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Al-Ahram Weekly
6 days ago
- General
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Don't miss 'My Son is Not a Project, My Son is a Human Being' symposium at El Sawy Culturewheel - Lectures - Al-Ahram Weekly
Diwan Bookstore 105, Abu Bakr El-Seddiq St, Heliopolis, Misr Algedida, Tel 02 2690 8184/85/ 0122 6000168 Thurs 26, 7pm: Discussion of Salah Essa's book Afyoun wa Banadeq (Opium and Guns). El Sawy Culturewheel End of 26th of July St, underneath the 15th of May Bridge, Zamalek, Tel 2736 8881/6178/2737 4448 Word Hall Thurs 26, 5pm (Public invitation): 'My Son is not a Teenager' a lecture by Sheikh Ahmed El-Abady, preacher and researcher at Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, Religious Media Department, Cairo Region. Thurs 26, 5.30pm: 'My Son is Not a Project, My Son is a Human Being: The Proper Upbringing of Children' symposium features mental health and educational guidance consultant Omnia Abdel-Mo'aty, who will tackle several themes such as the difference between normal education and negative education, the basic psychological needs of the child, and the proper tools for bringing children. Mon 30, 5.30pm: 'Mamluks ruled Egypt before and after the Mamluks' a lecture by archaeological lecturer and Islamic antiquities researcher Hossam Zedan. ALEXANDRIA French Cultural Institute 30 Al-Nabi Danial St, Mahatet Misr, Alexandria, Tel 03 3913435/3918952 Thurs 26, 6pm: 'Forgotten Heritage: The Santons of the Mareotide' conference presented by Professor of History Ismael Awad, in Arabic and French, will be moderated by Giuseppe Cecere, Associate Professor of Arabic Language and Literature, University of Bologna. This is a scientific research project documenting all the shrines and tombs in the Lake Mariout area. It is led by the French Centre for Alexandrian Studies, in collaboration with the artist Samar Bayoumi as a professional photographer. Funded by the Barakat Trust Charitable Foundation in England, the project is based on a cartographic study conducted by Dr. Ismail Awad on numerous topographic map collections, ranging from maps of the French expedition engineers in 1801 to modern satellite images. The project aims to document all the shrines existing since the beginning of the nineteenth century and trace their development through maps until 2024. (7pm) Following the conference will be the opening of the exhibition 'In the Presence of the Sacred' organized by photographer Samar Bayoumi and Ismael Awad. * A version of this article appears in print in the 26 June, 2025 edition of Al-Ahram Weekly Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Egypt Today
6 days ago
- Politics
- Egypt Today
Al-Azhar Al-Sharif expresses solidarity with Qatar, says ‘weapons cannot stop wars'
CAIRO – 24 June 2025: Al-Azhar Al-Sharif expressed on Tuesday its solidarity with the sisterly State of Qatar and called for respect for the independence and sovereignty of states over all their territories. Al-Azhar affirmed that 'clash of weapons' cannot stop wars, and that 'dialogue' leading to a just and lasting peace is the only way to end all wars. Therefore, Al-Azhar stressed its full support for efforts to achieve a just and lasting peace, a rapid cessation of hostilities, and the empowerment of the peoples of developing countries to enjoy a dignified life for themselves, and their children, just as all other peoples who have decided to end any conflict that leads to the shedding of their children's blood enjoy. On Monday, Iranian Armed Forces announced that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted Al Udeid Air Base in Qatar with a devastating and powerful missile attack as part of Operation 'Basharat al-Fatah' [the Herald of the Victory], in retaliation to the US attacks on three Iranian uranium enrichment facilities on Sunday. In a statement, the Iranian IRGC said that its forces bombed the US Al Udeid base in Qatar, the largest strategic asset of the US military in the West Asia region. According to The New York Times, Iran informed Qatar in advance of the attacks in order to minimize casualties However, the Qatari Ministry of Defense announced that Qatari air defenses successfully intercepted a missile attack targeting Al-Udeid Air Base, noting that the incident did not result in any deaths or injuries. Spokesman of Qatari Foreign Ministry Majed Al Ansary stated that Qatar strongly condemned the attack as considered it a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the State of Qatar, its airspace, international law, and the United Nations Charter.
