Muslim Council of Elders

Pope Tawadros meets bishops of Syriac, Armenian Church

Cairo - Arab Today

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese met Thursday with bishops from the Syriac and Armenian Church. This came on the sidelines of the international conference organized by Al Azhar and the Muslim Council of Elders under the rubric of "Freedom and Citizenship". The event wrapped up on Wednesday. Source: MENARead more

Pope Tawadros meets with Middle East Council of Churches secretary general

Cairo - Arab Today

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese met with Middle East Council of Churches Secretary General Father Michel Jalakh on Thursday. This came on the sidelines of the participation of the Jalakh in the international conference organized by Al Azhar and the Muslim Council of Elders under the rubric of "Freedom and citizenship". The event wrappedRead more

Pope Tawadros meets Patriarch of Antioch and all the East

Cairo - Arab Today

Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese met Thursday with Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai. This came on the sidelines of the participation of the Maronite patriarch in the international conference organized by Al Azhar and the Muslim Council of Elders under the rubric of "Freedom and citizenship". The event wrapped up on Wednesday. Source: MENARead more

Azhar imam urges cooperation among people

Cairo - Arab Today

Grand Imam of Azhar Ahmed Tayyeb, the head of the Muslim Council of Elders, urged cooperation among people of different religions to disseminate religious values and principles of cooperation that renounce violence and promote citizenship. Addressing the opening session the International Conference on "Freedom and Citizenship: Diversity and Integration", Tayyeb exhorted religious institutions in the East and West to confront theRead more

Interreligious conference kicks off

Cairo - Arab Today

An international conference addressing freedom, citizenship, integration and social and cultural diversity will kick off here on Tuesday under the sponsorship of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The conference, organized by Al Azhar and the Muslim Council of Elders, will issue Al Azhar Declaration for Muslim-Christian Coexistence". The declaration will advocate the concepts of freedom, citizenship and coexistence. Grand SheikhRead more

Cairo-hosted dialogue to draw up road map for settling Myanmar conflict

Cairo - Arab Today

The Cairo-hosted dialogue for settling the conflict in Myanmar's Rakhine state is scheduled to draw up the basis of a road map for putting an end to the ethnic and religious strife among Buddhists, Muslims, Christians and Hindus there. The talks will take up the outcome of the first round of dialogue which kicked off on Tuesday with the participationRead more

Tayyeb inaugurates 1st round of dialogue of youth from Myanmar

Cairo - Arab Today

The first round of dialogue of a number of youth representing the conflicting parties in Rakhine state in Myanmar started Tuesday under the rubric "towards civilized humanitarian dialogue for Myanmar citizens". The round is under the auspices of the Muslim Council Of Elders led by Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb. A number of youth from Myanmar of different religionsRead more

Cairo to host 1st dialogue among conflicting parties in Myanmar Tuesday

Cairo - Arab Today

Under the auspices of Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb, a dialogue among representatives of the different parties of the conflict in Myanmar's Rakhine State will kick off on Tuesday. This will be the first round of a civilized and humanitarian dialogue to achieve peace in the southeastern Asian country, a statement by Al Azhar said Sunday.Read more

Muslim Council of Elders holds 9th meeting in Abu Dhabi

Abu dhabi - Arab Today

The Muslim Council of Elders held its ninth meeting in Abu Dhabi last night under the chairmanship of the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif and President of the Council Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb. A number of topics were discussed during the meeting, including a proposed mechanism to combat terrorism and extremism, the appalling conditions of civilians in Aleppo and the stateRead more

Azhar chief leaves Geneva back home

Geneva - Arab Today

Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayeb left here Sunday back home concluding a foreign tour that had also taken him to Bahrain to coordinate efforts on spreading the culture of peace, dialogue and co-existence. In Bahrain, Tayeb, who is also president of the Muslim Council of Elders, met with King Hamad bin Issa al Khalifa and chaired a councilRead more