b. The Ministry of Awqaf issues its publications in Arabic and translates them into
different languages to promote the concepts of human rights, citizenship rights,
peaceful coexistence and fighting fanatical and extremist ideologies locally and
internationally. This includes works on the protection of churches in Islam and on
mistaken ideological concepts that must be corrected.
c. Al-Azhar Al-Sharif has developed a course on various stages of Azhar education,
through instilling the values of Islamic religion and their practical applications and
teaching scholars about the guarantees that protect these rights for the
betterment of individuals under religious and cultural pluralism. This is in addition
to the role of Azhar scholars in spreading the principles of the tolerant Islam and
acceptance of the other, both at home and abroad.
d. The senior clerics of Al-Azhar and the Egyptian Orthodox Church continue to
work together under the umbrella of the "Egyptian Family House" initiative to
affirm the values and principles of citizenship for all and to combat discrimination
and incitement to violence due to religion, and to promote a culture of tolerance
among citizens. The same applies to the implementation of the ‘Together for the
Sake of Egypt’ project, which seeks to deepen relations between imams and
priests, with a number of preachers and priests trained in recent years in
promoting moderate religious discourse, characterized by tolerance and
accepting the other, avoiding extremism and intolerance and developing the
culture of citizenship and the affirmation of rights and duties.
e. Al-Azhar Al-Sharif World Observatory was established in 2015 to monitor all the
ideas, opinions and suspicions promoted by heretical and violent groups via
social media platforms, to correct false ideas in a modern, progressive manner
suited to the mindset of young people, as well as communicating messages in
several languages including English, French, German, Italian, and a number of
African languages, to reflect the highest human values, human rights and
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