Egypt

A 1000-year-old Shiite mosque in the heart of the Egyptian capital Cairo has reopened following extensive renovations that took more than five years to complete, MENA website reported. Work on the Al Ḥakim bi Amr Allah mosque began in 2017…

The Indian and Egyptian authorities must address the ongoing human rights and impunity crises in the two countries, Amnesty International said today, as India hosts Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as the chief guest at its Republic Day celebrations. In…

Egyptian archaeologists working in the historic city of Luxor have unearthed a residential city dating back to Roman rule of Egypt (30 BCE — 640 CE), the country’s highest antiquities authority announced on Tuesday. The unearthed city is believed to…

A record 1,200 new mosques opened across Egypt this year, according to the Ministry of Awqaf. Ayman Omar, an undersecretary at the ministry, said that some of the 1,200 new mosques were financed by the ministry, while others were privately…

Coinciding with the revival of the birth anniversary of Lady Zainab (peace be upon her), the district of Sayyeda Zainab in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, witnessed the implementation of a number of construction and service works, with the aim of…

Four wrestling champions from Karbala achieved an important victory for Iraq after representing their country in the Arab Championship in Freestyle and Roman Wrestling, which took place in Alexandria, Egypt. Karar Abbas Maksar, Sajjad Ali Maksar, Ali Abbas, and Hassan…

Yesterday, Wednesday, the activities of the Eighth International Conference on Islamic Studies, organized by Sharif Hedayatullah State University in Indonesia, in cooperation with the Faculty of Da`wah, Al-Azhar University in Cairo, was concluded. Dr. Ali Gomaa, the former Grand Mufti…

In the Egyptian capital, Cairo, there are many holy places and shrines belonging to the Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them. The deputy governor of the capital, Cairo, said that the government is working on projects to restore beauty to the…

The CEO of the Masajid Development Foundation in Egypt, Mohamed al-Shahawi, revealed that a plan was drawn up at the beginning of 2022 to develop nine mosques for the “Ahlulbayt”, peace be upon them. Al-Shahawi said that the charitable foundation…

Egypt’s Al-Azhar Islamic Center said that recent derogatory remarks about Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny, are examples of real terrorism that can plunge the word into crisis and wars. Al-Azhar condemned recent derogatory remarks about Prophet…