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CAIRO, EGYPT - FEBRUARY 9. The contrast between Islamic Cairo and Central Cairo in the background is seen from the top of the spiral minaret of Ibn Tulun Mosque on February 9, 2006 in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. The mosque built by Ibn Tulun in 876 which is one of the largest in the world with an inner courtyard large enought for most of his army and their horses and the 13th century fountain in the centre of the courtyard continues to provide water for washing before prayers. Cairo is still the heart of Egypt and is allegorically called "the Mother of World" Greater Cairo's population is estimated at between 18 and 22 million, roughly a quarter of Egypt's total. Some 62 slums and squatter settlements alone are home to about five million people. And there are countless numbers of people living in the ancient cemeteries known as the City of the Dead. The massive and continual increase in the number of people has overwhelmed the city. Housing shortages are rife, buses are packed to the hilt, snarled traffic paralyses life in the city and broken pipes spew water and sewage into the streets. Everything i s discolored , buildings, buses and footpaths are brown and grew from smog and desert dust. (Photo by Marco Di Lauro/Getty Images)
CAIRO - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam mourned UAE President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan, who passed away on Friday, 13th May, 2022.
In a statement released on Friday, Allam extended his heartfelt condolences to the UAE leadership, government and people for Sheikh Khalifa’s death, asking Allah Almighty to bless the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed, with his great mercy, and to dwell him in his vast gardens in reward for the great services he rendered to the Arab and Islamic nations.
The mufti praised the late UAE president's efforts at the regional and international levels, in addition to his contribution to the progress and development of his country.
