Al-Azhar University and Post-Revolutionary Egypt: What Prospects for Africa?
16 Pages Posted: 3 Nov 2013
Date Written: November 29, 2012
Abstract
This paper aims to present an informed vision of the educational and civilizational roles of al-Azhar University as a soft power of Egypt after Mubarak and its future prospects after for Africa. As a result, the study seeks to achieve two main objectives: First: present an overview of al-Azhar educational and religious roles in Africa, second: present a holistic perspective about the role of al-Azhar University in Africa. There is a strong consensus among Egyptians after the 25th of January Revolution of the Arab Spring that al-Azhar must be an independent, respected, and yet supportive of Egypt’s many roles and development and political interests in Africa.
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