Al-Azhar in the Post 9/11 Era

Arigita, E. (2004)

Article / Letter to editor

Al-Azhar University projects an image of a thousand year old institution that has symbolized the authority and reference point for Sunni Islam and has been involved in struggles for national independence. A jealous guardian of the Arabic language and its culture, al-Azhar has the pretension of exerting its influence throughout the entire Islamic world. Nevertheless, the idealized image that it projects is quite far from the complex reality al-Azhar actually faces, and the post 11 September 2001 period has made evident the challenges this institution is confronting.

• September 11

• All authors: Arigita, E.
• Date: 2004
• Journal: ISIM Newsletter
• Volume: 14
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 46 - 47
• Publisher: ISIM, Leiden