An Egyptian woman kisses a poster of Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, leader of the nation's interim government. (Khaled Desouki/AFP/Getty Images)
Egyptian interim President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sent out shock waves last week by declaring it is time for Islam to join the 21st century. A significant shift in public attitudes in the Arab world among scholars and the media, but also at the highest reaches of political power, suggests a potential for fundamental change to come.
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