The World Organization for al-Azhar Graduates held a meeting with the African Student General Union at its headquarters in Egypt. The meeting included all African students in Egypt and was attended by Prof. Abdul Dayyem Nosseir, the Grand Imam’s Advisor and the Organization’s Secretary-General.
Attending from the Union were the newly elected Executive Office members, headed by Hussein Warsame, a Somali researcher at the Faculty of Agriculture, along with the Secretary-General, the Cultural Affairs Officer, the Deputy Media Officer, and the Officer for International Female Students.
Moreover, Prof. Abdul Dayyem Nosseir clarified that al-Azhar ash-Sharif, particularly its educational sectors, does its utmost for the benefit of international students. He emphasized the importance of the activities organized by the Organization to develop the skills of international students, which include various training courses in computer and languages, as well as teaching life skills and vocational training to help them integrate into public service in their home countries.
The delegation also reviewed the problems faced by international students at al-Azhar University, particularly regarding accommodation, especially during the stage of Azhari institutes, as well as the equivalency of certificates with al-Azhar ash-Sharif.
The delegation praised the speech of Prof. Abdul Dayyem Nosseir, Advisor to the Grand Imam and Secretary-General of the Organization, regarding the challenges faced by international students from Africa, especially as it aligned with the same issues they had previously documented.
Moreover, the Head of the African Student Union confirmed the role of al-Azhar ash-Sharif and the Organization in addressing the challenges faced by international students from Africa, caring for them, meeting their needs, and working to overcome their problems. The students, in turn, affirmed their commitment to promoting al-Azhar’s message of moderation in their countries by distributing books by senior scholars to correct misconceptions among their citizens.
