(MENAFN- The Journal Of Turkish Weekly) Al-Azhar, the highest seat of Sunni Muslim learning, said Wednesday that Grand Imam Ahmed al-Tayeb has agreed to meet with leader of the French far-right National Front (FN) Marine Le Pen.
In a statement, Al-Azhar said that al-Tayeb has approved Le Pen's request to meet him.
The statement, however, gave no exact date for the planned meeting.
According to the statement, the meeting will tackle misconceptions about Islam as well as extremism and racism facing European Muslims.
Le Pen is notorious for her rhetoric against Muslims in Europe.
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