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UAE: Attack attempt in Saudi bolsters our will to eliminate terrorism
:: UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abdullah bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan said Saturday that the recent terrorist attack attempt targeting Mecca’s Grand Mosque will only increase “our will” to encounter those who support terrorism. “This
Senior Muslim Azhar imam urges anti-ISIS ideological battle
A leading Sunni Muslim imam called Monday for an ideological battle against Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) group militants, including the deployment and training of moderate clerics in Europe to counter extremist thought. “It primarily requires an intellectual
Top Muslim cleric urges education reform to curb extremism
The head of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s most prestigious seat of learning, called on Sunday for education reform in Muslim countries in an effort to contain the spread of religious extremism. Speaking at counter-terrorism forum in the Saudi holy city of
Egypt’s Al-Azhar condemns killing of three Muslims in U.S.
Al-Azhar, the center of Islamic learning in Egypt, on Thursday condemned the killings of three young Muslims by a gunman in the United States as a “terrorist and racist” act. A man who had posted anti-religious messages on Facebook and
Egypt to try 71 Azhar students for joining Brotherhood
Egypt’s prosecutor general Monday referred to trial 71 students of the prestigious Al-Azhar University on charges of joining the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and holding illegal protests, a judicial official said. Hundreds of students have been tried in civilian courts after
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