Date of source: Sunday, October 1, 2006
Muhammad Fawzī asks Dr.‘Alī
Jum‘ah about the differences between the Sunnī and Shī‘ah.
Date of source: Saturday, September 16, 2006 to Friday, September 22, 2006
Sayyid Ghannām
writes about the latest controversial fatwá issued by the
muftī. The fatwá
argues that a woman who delivered a child four years after her
husband’s death is not adulterous and that pregnancy
can span more than nine months.
Date of source: Monday, September 11, 2006
The author criticizes the fatwá of Dr. ‘Ali Jum‘ah, which makes it permissible for mobile phone networks to fix antennas to the minarets of mosques.
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: Thursday, July 6, 2006
The
Egyptian Muftī ‘Alī
Jum‘a was interviewed by Al-Sharq al-Awsat newspaper
during his visit to Bosnia, where he
discussed many important issues concerning the Muslims in the world.
Date of source: Monday, June 19, 2006
Are women
allowed to be heads of states under Islamic sharī‘a?
The decision of well-known feminist,
Dr. Nawāl al-Sa‘dāwī, to run for president
during the elections of 2004 was opposed
by a large number of Muslim scholars, who argue that the
physiological nature of women prevents them from...
Date of source: Thursday, May 18, 2006
The grand muftī
of Egypt denies claims that he permitted the killing of
extremist Muslims.
Date of source: Saturday, March 11, 2006
The author writes on the bloody conflict in Iraq between Sunnis and Shi’ites and shows the attempts of Islamic religious leaders to build communication between followers of different Islamic madhahib.
Date of source: Saturday, March 4, 2006
Al-Ahrām al-‘Arabī conducted an interview with Philippe Coste, the French ambassador to Cairo, on the stance of France towards inter-cultural dialogue.
Date of source: Thursday, March 2, 2006
Contrary to the expectations of many, the muftī of the republic, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a has apologized for not participating in the newly-formed Interfaith Dialogue Committee affiliated with the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy.