HE Prof. Ahmad At-Tayyeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ash-Sharif, issued a directive that Palestinian ‎students be swiftly offered full scholarships, exempted from tuition fees and offered free ‎accommodation in Al-Bu’uth Islamic Hostel, besides assigning a monthly allowance to all Palestinian ‎students enrolled in Al-Azhar University and the Al-Bu`uth Islamic Institutes.‎

The Grand Imam affirmed that Al-Azhar pays special attention to the Palestinian students, ‎especially in the light of the brutal aggression against our brotherly people in Gaza. HE added that ‎he is keen to follow up on their conditions personally, explaining that all the doors of Al-Azhar ‎officials are always open to them. He then invited these students to do their best in acquiring ‎religious and secular knowledge, to serve their homeland and nation, and to be the best ‎ambassadors for Al-Azhar Ash-Sharif in Egypt, and in the beloved Palestine.‎

The Grand Imam’s directive to exempt Palestinian students at Al-Azhar University and Al-Bu`uth ‎Islamic Institutes, , 444 male and female students and 75 applicants for scholarships, from tuition ‎fees springs from Al-Azhar’s full solidarity with the people of dear Palestine against the brutal ‎Zionist aggression. It also springs from the keenness of Al-Azhar Ash-Sharif and the Grand Imam ‎to ensure that the appropriate conditions are available for these students so that they can be fully ‎devoted to the acquisition of beneficial knowledge for the benefit of their homeland and their ‎nation.‎