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"A New Beginning" is the name of a speech delivered by United States President Barack Obama on 4 June 2009, from the Major Reception Hall at Cairo University in Egypt. Al-Azhar University co-hosted the event.
This is a discussion of telephone numbers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The country's calling code is +966. In addition to a numbering plan, there are also dedicated numbers or number formats for Internet services, toll-free numbers, and public or emergency services.
As Talabat’s popularity grew locally, it won the "Best E-Business Award" [3] [4] repeatedly in 2008 and 2009 with special recognition from the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah. [5] In 2009, the business was operating out of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia with an average of 1,250 daily transactions.
Al-Azhar al-Sharif is an Islamic scientific body and the largest religious institution in Egypt. Its headquarters is located in the building of the Sheikhdom of Al-Azhar in the center of the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The history of the establishment of the Al-Azhar Mosque dates back to the year 970 by the Fatimid Caliph Al-Muizz Li-Din Allah.
The publisher is owned by the Al Azhar University, and the headquarters is in Cairo. [2] Majallat Al Azhar was one of the publications which opposed the reforms in the 1950s. [3] In the 1960s its editor was Ahmad Hasan Al Zayyat. [4] Mahmud Shaltut was one of the contributors of Majalla Al Azhar whose fatwas were published in the magazine. [5]
Islamic jurisprudence in Egypt has been most closely identified with three institutions: Al-Azhar University, Dar al-Ifta and courts of law that adjudicate matters. [4] It plays a significant role in giving rulings to the masses and consultation for the judiciary in Egypt. Dar al-Ifta was established in 1895. [3]
In June 1992, Egyptian writer Farag Foda was assassinated following a fatwa issued by ulamas from Al-Azhar who had adopted a previous fatwa by Sheikh al-Azhar, Jadd al-Haqq, accusing Foda and other secularist writers of being "enemies of Islam". [16] The jihadist group Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya claimed responsibility for the murder. [17]
Al-Azhar Mosque (Arabic: الجامع الأزهر, romanized: al-Jāmiʿ al-ʾAzhar, lit. 'The Resplendent Congregational Mosque', Egyptian Arabic: جامع الأزهر, romanized: Gāmiʿ el-ʾazhar), known in Egypt simply as al-Azhar, is a mosque in Cairo, Egypt in the historic Islamic core of the city.