Official sources have uncovered Emirati pressure on the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmad Al-Tayeb to engage in the Saudi-Emirati campaign against the Muslim Brotherhood (MB). The New Arab quoted sources in Al-Azhar’s Council of Senior Scholars stating that Al-Tayeb was contacted by high-level United Arab Emirates (UAE) personalities to issue an anti-Muslim Brotherhood statement. However, the grand imam sought instead to convince the parties that forcing Al-Azhar into such conflicts weakens its position. The newspaper added that Al-Tayeb, who chairs the Muslim Council of Elders (based in Abu Dhabi), refused to jeopardise his reputation, or that of Al-Azhar, by interfering in a political battle. READ: Government led UAE Fatwa Council designates Muslim Brotherhood a ‘terrorist group’ The sources stated that following Al-Tayeb’s … Continue reading UAE pressure on Al-Azhar to issue anti-Muslim Brotherhood statement fails