The Mosque and Madrasa of Sultan Hassan is right across the street from the 19th Century Al-Rifa'i Mosque in Salah Al-Din Square. There are no metro stations within a walking distance, so hailing ...

The mosque leader, Sheikh Usama Al-Rifa’i, who is more than 80 years old, was assaulted with sticks in the melée, and left with his head and hand injured. A foreign website shows the sheikh in ...

Quiet sobs echo through the atrium of the Al-Rifai Mosque in Cairo, where rows of seated mourners are surrounded by wreathes of white flowers. Women dab their heavily made-up eyes, while men stare ...

However, mosque attacks are relatively rare in Egypt.In October 2015, 224 people were killed when a bomb brought down a Russian passenger jet that crashed in the Sinai Peninsula.

Obverse Image: Al Rifa'i Mosque. Obverse Text: [NEEDS TRANSLATION] Reverse Image: Statue of Khafra. Reverse Text: CENTRAL BANK OF EGYPT / 10 / SPECIMEN / TEN POUNDS Location Currently not on view ...