- Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Mosque
- Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar University
- He has been described as "perhaps the foremost Sunni Arab
authority", "acknowledged as the highest spiritual authority for nearly a
billion Sunni Muslims", and "a supreme authority."
- Issued fatwa allowing French schoolgirls to remove their hijabs in order
to receive an education
- Issued a fatwa permitting abortion in the case of rape
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- Opposes female circumcision, calling it haram, and nothing to do with
religion
- Condemned the use of suicide bombers
- Called suicide bombers "enemies of Islam"
- Denounced the 9/11 attacks, and specifically singled out Al Qaeda, the
Taliban, and Osama bin Laden, saying "Killing innocent civilians is a horrific,
hideous act that no religion can approve". He said the Qur'an "specifically
forbids the kinds of things the Taliban and al-Qaida are guilty of".
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