Mohammad Salim Al-Awa
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Mohammad Salim Al-Awa | |
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| Born | 22 December 1942[citation needed] |
| Nationality | Egyptian |
| Occupation | writer |
Mohammad Salim Al-Awa (born December 22, 1942) is an Egyptian
International Union for Muslim Scholars based in London, and head of the Egyptian Association for Culture and Dialogue.[1][2][3] Al-Awa has been called[by whom?] one of the few Islamic thinkers who has made a "serious attempt" at "defining what Islamism would mean in a modern society," or "courageously delved into the realities of Islamic history and experimented with new interpretations."[4]
His allegations that the Coptic Orthodox Church was storing weapons in churches and monasteries worsened anti-Christian sentiment in Egypt, contributing to the 2011 Alexandria bombing which killed 23 people and injured another 97.[5][6][7]
On 14 June 2011, Al-Awa declared his candidacy for the
2012 Egyptian presidential election in September of that year.[8]
References
- ^ "Saba Net - Yemen news agency". sabanews.net. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ "The power of words". Al-Ahram Weekly. September 27, 2006. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ Beals, Greg. "The Root: US Debates About Islam Resonate Overseas". NPR. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
- ^ Egypt on the Brink by Tarek Osman, Yale University Press, 2010, p.107-8, 214
- ^ "الأخبار – عربي – محامون مصريون يتضامنون مع العوا". Al Jazeera. 15 September 2010. Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- ^ Saleh, Yasmine (1 January 2011). "Suspected suicide bomber kills 17 at Egypt church". Yahoo News. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
- ^ "Explosion kills at least 21 at Egyptian church". CNN. 1 January 2011. Archived from the original on 1 February 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- Almasry AlyoumEnglish Edition. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
External links
- Official website
- iumsonline.net
- "Mohamed Selim El-Awa: Political thought, activism, and the spaces between; Faith in the struggle; Profile by Omayma Abdel-Latif", Al Ahram Weekly, 30 October - 5 November 2003, Issue No. 662
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