Category Archives: UK News

On Wednesday 23rd November 2022, a group of teachers who had completed their teacher training courses at the former Eaton Hall College of Education in the early 1970s visited Jamia Al-Karam where the UK Branch of the World Organisation for Al-Azhar Graduates is situated. The visit was organised by Mrs Janet Landon, churchwarden at the […]

On Saturday, 12 November 2022, Al-Azhar Alumni UK held a seminar titled “Azharites Against Extremism,” marking the 15th anniversary of the establishment of the World Organisation for Al-Azhar Graduates, which is chaired by the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb, Shaykh al-Azhar. Attendees at the seminar included various imams, chaplains, and teachers from different cities in […]

On Tuesday, 4 October 2022, Professor Dr. Shah Muhyuddin Hashmi from the Allama Iqbal Open University of Islamabad visited the head office of Al-Azhar Alumni UK, located at the Jamia Al-Karam campus in Retford, Nottinghamshire, where he also delivered a lecture on the “Islamic Code of Ethics for Academia.” Professor Dr. Shah Muhyuddin Hashmi is […]

Shaykh Dr. Muhammad al-Duwaini, the General Secretary of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, visited the headquarters of the British Embassy in Cairo, where he offered condolences on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. He was received by Mr. Gareth Bailey OBE, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt, along with senior staff of the British Embassy. […]

Millions across the world today mourn the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (1926-2022), Britain’s longest-serving monarch, who remained a symbol of national stability in a rapidly changing world. People from all communities in Britain share in this grief and feel the loss of this towering global figure. Only a few months ago, Britain […]

The Vice-President of Al-Azhar Alumni UK, Bakhtyar H. Pirzada al-Azhari, has been appointed as a Member of the Board of Management for the Seerat-un-Nabi Chair at the Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) in Islamabad, Pakistan. The appointment was officially announced in a notification issued by the Vice-Chancellor of AIOU, Prof. Dr. Zia Ul-Qayyum, on 25th […]

HRH The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are hosted by the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, at the historic Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. The Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, stated: “The renowned Human Fraternity Document is the fruit of Al-Azhar’s openness towards other communities and the churches […]

This year during the month of Ramadan, on the 7th of Ramadan, Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, comprising its university and related institutions, marked 1082 years since the establishment of the historic Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, Egypt. This is an unprecedented honour for an institution to be blessed with this longevity and authenticity for over a millennium. On […]

AL-AZHAR CONDEMNS SHOWING OF CARTOON OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD (PBUH) AT BATLEY GRAMMAR SCHOOL Al-Azhar Alumni UK joins with Al-Azhar University in strong condemnation of showing the derogatory cartoon of Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) by a teacher to a class of pupils at the Batley Grammar School in West Yorkshire, England. The Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism […]

The Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, Dr Ahmad Muhammad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar The oldest uninterrupted centre of learning and leadership, Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, has guided the world for over a millennium and has withstood the forces of ravaging waves, over the course of centuries, that swept away structures and mighty empires as if they were mere […]