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The head of Iman University in Yemen has condemned the "unjust" siege of Gaza. Although restrictions on the whole population have been in place for many years, said Shaikh...

The prominent scholar and president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, Dr Yousef al-Qaradawi, has called on Muslim and Arab nations to organize their ranks and unify their...

Al-Azhar, the oldest educational institute in the Sunni Muslim tradition, has warned of the consequences of extremist Jewish groups storming Al-Aqsa Mosque which it considered a criminal act that...

The Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar University and Mosque has warned that Israel's plans for the Judaisation of occupied Jerusalem and attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque are a red line that...

Egyptian political parties and groups have signed a document renouncing violence, a move called for by the authorities at Al-Azhar Mosque and University during a meeting they sponsored on...

Egyptian President Mohammad Morsi has invited most of the political powers and figures in Egypt to hold a national dialogue session on Tuesday to discuss guarantees of the integrity...

Sheikh Hassan Shafei, former advisor at al-Azhar has said that history will not overlook the crimes of the coup and the massacre against peaceful protesters of legitimacy in Egypt...

The General Union for the Egyptian Chamber of Commerce announced on Tuesday that it is suspending all official relations with Turkey in protest of what they are calling Turkish...

Egypt's Al-Azhar University announced on Wednesday that it is postponing the start of the new academic year until after the Eid Holiday in two weeks' time. This is the...

Fearing mass protests, Egypt's Awqaf Ministry has limited the number of gathering places for the Eid Al-Adha prayer this year. This decision came after a previous move that banned...

After two previous suspensions at the start of the academic year, the authorities at Al-Azhar University are now threatening to shut the university indefinitely. The warning came amid mass...

Hundreds of female students affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood in Al-Azhar University have demonstrated in front of the Female Engineering Faculty in Nasr City branch, on Sunday. The students...

A senior leader of the National Alliance against the Coup in Egypt has said that its dialogue proposal does not include "coup leaders" and "those who have blood on...

Egyptian security forces have raided Al-Azhar University in Cairo again today, Monday, injuring dozens of students. Meanwhile, the National Alliance to Support Legitimacy called for a million-man march tomorrow,...

The Economist Intelligence Unit has issued a report on Saturday saying that Egyptian universities and schools have witnessed 1,122 students' protests since the commencement of the academic year in...

The scenes witnessed in the Egyptian political arena have no parallel in any democratic country in the world. Those spearheading the scene while inflaming tensions are the same individuals...

By Tariq Ramadan It is common knowledge that the Palestinians have long been direct victims of the directionless, spineless and hypocritical polices of the Arab leadership. It is equally...