BBC
The Grand Imam of Egypt's top Islamic institution has called for a radical reform of religious teaching to tackle the spread of Islamic extremism.
Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb of Cairo's al-Azhar University said that a historical misreading of the Koran had led to intolerant interpretations of Islam.
Speaking at an anti-terror conference, he called for unity among Muslims.
'Bad interpretations'
Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb condemned terrorism at the opening of a three-day counter-terrorism forum in the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
In his speech, he linked extremism to "bad interpretations" of the Koran and the life of the Prophet Muhammad.
"The only hope for the Muslim nation to recover unity is to tackle in our schools and universities this tendency to accuse Muslims of being unbelievers," he said.
Saudi Arabian King Salman said that terrorism was a "threat to our Muslim nation and the entire world", in a statement read at the conference.
"Terrorism is a scourge which is the product of extremist ideology," he added.
The conference, attended by senior clerics from across the Muslim world, will focus on Islam and the fight against terrorism.