Hats Off to the Grand Mufti

While I despise those who openly demean my gender, I also respect those who act in their capacity to stop the mistreatment. Kudos to the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Ali Gomaa, one of the highest ranking clerics in the Sunni Muslim world. He has gone on record before to prove that he has an intellect and would like others to strive for the same. He has denounced extremists as khawerig, outsiders who fail to follow true Islamic law.
In July he spoke out again, this time against the practise of female genital mutilation. Speaking to the television cameras, he repeated his words three times, for emphasis and, obviously, to give any dummies in the audience a chance to register his words. He averred that female circumcision is forbidden.
Although Gomaa has made some less than forward-thinking calls in his time, like his fatwa against sculpture, his denunciation of the barbaric practise of female circumcision does deserve acknowledgment.
Two questions arise from his statement, for me. One is, will anyone listen? The other is, how long before someone assassinates Gomaa because they see him as an outsider?