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Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed el-Tayeb, Egyptian Imam of al-Azhar Mosque meets with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (not pictured), in Cairo May 4, 2015. Steinmeier will also meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during his two-day visit to Egypt. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RTX1BIPX

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Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed el-Tayeb, Egyptian Imam of al-Azhar Mosque meets with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (not pictured), in Cairo May 4, 2015. Steinmeier will also meet President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during his two-day visit to Egypt. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany - RTX1BIPX

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