Posts Tagged: Al-Azhar University
Hamas Violently Quashes Student Protest in Gaza Strip
JNS.org - At least five Palestinian students were wounded on Monday when Hamas security forces cracked down on them during a demonstration over tuition fees at...
Islamic Cleric Favored by PA President Abbas: Israel Waging War on Muslims With Drugs and ‘Sex Mania’
Israel is waging war on Muslims with drugs and "sex mania," a leading Islamic cleric in the Palestinian Authority alleged during a sermon rebroadcast this month...
Palm Sunday Bombings Underscore Depth of Egypt’s Anti-Christian Bigotry
The suicide bombings of two Coptic churches in Egypt on Sunday that were carried out by ISIS terrorists should not be viewed in isolation. These bombings, which killed 44...
Brotherhood Members Gather in Washington to Attack Egyptian Government
Roughly two dozen Egyptian leaders opposed to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, some with Muslim Brotherhood connections, signed a declaration last week in Washington endorsing a civil constitution that separates...
President of Egyptian University Praised by Obama Tells Students to Read ‘Protocols of the Elders of Zion’
In 2009, during his Cairo speech, President Obama said: I am honored to be in the timeless city of Cairo, and to be hosted by two remarkable...
Haunting Images Emerge of Hamas Public Execution of 18 Alleged Collaborators (PHOTOS)
Haunting images of Palestinian men condemned to death by Hamas have emerged online after it was reported that up to 18 were summarily executed for...
Egypt’s Christian Leaders Congratulate El-Sisi on Presidential Victory
JNS.org - Leaders of Egypt's Christian community congratulated Abdel Fattah El-Sisi on winning Egypt's presidential election and welcomed the outcome of the race. Pope Tawadros II,...
Advice Guru on Egyptian TV: ‘Muslim Brotherhood is More Dangerous Than Jews, Copts’
Suad Saleh, a professor of comparative jurisprudence at Cairo's Al Azhar University and a television advice guru, told a man to abandon his Muslim Brotherhood...
Hamas Fears Egypt’s ‘Tamarod’ Protest Movement Will Challenge its Gaza Rule
Recent events in Egypt are causing Hamas officials to worry that a similar uprising could take place among its disenfranchised population. Since protests, precipitated largely...
Influential Egyptian Sheikh: Jews Control Egypt’s Media (VIDEO)
An influential Egyptian sheikh has claimed that Egypt's media is being run by Jews—and it's not the first time he's incited against them. According to anonymous...
Al-Azhar Envoy to Pope Francis: Declaring Islam ‘Peaceful’ a Contingency for Restoring Interfaith Ties
JNS.org - An envoy from Egypt's Al-Azhar University, one of the highest centers of learning in the Islamic world, has called on Pope Francis to...