Al-Ahram Weekly
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Al-Ahram Weekly
Al-Azhar grand imam condemns Israel's aggression against Iran in Persian statement - Foreign Affairs
Ahmed El-Tayyeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, the world's largest Sunni Islamic institution, has issued a forceful condemnation of Israel's ongoing actions against Iran, delivering his message not only in Arabic and English but, for the first time, in Persian on social media. 'I strongly condemn the ongoing aggression by the occupying entity against the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the systematic attacks and continued recklessness committed by this usurping aggressor and its backers,' he wrote on his social media accounts. El-Tayyeb warned that such actions risk "dragging the region to the brink of explosion and igniting a full-scale war, from which only arms dealers and profiteers of bloodshed would benefit." He also slammed the international community's response, saying its "silence in the face of this tyranny, and its failure to put an end to it, amounts to complicity in the crime." He added that such inaction "yields nothing but a growing threat to global security." "War cannot create peace," he concluded. His remarks come as the aerial confrontation between Israel and Iran enters its eighth consecutive day, with destruction and casualties mounting on both sides. Meanwhile, investigative reports—such as Seymour Hersh's recent piece detailing an alleged US-backed 'all-out bombing campaign' against Iran, including plans to strike the heavily fortified Fordow nuclear facility—suggest a broader escalation. Follow us on: Facebook Instagram Whatsapp Short link:
Egypt Today
15-06-2025
- Politics
- Egypt Today
Azhar strongly condemns Israeli aggression on Iran
Israel launched airstrikes on Iran - Agencies CAIRO - 14 June 2025: Al-Azhar Al-Sharif condemned, in the strongest terms, the Zionist aggression targeting the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran. "This aggression constitutes a flagrant violation of state sovereignty and a flagrant infringement of international law, as well as a direct threat to regional and international peace and security," read a statement issued by the Azhar. Al-Azhar warned that the barbarity of the Zionist occupation threatens to further escalate crises in the region and threatens to plunge it into regional chaos, undermining its stability and endangering the lives of its people. Al-Azhar emphasized that the arrogant policy pursued by this entity reflects its aggressive behavior and its approach to spreading chaos, undermining international peace and security, and its efforts to transform the entire region into an arena for wars and conflicts. Al-Azhar reiterated its call to the international community, all UN institutions, and all conscientious individuals worldwide to shoulder their moral and humanitarian responsibilities by halting the repeated violations perpetrated by this rogue occupation in the region, ensuring respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, and working diligently to avoid escalation in order to preserve the lives of innocent people.
Egypt Today
14-06-2025
- Politics
- Egypt Today
Azhar strongly condemns Israeli aggression on Israel
Israel launched airstrikes on Iran - Agencies CAIRO - 14 June 2025: Al-Azhar Al-Sharif condemned, in the strongest terms, the Zionist aggression targeting the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran. "This aggression constitutes a flagrant violation of state sovereignty and a flagrant infringement of international law, as well as a direct threat to regional and international peace and security," read a statement issued by the Azhar. Al-Azhar warned that the barbarity of the Zionist occupation threatens to further escalate crises in the region and threatens to plunge it into regional chaos, undermining its stability and endangering the lives of its people. Al-Azhar emphasized that the arrogant policy pursued by this entity reflects its aggressive behavior and its approach to spreading chaos, undermining international peace and security, and its efforts to transform the entire region into an arena for wars and conflicts. Al-Azhar reiterated its call to the international community, all UN institutions, and all conscientious individuals worldwide to shoulder their moral and humanitarian responsibilities by halting the repeated violations perpetrated by this rogue occupation in the region, ensuring respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of states, and working diligently to avoid escalation in order to preserve the lives of innocent people.
