religious inspiration and instruction. One of the world’s leading
centers of Islamic learning is al-Azhar University, formally orga-
nized in a.d. 971 by the Fatimids, shortly after they established
the city of Cairo. The clerics of al-Azhar are, like most Egyp-
tians, Sunni or orthodox Muslims who practice a “moderate”
form of Islam with little concern for politics or revolt. There
are, however, more militant Muslims, and their struggle with the
government of Egypt is described in the next chapter.
centers of Islamic learning is al-Azhar University, formally orga-
nized in a.d. 971 by the Fatimids, shortly after they established
the city of Cairo. The clerics of al-Azhar are, like most Egyp-
tians, Sunni or orthodox Muslims who practice a “moderate”
form of Islam with little concern for politics or revolt. There
are, however, more militant Muslims, and their struggle with the
government of Egypt is described in the next chapter.
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