As part of growing collaboration, Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) received officials from the European Union (EU) and representatives of member states for a study visit organized by the Directorate-General...

    On the occasion of Police Day, observed on January 25, Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism reaffirms that security is the fundamental pillar upon which nations are built, as neither economic development nor social stability...

     Edinburgh Central Mosque in Scotland was vandalized with inflammatory messages and offensive drawings, reflecting rising tensions fueled by far-right online misinformation. Scottish police received a complaint on the morning...

         His Eminence, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof. Ahmad At-Tayyeb, received Bosnia and Herzegovina’s minister of foreign affairs to discuss the potentials of joint collaboration. During the meeting, the Grand...

     On the occasion of Isra’ and Mi‘raj (the miraculous night Journey), His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof. Ahmed al-Tayeb, extended his congratulations to all Muslims all over the world. He emphasized that...

     The Rohingya population, who have fled their country to escape the persecution and brutality of the Burmese authorities, at whose hands they were put to the scourge of murder, burning, torture and rape, are still...

Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Hamdy Zaqzouq- President of Al-Azhar Center for Dialogue

By: Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Hamdy Zaqzouq President of Al-Azhar Center for Dialogue       If we look at present-day life, we can see that the problem of peace now preoccupies or at least concerns more or less the whole...

By: Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Hamdy Zaqzouq President of Al-Azhar Center for Dialogue   Only the language of peace, i.e. a truly just action and the striving towards it, can lead to the rational development of man and to understanding among...

Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Hamdy Zaqzouq  President of Al-Azhar Center for Dialogue        1- Islam is the only religion which has elevated the status of the human mind and declared its importance. The human mind is...