He wondered how Al-Azhar's Sheikh criticizes Shiite books and overlooks Azhar books that include extremist ideas.
The University of Al-Azhar, based in Cairo, the Egyptian capital, is the largest Arab Islamic university in the Middle East.
Montasser wrote in Al-Watan newspaper Tuesday that it is better for Al-Azhar to review Al-Azhar books, rather than worry about Shiite books.
Montasser sarcastically wrote that Al-Azhar's Sheikh should strive to stop the Islamic State's expansion rather than the Shiite expansion.
"Those young people who carry out acts irresponsibly and kill judges and police members in Egypt did not read Shiite books, but they all read Sunni extremist books and interpretations upon which the members of the Islamic State (IS) depend in killing, booby-trapping and burning. These books are put in Azhar libraries and are taught by its scholars," Montasser wrote.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reiterated Tuesday his call for the renewal of the Al-Azhar religious discourse and purifying the curricula that incite violence, extremism and hatred. Al-Azhar itself is facing criticism because these curricula are taught in its universities.
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