TAY-1
Interfaith peace and anti-extremism
Interfaith peace and anti-extremism.
- Ethical axis
- Benefit ↔ Harm
- Ethical direction
- Positive pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2010–2026
- Affected scope
- Al-Azhar, Egypt and international Sunni Islam
View the Ahmed el-Tayeb ethical assessment profile
Ethical assessment categories
Ethical score profile
This assessment does not reduce the subject to one moral ranking. Each dimension is scored separately from −100 to +100 and must be read with its evidence and uncertainty.
Scorecard status: Recalculated under multidimensional system
- Personal moral conduct
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+35.0
Plausible range: +20.0 to +50.0 - Rights and dignity
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-1.7
Plausible range: -16.7 to +13.3 - Nonviolence and harm
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+35.0
Plausible range: +20.0 to +50.0 - Stewardship of power
- Not applicable
- Wisdom and truthfulness
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+30.0
Plausible range: +15.0 to +45.0 - Consequential legacy
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+35.0
Plausible range: +20.0 to +50.0 - Severe-harm record
- No separate finding recorded
- Evidence confidence
- C — moderate
Scope of assessment
Interfaith dialogue, opposition to extremism, equal citizenship, LGBT exclusion and political alignment in Egypt.
The score evaluates documented public conduct during the stated period. It does not measure inherent human worth, does not constitute a legal verdict and remains open to correction when stronger evidence becomes available.
Reasoned conclusion
A mixed record: constructive interfaith leadership weakened by exclusion and alignment with state power.
This assessment presents six separate ethical dimensions rather than one overall moral score. Each result must be read with its evidence, plausible range, confidence, disputes, exclusions, severe-harm findings and sources.
Ethical-domain scores
| Domain | Score | Intensity | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consequences | +40.0 | 40.0 | C — moderate |
| Rights and duties | -20.0 | 20.0 | C — moderate |
| Virtue and character | +20.0 | 20.0 | C — moderate |
| Intentions | +50.0 | 50.0 | C — moderate |
| Care | +30.0 | 30.0 | C — moderate |
| Justice | +5.0 | 5.0 | C — moderate |
| Wisdom and judgment | +20.0 | 20.0 | C — moderate |
| Baseline ethics | +10.0 | 10.0 | C — moderate |
Bipolar ethical variables
| Positive pole | Negative pole | Score | Intensity | Confidence | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Human dignity | Dehumanisation | +10.0 | 10.0 | C — moderate | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Human dignity and Dehumanisation. |
| Care | Neglect | +30.0 | 30.0 | C — moderate | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Care and Neglect. |
| Benefit | Harm | +40.0 | 40.0 | C — moderate | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Benefit and Harm. |
| Benevolent intention | Malicious intention | +50.0 | 50.0 | C — moderate | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Benevolent intention and Malicious intention. |
| Justice | Injustice | +5.0 | 5.0 | C — moderate | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Justice and Injustice. |
| Respect for rights | Violation of rights | -20.0 | 20.0 | C — moderate | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Respect for rights and Violation of rights. |
| Integrity | Corruption | +20.0 | 20.0 | C — moderate | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Integrity and Corruption. |
| Wisdom | Ignorance | +20.0 | 20.0 | C — moderate | Calculated from 1 reviewed evidence item(s) concerning Wisdom and Ignorance. |
Principal positive evidence
Meaningful Muslim-Christian dialogue and public rejection of violent religious extremism.
Principal negative evidence
Selective equality, hostility to LGBT rights and support for a coercive political transition.
Evidence considered
TAY-2
Selective application of equal rights
Selective application of equal rights.
- Ethical axis
- Respect for rights ↔ Violation of rights
- Ethical direction
- Negative pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2010–2026
- Affected scope
- Al-Azhar, Egypt and international Sunni Islam
TAY-3
Consistency in interfaith engagement
Consistency in interfaith engagement.
- Ethical axis
- Integrity ↔ Corruption
- Ethical direction
- Positive pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2010–2026
- Affected scope
- Al-Azhar, Egypt and international Sunni Islam
TAY-4
Peace and stability as stated purpose
Peace and stability as stated purpose.
- Ethical axis
- Benevolent intention ↔ Malicious intention
- Ethical direction
- Positive pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2010–2026
- Affected scope
- Al-Azhar, Egypt and international Sunni Islam
TAY-5
Care constrained by exclusion
Care constrained by exclusion.
- Ethical axis
- Care ↔ Neglect
- Ethical direction
- Positive pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2010–2026
- Affected scope
- Al-Azhar, Egypt and international Sunni Islam
TAY-6
Mixed equality and political justice
Mixed equality and political justice.
- Ethical axis
- Justice ↔ Injustice
- Ethical direction
- Positive pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2010–2026
- Affected scope
- Al-Azhar, Egypt and international Sunni Islam
TAY-7
Constructive dialogue with political risk
Constructive dialogue with political risk.
- Ethical axis
- Wisdom ↔ Ignorance
- Ethical direction
- Positive pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2010–2026
- Affected scope
- Al-Azhar, Egypt and international Sunni Islam
TAY-8
Human fraternity constrained by exclusion
Human fraternity constrained by exclusion.
- Ethical axis
- Human dignity ↔ Dehumanisation
- Ethical direction
- Positive pole
- Evidence status
- Verified
- Period
- 2010–2026
- Affected scope
- Al-Azhar, Egypt and international Sunni Islam
Disputed claims
Attribution and interpretation remain disputed; the assessment follows documented public conduct.
Excluded claims
Unverified private allegations and conduct outside reasonable responsibility were excluded.
Sources
- Document on Human Fraternity — Holy See and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar (2019) Evidence item TAY-1; Supports the evidence item. View source
- Grand Imam rejects homosexuality as a human right — Ahram Online (2017) Evidence item TAY-2; Supports the evidence item. View source
- Biography of the Grand Imam — Al-Azhar (2024) Evidence item TAY-3; Supports the evidence item. View source
- Document on Human Fraternity — Holy See and Grand Imam of Al-Azhar (2019) Evidence item TAY-4; Supports the evidence item. View source
- Grand Imam rejects homosexuality as a human right — Ahram Online (2017) Evidence item TAY-5; Supports the evidence item. View source
- Egypt: Roadmap to repression — Amnesty International (2014) Evidence item TAY-6; Supports the evidence item. View source
- Egypt: Roadmap to repression — Amnesty International (2014) Evidence item TAY-7; Supports the evidence item. View source
- Grand Imam rejects homosexuality as a human right — Ahram Online (2017) Evidence item TAY-8; Supports the evidence item. View source
Correction history
No corrections have been recorded.