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Egyptian Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb speaks during an interview with a journalist, June 9, 2015, in Florence. — Egyptian Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayeb speaks during an interview with a journalist of the Agence France Presse (AFP) on June 9, 2015, in Florence. — ALBERTO PIZZOLI/AFP via Getty Images

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