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Egyptian Cleric Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, chairman of the International Union of Muslim Scholars, gives a speech during Friday prayers, before a protest against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, at Al Azhar mosque in old Cairo December 28, 2012. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST RELIGION) - RTR3BY1C — Egyptian Cleric Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi gives a speech during Friday prayers at Al-Azhar mosque in Cairo, Dec. 28, 2012. — REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

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