Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In January 2024, as Israel’s bombardment of Gaza continued, a pair of photographs went viral showing the apparent impact of the ...

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In his speech at Al-Azhar university in Cairo today, Pope Francis placed an emphasis on education, drawing attention to Egypt’s ancient civilization that valued open-minded education and saying a ...

The Vatican and Sunni Islam's leading institution of higher learning have begun looking for ways to restart formal dialogue. Acting on Pope Francis' expressed desire, the Pontifical Council for ...

Al-Azhar University in Cairo has been a highly respected intellectual center for Sunni Islam throughout the Muslim world for more than 1,000 years. It is also an institution heavily involved in ...

Al-Azhar University will host the Egyptian Universities and Ministry of Higher Education Forum starting Sunday, with 29 Egyptian universities participating. The event aims to boost national awareness ...

ROME — A leading scholar in the Arab world has applauded the goodwill of both the Vatican and the prestigious Islamic Al-Azhar University Pope Francis will visit for aiming to increase Catholic-Muslim ...

Al-Azhar University in Cairo has trained scholars in Sunni Islamic law for more than a millennium. Over the last two centuries, however, its authority has declined, undermined by Islamism and the ...

Fresh allegations circulating in Middle Eastern political and media circles have reignited debate over the independence of ...

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt has moved to curb one of the last bastions of Muslim Brotherhood dissent with sweeping new rules to curtail violent protest at Al Azhar University, among the world's most ...