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Egypt: Head of al-Azhar dies
[IndependentOnline: 2010-03-10]
Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, the head of Egypt"s most prestigious seat of Islamic learning al-Azhar, died of a heart attack on Wednesday during a visit to Saudi Arabia, religious officials at al-Azhar said. He was 81. Abdullah el-Naggar, advisor to the sheikh, told Egypt"s Nile News television the death was a surprise, saying that before leaving to Saudi Arabia the sheikh had seemed in "excellent shape and health." A member of Tantawi"s office, Ashraf Hassan. . .
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