Date of source: Tuesday, August 1, 2006
The author reports
the reaction of Muslim scholars on the fatwás issued by some
shaykhs which denounce support for
the Hizb Allāh because they are Shī‘ah.
Date of source: Monday, July 31, 2006
Muntasir al-Zayyāt, head of the Freedoms Committee at the Bar
Association,
analyzes the latest video tape sent by Ayman al-Zawāhirī where he encourages the Islamic
resistance
in Lebanon. He also touches on the latest developments in the Middle East.
Date of source: Monday, July 24, 2006
Sawt
al-Ummah discusses a controversial book
published by the Ministry of Awqāf (Endowments), calling
for the killing of Bahā’īs.
Date of source: Sunday, July 16, 2006
In this article
the author reviews the book, ‘Monks Garden for the Popes of the Coptic Church,’ and its effect on monastic life.
Date of source: Friday, July 14, 2006
The article focuses on the issue of banking transactions in the stock exchange amidst questions about whether this is compatible with the Islamic sharī‘ah.
Date of source: Friday, July 14, 2006
An Azhar scholar, Dr. Ra’fat ‘Uthmān, denies
Israeli
newspaper Maariv reports that he issued a fatwá on the impermissibility of Palestinian
martyrdom
operations and that such perpetrators would end up in hell.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 12, 2006
The Islamic Legislative Authority has
issued a fatwá that
prohibits constructing mosques or prayer rooms in the separating spaces between
residential buildings.
Date of source: Wednesday, July 5, 2006
The author
highlights statements of Egyptian Muftī ‘alī Jum‘a
on many important
issues related to Islam and Egyptian society.
Date of source: Friday, June 30, 2006
The author
criticizes fatwas that prohibit
football and discusses her personal experience while delivering a
lecture at one of Saudi Arabia’s
universities.
Date of source: Sunday, June 25, 2006
Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm
tells how Western interest in Egypt has
shifted to social and religious issues.