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Dr. Mohamed Beltagy, the Peoples’ Representative

"Have mercy on the Egyptian people.. have mercy on the Egyptian people," roared Dr. Mohamed Beltagy, the then Secretary General of the Muslim Brotherhood’s parliamentary bloc in the 2005 People’s

Demands for Al Azhar to Conduct Elections for All Posts

Dr. Abdul Basset Al-Thaher organizer for the “Azhar University Teachers Reform club” called on Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb to set up a committee head by the Azhar University’s president Dr. Ossama

Azhar imam to German activists: You must support the Palestinians

The Grand Imam of Azhar University Dr. Ahmed al-Tayeb called on a German delegation to Egypt on Monday to show support for the Palestinians.

Azhar Students Protest Decision Banning Entry to Dorms

Azhar University students engaged in an open-ended sit-in in front of the university's dormitory administration after they were denied entry into residence halls on the grounds that they were affiliated

Egyptian Security attacks MB female students

Security forces in Egypt's Zagazig University attacked students belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood days after they filed a lawsuit to stop the running of the students’ elections. An appeal was

Blatant attacks by University’s security guards against MB students result in broken bones

Muslim Brotherhood student Somaya Ashraf, at the Faculty of Islamic Studies, in the Al-Azhar University of Zagazig, has suffered a brain hemorrhage and her condition has progressively worsened as a

“The Brotherhood”: a Controversial Egyptian Television Series

Few Arabic television series have led to such controversy as the Egyptian series "The Brotherhood." It deals with the history of the Muslim Brotherhood and tells the story of the

Time of the Brotherhood

When Wahid Hamid announced that he was writing a television serial about the organisation of Al-Ikhwan Al-Muslimoun (the Muslim Brothers) over a year ago, there was much hubbub all across

New Grand Sheikh at Al-Azhar University Fighting Extremism in A Suit and Tie

The new grand sheikh of al-Azhar University, Ahmed al-Tayyib, is considered open-minded and moderate. He rejects all forms of political Islam and would like to continue to lead the most

Mubarak appoints new Azhar President

The 1000 year old Azhar University is one of the world's major centers of Islamic learning which consists of numerous schools universities and institutions. Scholars travel to Egypt from all