Throughout 2025, Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) remained committed to its mission: monitoring, analyzing, and documenting the most pressing global issues, with a particular focus on the Palestinian cause and...

     Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has described 2025 as “The Year of Journalism’s Collapse,” noting that targeting media professionals has transgressed all boundaries. According to the organization, the Gaza...

    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...

  Hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca) is not just an act of worship or a set of rituals performed by a pilgrim. Rather, it is more a profound message aimed at reforming the human being and renewing relationship with the Almighty Allah, with...

     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...