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March 20, 2006
Egypt: Controversy Over Prince Charles's Honorary Doctorate
Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, is--how shall I put this delicately--an idiotic leftist windbag who knows nothing about Islam or anything else, but yaps and yaps away, anyway. Sensing an opportunity to nurture a faithful servant, Cairo's Al-Azhar University, the world's most prestigious Islamic Institution of higher learning, has decided to give him a honorary Doctorate degree. But the award does not sit well with radicals who just hate giving any kind of honor to a mere infidel: Prince Charles' Honor Stirs Islam Controversy
Prince Charles stirred a small controversy in Egypt even before his scheduled arrival in the country Monday, as some Islamic scholars objected to plans to award him an honorary doctorate.Al-Azhar University has decided to give Prince Charles the award in appreciation of his interest in Islam and his promotion of greater understanding of Islam in the West. The university in Cairo is part of the Al-Azhar complex, the foremost Islamic institution in the Sunni Muslim world.
Several top lecturers at the university say the heir to the British throne does not merit such a high award.
"All that Prince Charles did is to say that Islam is the most widespread religion in the world, and that is a reality, not a discovery by the prince," said Abdel Azim al-Antenna, a lecturer in Arabic literature. "That is not enough for him to receive such a reward from the prestigious Al-Azhar University."
Posted by Ruy Diaz at March 20, 2006 4:06 PM
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