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Scientology rears head in Egypt's bookstores

Title: Scientology rears head in Egypt's bookstores
Date: Wednesday, 7 April 2010
Publisher: Al-Masry Al-Youm (Egypt)
Author: Mohamed El Dahshan
Main source: almasryalyoum.com

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Books penned by Church of Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard are not a common sight in Egypt. Recently, however, Arabic-language translations of the books have begun to appear in Cairo, even bearing the stamp of approval–surprisingly–from Al-Azhar, the highest seat of learning in the Sunni Muslim world. Hubbard's book The Way to Happiness, which claims to be a non-religious work, and, more surprisingly, his Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health, which lays some of Scientology's 'scientific' foundations, were made available ... [Read the rest at almasryalyoum.com]