Days after twin suicide blasts at Christian churches rocked Egypt, the country\u2019s media launched a wave of highly unusual attacks on al-Azhar, the institution that has for centuries provided religious guidance to Sunni Muslims around the world.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you are incapable, too tired or fed up, leave the job to someone else. Your passivity is killing us,\u201d Amr Adib, a television presenter, yelled as he called on Azhar\u2019s Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb to resign.<\/p>\n
Such fiery criticism appears to reflect tensions between Egypt\u2019s political and religious leaders, with pro-regime media alleging that Azhar\u2019s leaders are failing to combat extremism and maybe even fuelling it. Pressure on Azhar \u2014 which Pope Francis visited last month \u2014 soared in the wake of April\u2019s church bombings in Tanta and Alexandria, which were claimed by Isis and killed dozens of Christians.<\/p>\n