Al Azhar Observer

 

Al-Azhar Strongly Condemns Attack on Power Distribution Facility in Madinah
     Al-Azhar Al-Sharif strongly condemns the attack on a power distribution station in Madinah in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and firmly rejects this act of aggression, which threatens the security of the City of the Messenger of...
Thursday, 1 October, 2026
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Receives Ambassador of Belarus to Cairo to Enhance Mutual Collaboration
     Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, received H.E. Yevgeny Sobolevsky, the Ambassador of Belarus to Cairo, to discuss ways to enhance joint collaboration between Al-Azhar and religious and academic institutions in...
Thursday, 1 October, 2026
For the First Time Since 1967: East Jerusalem Students to Study the Zionist Curriculum Next Academic Year
     In an unprecedented move since the city’s occupation in 1967, all newly opened grades in East Jerusalem's public schools are set—starting from the 2026/2027 academic year—to fully adopt the Zionist...
Monday, 14 September, 2026
Al-Azhar condemns the crime of tearing a copy of the Quran by a far right extremist, asserting: Dishonoring others’ Sacred symbols has nothing to do with freedom
     Al-Azhar strongly denounces the act of a far-right extremist who tore a copy of the Qur’an inside a church in New York, Unites States Al-Azhar asserts that such a crime is a blatant example of deliberate, extremist...
Tuesday, 8 September, 2026
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Receives Delegation from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines
The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Prof. Ahmed Al-Tayeb received Dr. Osama Al-Azhari, Egypt’s Minister of Awqaf (Endowments), accompanied by a delegation from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP), led by Archbishop...
Thursday, 3 September, 2026
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Reconsider it: Manipulation of Texts
By: Asmaa Muhammad Yusuf
Monday, 2 March, 2026
ISIS and Ramadan: Exploiting a Sacred Month of Mercy
     ISIS has 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 historically...
Saturday, 28 February, 2026
Irrational Religiosity: A Manifestation of False Piety
  1-    How can irrational-religiosity be explained in terms of a unilateral interpretation of various religious issues? Mostly, irrational-religiosity is an outcome of unilateral (one-sided) interpretation of religious...
Tuesday, 24 February, 2026
Towards a Tolerant and Hatred-Free World
By: Dr. Muhammad Abdulhaleem - Translated by: Dr. Abdallah Abdeen & Dr.Ahmad Hamzah
Tuesday, 10 February, 2026
Radicalization: Key Tactics
By: Osama M. Raslan, Ph.D.
Sunday, 11 January, 2026
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