The Taliban's recent decision to ban women from attending universities sparked condemnations in the Arab and Muslim world. The Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, issued a statement expressing "deep sorrow" over the decision and calling it a violation of the Islamic shari'a, which urges Muslims, both men and women, to pursue knowledge from the cradle to the grave.[1] A
At first glance, Islamic scholars discussing the religious legitimacy of the United Nations and the nation-state sounds esoteric. It’s not. On the contrary, it’s potentially revolutionary. BY JAMES M DORSEY Religious scholars, led by Nahdlatul Ulama, the world’s largest and arguably most moderate Muslim civil society movement in the world’s largest Muslim-majority country and democracy,
The pope will meet with the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Ahmad Al-Tayyeb, at the interreligious meeting “Bahrain Forum for Dialogue: East and West for Human Coexistence."