In the Al-Hussein quarter in Islamic Cairo, the historic Mosque and University of A-Azhar stands welcoming worshippers, students and visitors. The edifice, re-opened by President Abdel-Fattah Al ...

But under the new constitution, that is exactly what the millennium-old mosque and ... The fight over al-Azhar’s nature and role is one with profound implications for Egypt, but also far beyond.

The US First Lady Jill Biden visited Al-Azhar Mosque on Friday, as part of her official visit to Egypt and… Photos: UK’s Prince Charles, Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla arrive in Egypt as part of their ...

Al Azhar Mosque, Built in 10th century, Al Azhar Mosque is one of the oldest Islamic monuments in Cairo. It is located in old part of Cairo, also known as Islamic Cairo. Al Azhar Mosque is a seat ...

Egypt’s Al-Azhar Mosque announced Sunday that prayers at the mosque during the last ten days of Ramadan will be performed without public attendance, instead being broadcast on the mosque’s official ...

The video below shows a huge demonstration within the Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, with worshippers chanting a famous slogan vowing to protect the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. “We sacrifice our ...

Egypt’s Al-Azhar, a leading Islamic institution, condemned on Sunday the stabbing and killing of a Muslim worshipper in a southern France mosque, warning of escalating “white terrorism” in ...

Know more • Al-Azhar is one of the oldest and most prestigious Islamic institutions in the world, established in Cairo, Egypt, more than 1,000 years ago . It began as a mosque and later evolved ...

Named after the mosque in Cairo’s medieval quarter, it was founded by the Shi’ite Fatimid Dynasty in 970 AD and was formally organised by 988 AD. Al-Azhar’s educational format remained relatively ...