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Egypt’s Al-Azhar Grand Imam, Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb issued a decision on Monday, 21 September to appoint Nahla El-Saidi, the Dean of the College of Islamic Sciences for Expats, as his advisor, making her the first woman to be appointed to this position in Egypt’s history. El-Saidi, who previously served as Head of the Development Center of International Students, will now serve as the Grand Imam’s advisor for expatriate affairs. She has been closely working with Al-Azhar on matters of expatriate…