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Pope Francis welcomes Egyptian Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb during a private audience at the Vatican. (AFP)

Grand Imam of Azhar: Terrorism is an Intellectual and Psychological Disease

by Walid Abdul Rahman, Dalia Assem and Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 13, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo, Alexandria – The terrorism in the world is not a result of any religion, but it is an intellectual and psychological disease that is always seeking excuses for its existence, said Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb. He told Asharq Al-Awsat: “Terrorism...

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Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed el-Tayeb, Egyptian Imam of al-Azhar Mosque (Photo: Reuters)

Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam: My Speech Did Not Exclude any Sect at Grozny

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Nov 19, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- Al-Azhar’s Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed el-Tayeb reaffirmed the institutionalized rebuttal of the concluding statement made at the Sunni Conference in Grozny, Chechnya in August 2016. The statement viewed controversial exclusion of Muslim sects and clerics. Dr....

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Egyptian grand Imam of al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb gives an interview to Agence France Presse on June 9, 2015 in Florence (AFP Photo/Alberto Pizzoli)

Al-Azhar: Extremism is Caused by Forsaking True Sunni Islamic Teachings

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Aug 26, 2016 | Middle East

Cairo- In a speech to Muslims worldwide and the West, Grand Imam of al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayeb had renounced all radical takfiri-inspired actions, saying that such deeds are in no way related to the teachings of Islam’s fundamental Sunni sect. Head of the Chechen...