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Friday, March 19, 2010

The New Sheikh al-Azhar

President Mubarak, acting from his hospital in Germany, has named Dr. Muhammad Ahmad al-Tayyib as the new Sheikh al-Azhar. He has been serving as the head of Al-Azhar University, and is a former Mufti. He's considered a strong critic of the Muslim Brotherhood.

An English report here; an Arabic one here.

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