Egyptian Author Sayyid Al-Qemany Dares Islamists to Kill Him, States: Al-Azhar Is a Dinosaur That Should Be Pushed Back into Its Lair; I Will Dedicate the Little Time I Have Left to Fight Al-Azhar

In a long lecture at the offices of the Egyptian Secular Party, author Sayyid Al-Qemany blasted Al-Azhar, which he called a "dinosaur" and a "living fossil." The defiant Al-Qemany, who was speaking against the backdrop of a wave of arrests of liberal and secular writers in Egypt, said that he had only a little time left to live, and that he planned to dedicate the rest of his life" to pit the country against Al-Azhar." He then challenged the Islamists to kill him, saying that they would be "martyred" and that he "would rest in peace." The lecture was posted on the Internet on February 10, 2016.