Category Archives: International Updates

Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un On behalf of everyone at Jamia Al-Karam and Al-Azhar Alumni UK, Shaykh Muhammad Imdad Hussain Pirzada and Bakhtyar H. Pirzada al-Azhari extend their condolences on the passing of Shaykh Prof. Dr. Ahmad Umar Hashim. They express deep sadness and grief as the scholarly world of Islam, particularly Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, […]

On the occasion of the International Day of Sign Language, a new initiative in training preachers and religious leaders was launched by Al-Azhar University at an inaugural event held on 23 September 2025. The event was organised under the patronage of the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, in cooperation with the World Organisation […]

Highlights: Many approaches to women and family issues worsen the crisis, shifting them from being beneficial to harmful. Our enemies have occupied minds before land, spreading dependency, division and distraction. Youth fascination with imported trends threatens identity and values. Drugs and electronic games are draining young people and destroying families. Report: Shaykh Dr Abbas Shoman, […]

The Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, the Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders delivered the keynote address during the opening session of the Arab Media Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which was held from May 26 to May 28, 2025. This event was attended by leaders of various Arab media channels […]

Al-Azhar Alumni UK – the UK branch of the World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates – joins the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, in expressing deep condolences on the passing of Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State, who died aged 88 on Easter Monday. Pope Francis […]

Indeed we are for Allah, and to Him we are to return. Al-Azhar Alumni UK – the UK branch of the World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates – extends its sincere prayers and condolences upon the sudden passing of Shaykh Prof Dr Mohammed Husayn ‘Abd al-‘Aziz al-Mahrasawi, former President of Al-Azhar University and President of the […]

An extraordinary conference designed to facilitate intra-Islamic dialogue was held in Manama, Bahrain, at the end of February 2025 titled ‘One Nation; One Shared Destiny’ which was headed by the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, who serves as Chairman of the global Muslim Council of Elders. Hosted by the King of Bahrain, over […]

Under the auspice of the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, the World Organisation for Al-Azhar Graduates (WOAG) has appointed Shaykh Dr ‘Abbas Shoman as its new chairman, marking a new chapter in its mission to promote the principles of moderate Islam. Dr Shoman’s leadership team includes key figures such as Dr Salamah Da’ud, […]

On behalf of the UK Branch of the World Organisation for Al-Azhar Graduates and Al-Azhar graduates and supporters in the UK, Ustadh Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, Vice-President of Al-Azhar Alumni UK, extended congratulations and well-wishes to the leadership of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, in particular His Excellency, the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, on the momentous […]