Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In January 2024, as Israel’s bombardment of Gaza continued, a pair of photographs went viral showing the apparent impact of the ...

When it comes to classifying Arab universities based on their dates of establishment, views may differ. Some say that the Cairo University is the oldest, as it was founded in 1908. Others refer to the ...

Al-Azhar in Egypt, perhaps the preeminent Muslim educational establishment in the world, has been in the news for a number of reasons. The critique runs along these lines: is al-Azhar a "moderate" ...

Al-Azhar, among the Islamic world's most renowned institutions, is losing respect globally as its leadership sides with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Above, Sunni Muslim clerics attend a ...

A professor of Comparative Fiqh at Al-Azhar University, Saad al-Helaly, encouraged the universal celebration of Christmas, saying Muslims can celebrate the festivity without following its religious ...

The Grand Shaykh of al-Azhar University, Ahmed al-Tayyeb (left), has taken notable steps to assert al-Azhar’s independence from the increasingly authoritarian military regime of Egyptian President ...

Cairo: The head of Egypt's Al-Azhar university, one of the world's leading Islamic seats of learning, has been replaced after labelling a controversial Muslim reformer an apostate, the institution ...

The Al-Azhar University decided on Tuesday to award a deceased researcher a doctorate degree posthumously with honors, following a discussion of her doctoral dissertation. The discussion panel was ...

Emotions were running high Wednesday afternoon at Egypt's top Islamic university, hours after students supporting toppled president Mohamed Morsi raided an administrative building, prompting police to ...