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“We welcome the ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan as a significant step toward boosting peace, security, and stability in South Asia and across the world,” said the Grand Imam on his Facebook page on Sunday.
Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb called on both of India and Pakistan to ‘exercise wisdom, prioritize the language of dialogue and demonstrate the utmost levels of self-restraint.’
Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb congratulated, on Thursday Pope Leo XIV on his election as Pope of the Catholic Church.
Executive Director of Al-Azhar Observatory, Reham Salama, said that the 4th edition of the “Listen and Talk” Forum, organized by Al-Azhar Observatory, seeks to empower youth with critical and practical tools to confront intellectual challenges.
Egypt’s Minister of Parliamentary and Legal Affairs, Counselor Mahmoud Fawzy, said that the Egyptian state prioritizes supporting youth and encouraging them to engage in volunteer work, noting that volunteering contributes to bridging social and political gaps.
Al-Azhar Al-Sharif is preparing to participate with a high-level delegation in the funeral of Pope Francis, Pope of the Vatican, who passed away yesterday, Monday, April 21, 2025.
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el-Tayyeb mourned Pope Francis of the Vatican, who died on Monday at the age of 88.
Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi spoke on Thursday by phone with the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, Ahmed Al-Tayeb, to inquire about his health.
Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi and Defense and Military Production Minister Abdel Meguid Saqr on the anniversary of the 10th of Ramadan victory.
“I pray to Allah to grant my dear brother, Pope Francis, a swift recovery and to bless him with good health and well-being so that he may continue his journey in serving humanity,” Sheikh Al-Tayeb said on his Facebook page on Sunday.
In a statement, It also urges maximum global pressure to enforce the Gaza ceasefire agreement and demands that world leaders exercise wisdom in public statements affecting the world.
Al-Azhar’s call is a response to statements by several members of the Israeli government regarding the commencement of a plan to forcibly displace the Palestinian people from their land.
Al-Azhar affirmed that Gaza is Arab Palestinian land and will remain so—God willing—until the Day of Judgment. The occupying forces and their supporters seek to steal the land through violence, destruction, and the shedding of innocent blood. They continue to falsify history and erase facts amid unprecedented global collusion and a Zionist agenda to seize the rights of others, supported by countries that have long claimed to champion freedom, democracy, and human rights.
Al-Azhar celebrated the resilience of the Palestinian people, their loyalty to their homeland, their steadfastness in resisting occupation, and the heroism of their children, women, elderly, and youth in the face of the horrific terrorism they have endured, according to a statement released by Al-Azhar Sheikhdom on Thursday.
Al Azhar said that many now follow such news without grasping the magnitude of the crimes committed, moving on to other stories as if nothing has happened; as if the killing of innocent Palestinians is not a crime, as if they are a people without rights, excluded from global human rights declarations, and unprotected by international laws and charters designed to safeguard humanity.
As per the agreement, both sides will exchange educational curricula and scientific missions, cooperate in the fields of preserving and maintaining manuscripts, verifying books of Islamic and Arab heritage, and enhancing cooperation in the fields of spreading Islamic culture.
To ensure the success of this ambitious project, Al-Azhar conducted rigorous interviews and assessments to select qualified instructors from among the applicants.
A festive evening turned into a scene of horror as a car plowed into a bustling Christmas market in the eastern city of Magdeburg, Germany.
Al-Azhar called on Syrians to focus on a single goal of unity. It stressed the need for national cohesion, likening the Syrian people to a single body.
The Azerbaijani President and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar agreed on the importance of continuing to mobilize international efforts to continue pressure to stop the aggression on Gaza and Lebanon, and facilitate the entry of humanitarian aid into the strip.