Tag:Al-Azhar

By MEMRI -President of Cairo University Mohamed Al-Khosht called for a "completely new religious discourse," saying that "reformed discourse" was not enough and calling...

By Claire Evans - International Christian ConcernDuring the last year, Egypt’s Christians experienced persecution in ever increasing waves. Though ISIS accounted for the vast majority...

By Hany Ghoraba - Special to IPT NewsTunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi marched straight into a battle with Egypt's highest Sunni authority, Al-Azhar's mosque...

By Dr. Ashraf Ramelah -Under the Al-Sisi government, Copts expect the religious scholars of Al-Ahzar Institute to reform Islam. A good beginning would look...

By Cynthia Farahat - Middle East Forum -Al-Azhar University, the world's largest Sunni Islamic educational institution, is where many of the world's most brutal...

By Shahira Amin - Al MonitorWhen Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, then defense minister, gave a televised speech on July 3, 2013, announcing that...

By Raymond Ibrahim - Special to Coptic Solidarity -Art has a largely negative impact on human morality. So says Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand...

By Raymond Ibrahim - Special to Coptic Solidarity -For an idea of why Egypt’s Coptic Christians and their churches are constantly under attack—most recently...