His Eminence, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhe Prof. Ahmed El-Tayeb,  conducted a phone call with His Holiness Pope Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, to congratulate him on the occasion of Easter. During the...

    The Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) hosted a high-level delegation from the Republic of Uzbekistan, comprising a select group of academic, diplomatic, and official leaders. The visit aimed to strengthen...

    Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE), in collaboration with the Engineers for a Sustainable Egypt (ESE) Foundation, launched a new 3-day awareness program entitled “I am aware," aimed at protecting...

In collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports, Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism (AOCE) has successfully conducted a high-impact symposium for Cairo University students. The event is a key pillar of the national initiative,...

The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Prof. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, received, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at the Headquarters of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, an official delegation from the Republic of Uzbekistan. The delegation was headed by Mr. Muzaffar Kamilov, Head of the...

     Al-Azhar has closely followed up the reports of sexual harassment incidents recently circulated by the mass media outlets and social media networks including harassers’ violent attacks on those trying to save women....

Ten years after his (PBUH) migration (Hijra) to Medina, Prophet Muhammad went back to Mecca to perform the fifth pillar of Islam, and so many people attended it with him (PBUH). So, it was a great opportunity to highlight the main foundations of...

     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...