr. Shaykh Aḥmad Karīma, stressed that Egypt is the homeland for all its citizens, Muslims and Christians.
Karīma reiterated that Egypt has long neglected the Coptic era in its school...
Date of source: Friday, August 8, 2014
The surprising decision taken by Dr. Muhammad Mukhtār Jum’ah, Minister of Endowments, to expropriate 3,750 mosques and include them to the list of Ministries mosques has shocked a number of mosque owners
Date of source: Tuesday, August 5, 2014
The Ministry of Endowments has formed a new directorate to examine contemporary issues and have chosen Dr. Muhammad Mukhtār Jum’ah , Minster of Endowments, and the Grand muftī of Egypt, and the Deputy of the Azhar as member.
Date of source: Saturday, August 2, 2014
Minister of Endowments, Dr. Muhamad Mukhtār Gom’ah called for the need to ration Egyptians’ travel to Saudi Arabia for pilgrimage, be it hajj or ‘umrah.
Date of source: Monday, March 17, 2014
Dr. Ibrahīm Nijm, Advisor to the Mufti, noted during his meeting with Jere Van Dyk Senior Fellow of the US Council of Foreign Relations that Dār al- Iftā’ started to monitor jihadist thought and fatwás that incite violence and respond to it.
Date of source: Monday, March 17, 2014
The shayks of the Azhar and the Ministry of Endowments have decided to intensify the mutual preaching convoys in Cairo and in other governorates that aim at spreading Islamic moderate thought and containing jihadist thought.
Date of source: Sunday, March 16, 2014
Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, the Grand shaykh of the Azhar has denounced the terrorist attack calling it an “ugly attack” and prayed for the dead.
Date of source: Saturday, March 15, 2014
Al- Azhar has banned the American movie “Son of God” that presents the life of Jesus.