Grand Imam of al-Azhar says ISIL is West's creation
Karim Gamal el Deen
Press TV, Cairo
In a striking statement, Grand Sheikh of al Azhar Ahmed Al Tayeb has said that ' ISIL militants are backed by western governments that seek to divide the Middle East and the Muslim World.' The statement was published after al Tayeb met Saudi Minister of Religious Affairs.
Comments by the grand imam of al-Azhar comes as Egypt's president Abdel Fatah El Sisi has called for the formation of a Joint Arab Defense Force to fight the ISIL terrorists.Sisi’s proposal is now being discussed by the Arab League and is believed to be one of the main topics that would be put forward during the Arab League's summit at the end of the month.
Egyptians more than any time before are feeling the threat of militants and are demanding that the government and all its arms work on fighting the security vacuums that led to the Rise of ISIL in the region.
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