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CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb, the current Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, to discuss Al-Azhar’s efforts to counter extremism on May 27. Following the meeting, the Egyptian presidency issued a statement that same day that read, “President Sisi stresses the need for Al-Azhar to continue to play its role in straightening out the religious rhetoric and eliminating any misconception to fight terrorism and extremism.”
The statement also stipulated, “Tayeb discussed the steps that Al-Azhar has introduced to reform its educational curricula, and to keep them updated.”
