The Grand Imam Dr. Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, Sheikh Al-Azhar received Dr. Faisal bin Muaammar, Advisor of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and Secretary General of the King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz International Centre for Interreligious and...

Arab World news MAKKAH — The head of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s most prestigious seat of learning, called on Sunday for education reform in Muslim countries in an effort to contain the spread of religious...

BBC The Grand Imam of Egypt's top Islamic institution has called for a radical reform of religious teaching to tackle the spread of Islamic extremism. Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb of Cairo's al-Azhar University said that a historical...

SPA Makkah, Jumada I 04, 1436, February 23, 2015, SPA -- The International Islamic Conference, which started in Makkah yesterday under the theme "Islam and Fighting of Terrorism", resumed its sessions at the Muslim World League...

The Grand Imam Dr. Ahmad Al - Tayyeb, Sheikh Al-Azhar received H.E. Wedady Weld Seedy Heiba , ambassador of Mauritania in Cairo. During their meeting, they discussed means of cooperation between Al-Azhar and Mauritania in cultural, religious and...

     The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar extends his sincere congratulations to His Excellency President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt and the Arab and Muslim nations on the occasion of the birth anniversary...

By: His Eminence Prof. Ahmed Al-Tayeb (Grand Imam of Al-Azhar) -Translated by: Asmaa Muhammad Yusuf (Researcher, English Unit, AOCE)

Prepared by: Arabic Unit, AOCE - Translated by: Mahmoud Kamel (Researcher, English Unit, AOCE)

By: Noura Mahmoud Abu Ibrahim (Researcher, English Unit, AOCE)

       The Prophet’s immigration (hijrah) is a unique event in Islamic history, serving as the launching pad for the nascent Islamic nation toward consolidating its foundations, establishing its presence, securing its...