Is it permissible for us to read Naguib Mahfouz’s book "Children of Gebelawi," which Al-Azhar banned from being printed and published? And is the book "Stories from Our Alley" by the same author good despite its offense to Islamic culture and civilization?
This book contains many misguidances, polytheistic elements, and corruption. If the school mandates its study, then you must switch to another school that does not impose the study of misguidance, or you should learn Arabic through another means.
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