Thu 11 Mar 2010
Egypt's top Muslim cleric, Sheikh Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, has died after suffering a heart attack while on a visit to Saudi Arabia.
As head of the al-Azhar University, the 81-year-old was one of the highest spiritual authorities in Sunni Islam, and angered many hardline Muslims with his moderate views.
Last year, Sheikh Tantawi barred female students at the university from wearing the full-face covering niqab veil.
He was also vocal in his criticism of female circumcision, calling it "un-Islamic".
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/11/2842422.htm.
Egypt's top Muslim cleric, Sheikh Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, has died after suffering a heart attack while on a visit to Saudi Arabia.
As head of the al-Azhar University, the 81-year-old was one of the highest spiritual authorities in Sunni Islam, and angered many hardline Muslims with his moderate views.
Last year, Sheikh Tantawi barred female students at the university from wearing the full-face covering niqab veil.
He was also vocal in his criticism of female circumcision, calling it "un-Islamic".
Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).
Link: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/03/11/2842422.htm.
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