His Eminence, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Prof. Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, issued a global appeal in both Arabic and English—through his official social media accounts—calling for urgent solidarity with the innocent people of Gaza,...

     On Thursday morning, the Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) received a high-level delegation from the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire. The Ivoirian delegation included the Ambassador of Côte d’Ivoire to...

     His Eminence, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof. Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, received Mr. Agostino Palese, Ambassador of Italy to Cairo, on Monday at the headquarters of the Al-Azhar, to discuss a number of issues, foremost among them the...

     A delegation from Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE), headed by Dr. Reham Salama, AOCE’s General Director, visited Al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies (ACPSS), seeking cooperation and...

     Al-Azhar Al-Sharif expresses its deepest sorrow and strongest condemnation of the heinous mass shooting that occurred today at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia, during a Hanukkah celebration attended by families and community...

     Tolerance is often described as the art of accepting others, whether they are different in appearance, language, culture, religion or all of these at once. However, is tolerance truly an art of genuine acceptance or merely a...

By: Asmaa Muhammad Yusuf (Researcher, English Unit, AOCE)

    In a world filled with tensions and the rising voices of hatred, the life of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) remains a source of mercy and tolerance. In Islam, tolerance is not just an abstract concept; it is a reality reflected in the life...

     ISIS has systematically exploited the holy month of Ramadan to incite and justify violence, distorting the religious significance of a month traditionally associated with mercy, worship, and spiritual reflection. While Ramadan...

     Ramadan has never been merely a month of withdrawal or inactivity; rather, throughout Islamic history it has often been a time of determination, resilience, and purposeful action. In the midst of fasting, prayer, and spiritual...