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Last edited 02-11-2004

George Bush
(June 12, 1796 – September 19, 1859)
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Is the Author of a Book Critical of Islam an Ancestor of President Bush?

The December 13, 2004, issue of the London-based, pan-Arab newspaper Al Hayat contains an article stating that Cairo’s Al-Azhar Islamic Academy wishes to ban a book critical of Islam authored by the alleged grandfather of President George W. Bush, who was also named George Bush. However, the truth is that Reverend George Bush is NOT the grandfather of President George Bush. They simply have their facts wrong.

Egyptian censors pass "Bush" book on Islam

CAIRO, Egypt, June 25, 2005. — Censors at al-Azhar, Cairo's centre of Islamic learning, on Thursday passed a 19th century biography of Prophet Mohammad by a scholar portrayed in the Arabic media as an ancestor of U.S. President George W. Bush. The Academy for Islamic Studies, which censors religious books, had recommended last year that the government ban "The Life of Mohammad" by American scholar George Bush, first published in 1830 and reissued in the United States in 2002.

George Bush book gets nod from Al-Azhar

CAPE TOWN, South Africa, June 25, 2005. — The highest authority in Sunni Islam approved a book describing the Prophet as an "imposter" and Muslims as "locusts" that the Egyptian press continued on Friday to attribute to the US president's great-grandfather despite denials from Washington. "The Al-Azhar Institute for Islamic Studies approved the book titled "The Life of Mohammed, founder of the religion of Islam and of the Empire of the Saracens", Egyptian newspapers announced. The book was published in 1837 by Reverend George Bush, whom Egyptian newspapers - including state-owned publications - have presented as the current US president's great-grandfather.

See also

Al-Ahram Weekly, 30 June - 6 July, 2005, Bush book on hold.

Al-Ahram Weekly, 7-13 July, 2005, Bush book incites controversy