Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has once again addressed the international community, presenting Egypt as a counterweight to extremism at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. “You speak to us not only as the President of the country, but someone who has significant influence on the future,” said the speaker who introduced President Sisi to the stage, adding that Egypt plays a pivotal role in the Middle East. Taking to the podium, Egypt’s Sisi tackled the issue of extremism and Islam’s portrayal as a religion that harbours radical views. “No one can monopolize the truth. No one should believe their ideas are better than others,” said the Egyptian President. “Islam is a religion with values of tolerance embraced by more than a billion followers. It should not be evaluated by the actions of murderers. We must mobilize all our efforts to eliminate the scourge of terrorism,” added President Sisi. “We, as Muslims, must seek reform and re-evaluate our perspectives so we do not allow a minority to distort our history,” said the President weeks after he urged Al-Azhar, the top Sunni Islamic institution, to lead efforts for a ‘religious revolution’…
Egypt’s President Sisi Talks Islam, Terrorism At World Economic Forum
January 22, 2015
