▁last ▁ 2 0 ▁years ." ▁ ▁Berg og lio ▁visited ▁both ▁a ▁mos que ▁and ▁an ▁Islam ic ▁school ▁in ▁Argentina ; ▁vis its ▁that ▁the ▁Director ▁for ▁the ▁D iff usion ▁of ▁Islam , ▁She ik ▁Moh sen ▁Ali , ▁called ▁actions ▁that ▁strength ened ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁Catholic ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁communities . ▁S umer ▁N ou f ouri , ▁Secretary ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁Center ▁of ▁the ▁Argent ine ▁Republic ▁( CI RA ), ▁added ▁that ▁for ▁Muslim s , ▁Berg og lio ' s ▁past ▁actions ▁make ▁his ▁election ▁as ▁po pe ▁a ▁cause ▁of ▁" jo y ▁and ▁expectation ▁of ▁strength ening ▁dialog ue ▁between ▁relig ions ". ▁N ou f ouri ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁CI RA ▁and ▁Berg og lio ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁a ▁de cade ▁had ▁helped ▁to ▁build ▁up ▁Christian – Mus lim ▁dialog ue ▁in ▁a ▁way ▁that ▁was ▁" re ally ▁significant ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁mon othe istic ▁relations ▁in ▁Argentina ". ▁ ▁Ah med ▁el - T ay eb , ▁Grand ▁Im am ▁of ▁al - Az har ▁and ▁president ▁of ▁Egypt ' s ▁Al - Az har ▁University , ▁sent ▁con gr at ulations ▁after ▁the ▁po pe ' s ▁election . ▁Al - T ay eb ▁had ▁" bro ken ▁off ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁V at ican " ▁during ▁Bened ict ▁XVI ' s ▁time ▁as ▁po pe ; ▁his ▁message ▁of ▁con gr at ulations ▁also ▁included ▁the ▁request ▁that ▁" I