A geopolitical crossfire: Al-Azhar struggles to balance politics and tradition
"When Pope Francis I visited Egypt in 2017 to stimulate interfaith dialogue he walked into a religious and geopolitical minefield at the heart of which was Al-Azhar, one of the world’s oldest and foremost seats of Islamic learning. The pope’s visit took on added significance with Al-Azhar stand...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Ramat Gan
The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies
August 2019
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Mideast security and policy studies (no. 163)
Année: 2019 |
| Collection/Revue: | Mideast security and policy studies
no. 163 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
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B État B Islamische Staaten B Islam B Égypte B Politique religieuse B Fondamentalisme B Institution religieuse B Communauté religieuse B Culture traditionnelle B Signification B Islam et politique |
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| Résumé: | "When Pope Francis I visited Egypt in 2017 to stimulate interfaith dialogue he walked into a religious and geopolitical minefield at the heart of which was Al-Azhar, one of the world’s oldest and foremost seats of Islamic learning. The pope’s visit took on added significance with Al-Azhar standing accused of promoting the kind of ultra-conservative Sunni Muslim Islam that potentially creates an environment conducive to breeding extremism." |
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