Ahmed el-Tayeb, who holds a PhD in Islamic philosophy from the Sorbonne, is expected to be a better face for Egypt's Al Azhar University, which was once preeminent in the Sunni world.

Sheikh Mohamed Al-Zawahri (1878-1944) wasn't just one of the learned men who led Al-Azhar institution; he is credited with turning it into a modern University.

The controversy over inheritance applies to hundreds of other issues, and Dr. El-Hilali was not the first to face intimidation from Al-Azhar. Previously the Islamic University expelled Sheikh Ali ...

Before heading the university in 2003, el-Tayeb had been Egypt’s Grand Mufti the year prior (the Grand Mufti ranks second only to the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar in authority and heads Dar al-Iftah ...

The controversy surrounding the legacy of Sheikh Mohammed Sayed Tantawi, the head of the Al-Azhar mosque and university who died last week, is more complex than many would expect.

Al-Azhar, an institution widely regarded as a source of Islamic jurisprudence, law, and customs, is set to open its first university branch outside its home country of Egypt, the official Emirati ...

One of the most influential Muslims in Egypt, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar University and former Grand Mufti of the country called the murders an act of “brutal terrorism.” He ...

Tayeb, on Friday condemned the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran, warning that Israel is ...

Al-Azhar University (photo: Waj via Shutterstock) ELISE HARRIS/CNA/EWTN NEWS World April 28, 2017. ROME — A leading scholar in the Arab world has applauded the goodwill of both the Vatican and ...

First, I received an honorary degree in the field of study and study of the sources of Islamic revelation, namely Al-Quran and Al-Sunnah. "Secondly, I accept it not in my personal capacity, but in the ...

Egyptian religious leader Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of al Azhar, has died during a visit to Saudi Arabia, Al Jazeera television reported on Wednesday. Ahmed Ibrahim, director general ...