Azhar Sheikh denies awareness of shaking hands with Israeli President
dailystaregypt.com - CAIRO: Amid a media frenzy targeting Azhar Sheikh Mohamed Sayed Tantawy for shaking hands with the Israeli President last month, an ex-deputy Azhar sheikh is blaming the Egyptian delegation's lack of professionalism. Local press published pictures showing Tantawy shaking hands with Israeli President Shimon Peres during a UN-sponsored religious dialogue conference in the US last month.Tantawy told the Egyptian press that he did not know Peres, who has served twice as Israeli Prime Minister and...» view full story