Category Archives: UK News

Al-Azhar Alumni UK, the UK Branch of the World Organisation for Al-Azhar Graduates, issues its strong condemnation of the abhorrent attack that took place in north Manchester on 2 October 2025. The stabbing outside Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, which resulted in the tragic loss of life and serious injury, is a vile […]

During a notable gathering in London, Al-Azhar Alumni UK, which is the UK Branch of the World Organisation for Al-Azhar Graduates, convened a special roundtable meeting with Shaykh Hamza Yusuf, President of Zaytuna College (California, USA. The session, held on Thursday, 26th June 2025, was chaired by Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, President of Al-Azhar Alumni UK, […]

On 17 June 2025, Al-Azhar Alumni UK President, Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, attended the UK National Srebrenica Memorial at St. Paul’s Cathedral, marking 30 years since the genocide of over 8,000 Muslims in Srebrenica. The ceremony was attended by high-profile figures including the Grand Mufti of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Reis Husein Kavazović; the Mayor of London, […]

On Saturday, 31 May 2025, Al-Azhar Alumni UK, the UK Branch of the World Organisation for Al-Azhar Graduates, hosted a prestigious programme in collaboration with Jamia Al-Karam titled ‘Honouring Our Mosques: Dialogue & Appreciation Event’ at its head office in Retford. The event gathered mosque leaders, Imams and scholars from across the UK to honour […]

Al-Azhar Alumni UK extends its warmest congratulations and appreciation to the Grand Imam, Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb Shaykh al-Azhar, on accomplishing fifteen years of unwavering service as the Grand Imam and esteemed Shaykh of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif. Dr Ahmad al-Tayyeb assumed the office of the Grand Imam in 2010, having previously served as Grand Mufti of the […]

The International Day of Al-Azhar is being held on 7th Ramadan 1446 AH, marking 1085 years of uninterrupted scholarship and Islamic learning since the establishment of the Al-Azhar Mosque and this historic seat of knowledge on the 7th of Ramadan, 361 AH (972 CE) in Cairo, Egypt. As the oldest continuously operating centre of education […]

On Sunday, 2 February 2025, Mr Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, President of Al-Azhar Alumni UK, visited the headquarters of the World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates, located at the esteemed Al-Azhar University complex in Cairo, Egypt. The meeting was honoured by the presence of Shaykh Professor Dr Abbas Shoman, Secretary-General of the Council of Senior Scholars of […]

President of Al-Azhar Alumni UK, Mr Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari, recently visited the Al-Azhar Islamic Research Academy (AIRA) in a visit aimed at fostering understanding and exploring potential avenues for collaboration. Mr Bakhtyar Pirzada al-Azhari met with Professor Dr Mohammad Abdel Daim al-Jendi, the esteemed Secretary-General of AIRA, and was received by Dr Abdullah Ahmad, Director […]

Al-Azhar Alumni UK – the UK branch of the World Organisation for Al-Azhar Graduates (WOAG) – congratulates the leadership of Al-Azhar University and all colleagues within various departments of the World Organisation on completing 17 years of spreading the true message of Islam. Originally set up in 2007, the World Organisation was developed and continuously […]