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
124678910Last

Ethics of War in Islam
          Islam is a religion that promotes peace and peaceful coexistence among all mankind, and thus views the protection of the Muslim Ummah from any aggression as the principal reason behind waging any war...
Friday, 28 September, 2018
Hijrah between the Correct Islamic Perspective and Terror Groups’ Misunderstanding
        Prophet Muhammad’s (PBUH) hijrah (migration) from Mecca to Medina was a significant milestone in the Islamic history as it marked the beginning of the real Muslim state and enabled Muslims to...
Wednesday, 26 September, 2018
Al-Azhar al-Sharif: Sexual harassment is forbidden by Shari‘ah and a violation of human ethics. It is condemned beyond all justifications
     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....
Thursday, 6 September, 2018
Lessons Deduced from the Farewell Sermon “Sanctity of Blood”
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...
Monday, 27 August, 2018
The Rohingya: a People Caught in the Crossfire
     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...
Sunday, 15 July, 2018
First2627282930323435