Al-Azhar Condemns Nice’s ‘Hateful Terrorist Attack’
Friday 30/October/2020 - 07:01 PM
Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb
The Grand Imam of Egypt's al-Azhar university,
Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, condemned the "hateful terrorist attack" in
the French city of Nice on Thursday.
Such attacks contradict the teachings of Islam and
all monotheistic religions, he said in a statement, calling for confronting all
forms of violence, extremism and hatred.
He also warned against "violent and hate
speech" in a reference to the display of images in France of the Prophet
Mohammad.
On Wednesday, al-Tayeb called on the international
community to criminalize "anti-Muslim" actions.
