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‘Egyptian Family House’ Awarded by the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies

The ‘Egyptian Family House’ which is a project of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar received the Imam Al-Hasan Award in Abu Dhabi During the conference organised by the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies, chaired by Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation), hosted […]

Al-Azhar Grand Imam to Tony Blair: “The concept of Islamic terrorism is a lie and a fabrication.”

During a two day visit to Egypt, Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair visits the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, the Al-Azhar World Observatory and the head office of WAAG. Earlier the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, welcomed Tony Blair, the former British Prime Minister and the President of the Tony Blair Foundation for […]

‘East and West: Towards a Civilizational Dialogue’ – The Grand Imam visits Italy

Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar addresses the Third World Forum, holds talks with the Pope and meets the Prime Minister During the first week of November 2017, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, travelled to Italy for some important engagements which included his noteworthy address at the Third World Forum, holding […]

WAAG UK Vice-President attends an evening with Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyan on ‘Islam in a Globalising World’

The Vice-President of the UK Branch of the World Association for Al-Azhar Graduates (WAAG UK), Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, attended an evening with Shaykh Abdullah Bin Bayyah (Forum for Peace, UAE) and Shaykh Hamza Yusuf (Zaytuna College, USA), on Thursday 2 November 2017. The evening was titled ‘Islam in a Globalising World’ and was jointly hosted […]

The Grand Imam delivers keynote speech at Fatwa Conference

On Tuesday 17th October 2017, the International Conference for Fatwa titled ‘The Role of Fatwa in Creating a Stable Society” was held in Cairo, Egypt, hosted by the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr Shawqi Allam. The three-day conference, organised by the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, was attended by delegations from 80 countries to […]

WAAG calls for a comprehensive strategy to counter ISIS (Daesh)

The World Association for Al-Azhar Graduates based at Al-Azhar University in Cairo, Egypt, calls for a comprehensive and integrated strategy to counter the ideologies and the atrocities of the terrorist group ISIS (Daesh). Al-Azhar emphasises that the actual aim of triggering attacks through the group’s so-called strategy of ‘trampling horses’ to crush people in public […]

British Imams complete training in Islamic jurisprudence at Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta

A delegation of British ulema and Imams have attended a training course hosted by the Dar al-Ifta of Egypt. The group comprised of elder and younger British Imams, including Al-Azhar graduates and WAAG UK members, from various towns and cities across the UK and were welcomed by the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shaykh Dr Shawqi […]

Al-Azhar statement on the human crisis of Muslims in Burma

AL-AZHAR STATEMENT ON THE HUMAN CRISIS OF MUSLIMS IN BURMA By the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar Over the last few days, the entire world has been following up the horribly shocking images of the crimes of killing, forced displacements, burning of human beings, genocide, and atrocious massacres that have left hundreds dead […]

O Muslim! Cast your vote! It’s a trust! : Statement by President of WAAG UK

We are British Muslims. Great Britain is our home and that of our coming generations. Our bond with Great Britain is exactly the same as that of any non-Muslim citizen. Here we enjoy the freedom to worship, and there are no obstacles before us in performing our prayers and building our mosques. The opportunity to […]

An Affront to Religion and Humanity: Statement on the London Attack

Devastating news started to emerge from London early last night with yet another terrorist attack on British soil. Seven individuals have been killed with many more injured, some critically, at the landmark London Bridge and the Borough Market as a result of the evil actions of barbaric suicidal murderers last night. This is simply evil […]