Pope Shenouda III (R), the Coptic Orthodox Pope of Egypt, attends a news conference with Egyptian Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb at al-Abasseya Cathedral in Cairo January 2, 2011. Egypt's highest religious authority, Al-Azhar, is emerging from the shadow of ousted President Hosni Mubarak as it tries to salvage a prestige tarnished by decades of submission to strongman leaders. Photo taken January 2, 2011. To match Feature EGYPT-ALAZHAR/ REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany (EGYPT - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS)