Al Azhar

Embracing diversity key to addressing regional conflicts, Cairo conference hears

Cairo - Arab Today

The UAE aims to help Arab countries embrace diversity and integration through laws and education, to rid the region of its crises, officials say. Muslim and Christian participants at the Freedom, Citizenship, Diversity and Integration conference in Cairo agreed that school curriculums, laws and religious speeches need to be modified to fight radicalism at its roots. "We want to restoreRead more

Islamic texts ‘must be more moderate’, UAE scholar says

Cairo - Arab Today

The UAE Muslim Council of Elders must revise Islamic textbooks that hold extreme concepts and outdated teachings, a scholar has urged. The problem was raised at a session between Muslim and Christian leaders hosted by the council and Al Azhar, the Sunni Muslim seat of learning, in the Egyptian capital. Teachings on tolerance and understanding should be incorporated in allRead more

Diversity key to safeguard religious coexistence, says Egyptian Grand Mufti

Cairo - Arab Today

What is the panacea to the surge of violent militancy in the Arab region? For the past two days, a large number of clerics and scholars from around the world have gathered in Cairo for formulating an answer. Speakers and participants in a conference, co-organised by Al Azhar — Egypt’s influential Islamic seat of learning, and the UAE-based Muslim CouncilRead more

Al Azhar head warns against Islamophobia fallout

Cairo - Arab Today

A top Muslim cleric Tuesday called on institutions of divine religions around the world to join hands and stand firm against Islamophobia. Addressing a Muslim-Christian conference in Cairo on coexistence, Grand Shaikh of Al Azhar Ahmad Al Tayyeb warned that without such joint action, Christianity and Judaism will suffer too. “Foes of religion such as atheists and abortionists, and thoseRead more

Sinai suicide attacks only boost determination to uproot suicide

Cairo - Arab Today

Egypt's Dar al Iftaa's Takfiri Fatwa Observatory on Saturday vehemently condemned targeting Copts in Sinai, stressing that treacherous terror attacks will only increase the determination of Egyptians to defeat terrorism. Such terror attacks aim at striking national unity and create divisions among ranks in face of terrorism, the observatory said in a statement issued on Saturday. All its divisive effortsRead more

Pope Tawadros leads funeral prayers for victims of church attack

Cairo - Arab Today

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese Monday led funeral prayers for victims of the terrorist attack that hit the Boutrosiya Church in Abbasiya Sunday. Several bishops of the Orthodox Church, representatives of Al Azhar and a number of MPs, as well as families of the victims, attended the funeral. Source: MENARead more

Azhar deplores Mogadishu suicide attack

Cairo - Arab Today

Al Azhar condemned on Saturday a terror attack in Mogadishu where a booby-trapped car exploded killing 10 people and injuring dozens. In a press release, Al Azhar asserted that such terror acts contradict with the moderate teachings of Islam and all heavenly religions and international laws. Azhar offered its deepest condolences to the Somali government and people and wished theRead more

Peace convoy chief: France needs to spread moderate Islam adopted by Azhar

Paris - Arab Today

Head of the Peace Convoy of the Muslim Council of Elders Osama Nabil asserted that France was in dire need of spreading moderate Islam approach adopted by Al Azhar in order to enhance efforts to combat extremism and attempts to recruit youths to join terrorist groups. In statements to MENA on Wednesday, Nabil said the convoy is currently on itsRead more

Singapore willing to increase investments in Egypt

Cairo - MENA

Singaporean businessmen are willing to increase investments in Egypt, especially in Suez Canal, the Investment Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday. At a meeting with Investment Minister Dalia Khorshid, Singaporean Ambassador here Premjith Sadasivan lauded measures taken by the political leadership in Egypt to lure more investments, saying Egypt has all potentials to be an investment-magnet state, the statementRead more

Renewing religious discourse is responsibility of Al Azhar

Cairo - Arab Today

Justice Minister Mohamed Hossam Abdel Rehim stressed on Monday that renewing the religious discourse is the responsibility of Al Azhar, saying the religious institution together with Darul Iftaa play an important role in spreading the moderate religious discourse and defending Islamic identity. Speaking at the opening session of the “Scholarly Preparation, Fatwa Issuance Training for Imams in Muslim Minority Communities”Read more