Shaikh Ahmad Al-Tayyeb named world’s most influential Muslim
The Grand Shaikh of Al Azhar University in Cairo has been named the world’s most influential Muslim.
The honour was bestowed on Shaikh Ahmad Muhammad...
Senior Muslim Brotherhood member shot dead in Egypt
Egypt's Interior Ministry said police have killed a top Muslim Brotherhood leader in a shoot-out in Cairo, an account the group have unequivocally rejected.
A...
Egyptian MP calls for women’s “virginity tests” before being admitted to university
A controversial Egyptian MP has called for women to undergo mandatory "virginity tests" before being admitted to university.
Parliamentary member Elhamy Agina called on the...
Largest council of South African scholars refuse to welcome Grand Mufti of Egypt
The largest council of scholars in South Africa have refused to welcome the Grand Mufti of Egypt to the country due to his support...
Britain to send hundreds of soldiers to Somalia to train forces fighting Al-Shabaab
Hundreds of British soldiers will be sent to Somalia to train forces fighting Al-Shabaab.
The Al Qaeda-linked militia have been pushed back from major cities...
Grand Imam of Al Azhar: “Salafis are not Sunnis”
The Grand Imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar University, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, has said that "Salafis are not Sunnis" during a conference in Chechnya.
During the conference...
Morocco to build 600 eco-friendly “green mosques” by 2019
Six hundred eco-friendly “green mosques" are to be built in Morocco by March 2019 in a national scheme which aims to speed the country’s journey...
Egyptian authorities order imams to deliver identical pre-written sermons
Egyptian authorities announced yesterday that imams would be required to deliver identical pre-written Friday sermons as part of the Sisi regime’s campaign against "extremism".
Since...
EgyptAir flight MS804 with 66 people on board crashed in Mediterranean Sea
French President Francois Hollande has confirmed that the EgyptAir flight which went missing last night between Paris and Cairo has crashed.
The Airbus A320 disappeared...
French troops in CAR accused of forcing girls to have sex with dogs
Nearly a hundred girls in the Central African Republic have claimed they were sexually abused by UN peacekeeping forces, with three claiming that a...
