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5. New legislation to curb the sea of fatwas on the cards
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2006
In an attempt to curb the sea of fatwas, the Azhar has recently submitted a proposal to the People’s Assembly, in which it called for introducing legislation to criminalize the issuance of fatwas by unqualified Muslim scholars, Muhammad Khalīl writes.
8. The Azhar’s role in the Muslim world is not fading away, says imam
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Shaykh Tantāwī of the Azhar denied in an interview that the top Sunni Muslim institution is incapable of fulfilling its role, indicating that the Azhar is no longer sending a good number of teachers to Arab and Islamic countries purely for economic reasons.
31. The Islamization of Egypt over the past few decades, Egyptian nationalism and patriotism have receded, leaving space for Pan-Islamism. The real victims of the drastic transformation are undoubtedly the Copts who have been made to endure a de-facto dhi
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
A controversial article on the growing Islamization of Egypt and the effect this has on the Coptic community.
25. The religious institution is not innocent
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
The author in this article criticizes the muftī and the religious institution, refuting the muftī’s defense that it has never been responsible for terrorism, and calls for fatwas taking into account the spirit of modernity.
13. The Fatwa dilemma
Date of source: Friday, April 28, 2006
The grand muftī of Egypt sheds light on the reason behind the conflicting and bizarre fatwas perplexing people.
19. Islamic fatwas nowadays
Date of source: Friday, April 14, 2006
The author focuses on the problem of fatwas in Islamic countries nowadays and Muslims’ concerns about the future of Islamic jurisprudence.
17. Global fatwa authority is the only solution
Date of source: Friday, April 7, 2006
The religious committee of the People’s Assembly has suggested the establishment of a global authority for fatwas. The suggestion came as a result of the conflicts over fatwas and the need for a powerful body to refute misconceptions that have lately developed around Islam.
64. Reform is needed before some shaykhs do away with Islam
Date of source: Tuesday, March 21, 2006
The author reviews a book by a Muslim physician/intellectual about some ill concepts by Muslims regarding religion and some practices mistakenly taken as religious orders.
21. Renewal of fiqh is an Islamic principle and is not enforced by foreign pressures
Date of source: Thursday, January 1, 2004
The Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Ali Goma´a, commented on the issue of “Renewal of Fiqh and its Restrictions” in a seminar organized by the Islamic Benevolent Organization, presided by Dr. Muhammad Shawqi Al-Fangari. Dr. Usama Al-Baz, the political advisor of President Mubarak, participated in the seminar.
5. The game of fatwas in the current Arab peninsula scene: What will follow after Saudi jurists of takfir renounce fatwas?
Date of source: Tuesday, December 16, 2003
The article deals with the matter of issuing fatwas. The author calls it the “game of fatwas” and believes it is the most serious catastrophe the Islamic nation has ever suffered from. These fatwas permit killing and destruction and then turn to the opposite direction to advocate tolerance and...

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