grand mufti

While trolling around over at the Common Ground News Service I came across the following. The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Shaykh Ali Gomaa, responded to several questions provide to him by Common Ground.

(Begin quote) The third question asks: “How can ijtihad, or ongoing re-evaluation in accordance with the principles of Islamic juristic reasoning, by religious leaders and academics help shift public opinion toward the real tradition of Islam and toward better relations between East and West?” These are achieved in my opinion by: