Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Top Muslim cleric Ahmed al-Tayeb urges education reform to counter extremism
Source: Agence France-Presse
Top Muslim cleric Ahmed al-Tayeb urges education reform to counter extremism
Agence France-Presse
Monday 23 February 2015 01.57 GMT
The head of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s most prestigious seat of learning, has called for education reform in Muslim countries in an effort to contain the spread of religious extremism.
Speaking at counter-terrorism forum in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Al-Azhar grand imam Ahmed al-Tayeb linked extremism to “bad interpretations of the Koran and the sunna”, the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed.
“There has been a historical accumulation of excessive trends” that have led some people to embrace a misguided form of Islam, he told the gathering.
“The only hope for the Muslim nation to recover unity is to tackle in our schools and universities this tendency to accuse Muslims of being unbelievers,” he said.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
Agence France-Presse
Monday 23 February 2015 01.57 GMT
The head of Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s most prestigious seat of learning, has called for education reform in Muslim countries in an effort to contain the spread of religious extremism.
Speaking at counter-terrorism forum in the Saudi holy city of Mecca, Al-Azhar grand imam Ahmed al-Tayeb linked extremism to “bad interpretations of the Koran and the sunna”, the teachings of the Prophet Mohammed.
“There has been a historical accumulation of excessive trends” that have led some people to embrace a misguided form of Islam, he told the gathering.
“The only hope for the Muslim nation to recover unity is to tackle in our schools and universities this tendency to accuse Muslims of being unbelievers,” he said.
[font size=1]-snip-[/font]
Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/feb/23/top-muslim-cleric-ahmed-al-tayeb-urges-education-reform-to-counter-extremism
3 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
