His Eminence, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof. Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, conducted a telephone call on Tuesday, 4 March, with His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain. During the call, the Grand Imam conveyed Al-Azhar...

     His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi conducted a telephone call with His Eminence, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, Prof. Ahmed El-Tayeb, to inquire about his health condition following the recent illness he has...

    On the 1086th  anniversary of the foundation of Al-Azhar, we stand in reverence before an institution that has never been merely a mosque. Rather, it has long been – and remains- the oldest fully integrated university...

     Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) extends its sincere congratulations to Muslims around the world on the occasion of the advent of the blessed month of Ramadan, praying to Allah, the Almighty, to make this...

     Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) is leading the International Intellectual Movement at the British University in Egypt (BUE) to promote integration between religions and human rights. In collaboration with...

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...

Prof. Dr. Mahmoud Hamdy Zaqzouq  President of Al-Azhar Center for Dialogue      1- God created man and established him as His vicegerent on earth and made the universe with its heavens and earth and all that...