Heggy for leading Al-Azhar
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Submitted by Tarek Osman Zaki, Jul 20, 2012 00:06
If we the Muslims of the 21st century are to live and cope with the times, we will have to allow people of the caliber and mentality of Tarek Heggy maximum exposure to the media. They must be protected against narrow minded zealots. We have seen how others have been attacked and assasinated. If we are lucky, he will be appointed Sheikh Al-Azhar. There he would be able to stand for open mindedness in Islam. I am certain he has enough knowledge to right the dogmas floating around and propagated by the people he described in this article. I remember that as a dentist I had a year of residency at Al-Azhar University (1975-1976), and one student thought that if he prayed, he would have no need to study for his test in dentistry!
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| ⇒ Heggy for leading Al-Azhar [134 words] | Tarek Osman Zaki | Jul 20, 2012 00:06 |
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