File: Former Minister of Culture, Helmy NamnamCAIRO - 6 January 2019: In an Exclusive interview to Egypt today, former Minister of Culture, Helmy El Namnam tackles different axes: renewing the religious discourse, his stance toward some religious parties, how to face extremism, the role of intellectuals and rewriting history further details comes as follows:Al-Azhar is not solely responsible for renewing the religious discourse. The fatal obstacle that faces us is what exactly meant by renewing the religious discourse? We will consider Ain Shams University a terrorist one because Saleh Sirriyya (late extremist Palestinian) has graduated from it. I asked to increase the budget but the Parliament refused.Regardless the number of parties, the role of these parties is so limited and marginalized. Hence it has to do with the content of the subject.Saudi Arabia is radically changing; it is making vast reforms and developments on all fronts.

Source: Egypt Today January 06, 2019 17:48 UTC