Head of Al-Azhar to Meet Grand Ayatollah Sistani
30 October, 2010 13:04
The Kuwaiti daily Al-Jarida yesterday said that Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb, president of Egypt’s Al-Azhar University plans to meet with Shia source of emulation grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Sistani.
According to Nun website, Al-Tayeb will visit Iraq after the new Iraqi government is formed.
He will also meet with other Shia sources of emulation to discuss ways for proximity among Shia and Sunni schools of thought.
His trip is expected to be a step towards holding an international conference of Shia and Sunni scholars and thinkers.Located in Cairo, Egypt, Al-Azhar University is the main centre of Sunni Islamic learning in the world
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