Egyptian Scholar Regrets Al-Azhar's Reaction to His Iran Trip

Sheikh Ahmed Karima, an Egyptian scholar of Al-Azhar Islamic Center in Cairo described the center's reaction to his visit to Iran as startling.

"I did not expect such a harsh reaction from Al-Azhar to this visit," al-Misriyun daily quoted him as saying.
He underlined that his visit to Iran was simply a scholarly trip.
Succumbing to pressures from Salafist extremists, Al-Azhar in a statement disapproved of Sheikh Karmia's trip to Iran and his meetings with Qom Seminary scholars.
The statement said Al-Azhar will "take necessary legal steps" against the trip.
In his meetings with scholars in Qom, Karima had called for cooperation between Qom Seminary and Al-Azhar and holding joint conference for confronting extremism.
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