Al-Azhar University
Al-Azhar staff and students to resume leadership protests after Eid
Egypt
November 7, 2011
Al-Azhar staff and students to resume leadership protests after Eid
Students and staff members at Al-Azhar University have announced that they will resume their demonstrations to demand the removal of…
Law graduates protest against colleagues inheriting top positions
Egypt
September 4, 2011
Law graduates protest against colleagues inheriting top positions
Dozens of law school graduates protested on Saturday at the Supreme Court demanding equality with chancellors' and judges' sons who…
Islamists call for release of Jama’a al-Islamiya leader
Egypt
July 22, 2011
Islamists call for release of Jama’a al-Islamiya leader
Around 600 protesters staged a march around Tahrir Square after Friday prayers to demand the release of Sheikh Omar…
University students continue protests across Egypt
Egypt
April 11, 2011
University students continue protests across Egypt
University students in Cairo and elsewhere continued their protests on Monday, demanding the removal of senior administrative staff and the…
Female Al-Azhar students protest body searches by campus security
Egypt
October 10, 2010
Female Al-Azhar students protest body searches by campus security
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Mubarak appoints Grand Sheikh of the Sufis, Al-Azhar chancellor
Egypt
April 11, 2010
Mubarak appoints Grand Sheikh of the Sufis, Al-Azhar chancellor
President Mubarak has issued two decrees appointing Abdel Hady Ahmed el-Qasbi as the Grand Sheikh of the Sufis and Abdallah…
Al-Azhar U expels MB-affiliated students
Egypt
April 4, 2010
Al-Azhar U expels MB-affiliated students
Al-Azhar University's Tanta branch on Sunday suspended 15 students affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), considered Egypt's largest opposition group,…
Al-Azhar’s el-Tayyib to pursue moderation and dialogue
Egypt
March 20, 2010
Al-Azhar’s el-Tayyib to pursue moderation and dialogue
The new Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Mohamed el-Tayyib said he is extremely happy about his appointment by President Mubarak to…
Al-Azhar dean slaps student, colleagues protest
Egypt
March 3, 2010
Al-Azhar dean slaps student, colleagues protest
Roughly 700 students of Al-Azhar University's pharmacology faculty staged protests against faculty dean Farid Hamada for slapping a student, Islam…