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Is Egypt\u2019s al-Azhar moving to \u2018secularize\u2019 its non-theological schools? <\/strong>By admitting a Christian student for the first time in its history, Al Azhar University looks like it has taken its \u201cfirst step towards a long-awaited reform\u201d that would see it open its non-theological school to non-Muslims, Sonia Farid says on Al Arabiya<\/a>. The story of Abanoub Girgis Naeim, the first Christian resident at Al Azhar University's School of Dentistry in Asyut, might have provided the institution with \u201c an opportunity to refute claims of its intolerance\u201d and silence critics who accuse \u201cAl Azhar of inciting violence against Christians through material taught to its students.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Is Egypt\u2019s al-Azhar moving to \u2018secularize\u2019 its non-theological schools? By admitting a Christian student for the first time in its history, Al Azhar University looks like it has taken its \u201cfirst step towards a long-awaited reform\u201d that would see it open its non-theological school to non-Muslims, Sonia Farid says on Al Arabiya. 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