{"id":647259,"date":"2017-05-07T04:00:05","date_gmt":"2017-05-07T04:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/07\/al-azhar-university-replaces-president\/"},"modified":"2017-05-07T04:00:05","modified_gmt":"2017-05-07T04:00:05","slug":"al-azhar-university-replaces-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2017\/05\/07\/al-azhar-university-replaces-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Al Azhar University replaces president"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Shakeup at Al Azhar:<\/strong> Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed El Tayeb <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-egypt-alahzar-idUSKBN1820H2\">sacked Al Azhar University President Ahmed Hosny<\/a> after the latter called controversial Islamic researcher Islam El Beheiry an apostate. El Beheiry, who advocates a \u2018modern\u2019 take on many questions of Islamic jurisprudence, rose to fame via a popular night-time talk show, but was drummed off the air after a campaign by Al Azhar and other critics. He was eventually <a href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.press\/stories\/2016\/08\/01\/islamic-researcher-and-television-host-islam-el-behery-one-year-prison-sentence-upheld\/\">sentenced to a year in prison<\/a> for the offense of \u201ccontempt of religion.\u201d El Tayeb named Mohamed Hussein Al Mahrsawy as acting president. Hosny has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/egypt-university-head-replaced-after-calling-muslim-reformer-apostate\/\">since apologized<\/a> for his comments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shakeup at Al Azhar: Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed El Tayeb sacked Al Azhar University President Ahmed Hosny after the latter called controversial Islamic researcher Islam El Beheiry an apostate. 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