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senior Egyptian cleric has hailed the steps taken in re-establishing
ties between Iran and Egypt and called on all Muslims to form a united
front against Israel.
Jamaluddin Qutb, Cairo’s Friday Prayers leader and a scholar at
Egypt’s prestigious al-Azhar University, regretted Muslims’ inability in
confronting the Israeli atrocities against Palestinians despite the
enormity of the Muslim community, IRNA reported.
“While Muslims live in 54 countries, they lack power, and Zionists
(Israel) despite their small population have been able to bully 1.5
billion Muslims,” Qutb said at a ceremony marking the anniversary of the
passing of the late founder of Iran’s Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah
Seyyed Ruhollah Khomeini, on Friday.
Citing advice from the Holy Qur’an, the cleric urged solidarity
among Muslims so that they could improve in different fields, including
economy, politics and military.
“If we can strengthen ourselves in all aspects, then we will be able to make global Zionism bite the dust,” he stated.
Qutb further highlighted the timing of the revolutions in Egypt and
Iran and praised close ties between the Islamic Republic and the
post-revolution Egypt.
“The Iranian nation on February 11, 1979 and the Egyptian nation on
February 11, 2011 gained victory over tyrants and we take this
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