Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) received a delegation from Al-Azhar International Academy for Training Imams (AIATIP), comprising participants from six countries: Algeria, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, India,...

     Under the “Listen & Talk” Initiative, Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) organized a symposium at Al-Ahram Canadian University (ACU) entitled, “Freedom between Discipline and Unrestrained...

    Under the auspices of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, Bait al-Zakat “The Egyptian Zakat and Charity House”, announced the delivery of the first batch of humanitarian aid of the 12th aid convoy, as it successfully...

     His Eminence, The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Prof. Ahmed Al-Tayeb received Prof. Volker Kauder, Honorary Professor of Political Ethics and Religious Freedom at the Free Theological University, Giessen, Germany.  Grand Imam...

 Violence against women and girls represents the most prevalent human rights violation globally. Worldwide assessments indicate that this rapidly-deteriorating epidemic threatens societies in various contexts, particularly through online...

By Mohamed Ali Al-Kazzaz

      In light of the current political events, it becomes necessary to discuss the issue of Muslims integration in the west. This issue has been one of the main concerns of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar in most of his speeches...

   Our shining example Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) was a religious, social, and political leader, to the extent that a lot of non-Muslims bore testimony to his great character. Nowadays we notice that some people judge him without having...

     With the advent of the lunar month Rabīʻ al-Awal, the Muslim world celebrates a very remarkable occasion that brings festivities to every Muslim household; it is the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). For Muslims, this...

Defamation is a restricted form of speech under the Sharia, and has been tackled at length in the Sharia literature as shall be elaborated below. Definition and Scope The equivalent Arabic term for defamation is tashhi̅r. Literally, Shahara...