Al-Azhar deletes Gaza solidarity statement after warning from Egypt’s foreign minister – Middle East Monitor

Egypt’s leading Islamic authority, Al-Azhar, came under criticism this week after it abruptly removed a strongly worded statement condemning Israel’s genocide in Gaza from its official social media accounts, reportedly following pressure from Egypt’s foreign ministry.

The deleted statement, posted briefly on 22 July, condemned Israel for committing genocide and deliberately starving Palestinians in Gaza, and warned that those supporting such crimes,…