June 12, 2007
Kurdistan-Egypt,-- Al-Azhar Grand Imam from
Egypt Sheikh Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi has accepted an
invitation from Awqaf (religious endowment) minister
in Iraq's Kurdistan to visit the region, a senior
media source said on Monday.
"Kurdistan's Awqaf Minister Mohammad Shakeli, who is
currently visiting Egypt, met with Sheikh Mohamed
Sayyed Tantawi and invited him to visit Kurdistan,"
Head of media department in Awqaf and Religious
Affairs Ministry Marewan al-Naqshabandi said, noting
that the grand Imam accepted the invitation.
Al-Naqshabandi did not set a date for the visit.
The minister also met with Egypt's Mufti Ali Gomaa. |
Al-Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Mohamed Sayyed Tantawi |
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