Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Al-Sharif, called on the West to study Islam and get to know it closely on the occasion of the International Day to Combat Islamophobia.
In a Facebook post, he said:
On the International Day to Combat Islamophobia, I invite the West to study Islam in a fair way and to get to know it closely. The tolerant teachings of Islam honoured men preserved women's rights, criminalized extremism and racism, and established the values of mutual respect and coexistence among all human beings.