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15. The bullet of Al-Qaradawi ? the fatwa concerning clinical death
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Sheikh Youssef Al-Qaradawi issued a fatwa that allows physicians to discontinue the life equipment used for the person who is clinically dead or whose brain stem is dead. Al-Qaradawi stressed that the fatwa is based on medical researches as well as on the Shari?a. He added that body organs of such...
6. The Azhar declares jihad against the US and the US embassy in Cairo is angry
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The Islamic Research Institute issued a fatwa to the effect that jihad against the US in its war on Iraq is an individual duty on all Muslims. The fatwa has received both positive and negative comments and is reported to have raised the anger of the US Embassy in Cairo.
24. Democratic reference
Date of source: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
‘Abd al-Mun‘im Sa‘īd writes about an al-Jazīrah interview between the Shī‘ah Āyat Allāh ‘Alī Aḥmad Hāshamī Rafsanjānī and Sunnī Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwī.
21. The Mufti’s Fatwá on grafting hymen arouses debates
Date of source: Monday, February 26, 2007
Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah has issued a Fatwá allowing girls who have lost their virginity to have grafting hymen surgery and not to tell partners about past sexual experiences. The Fatwá caused debates amongst religious scholars, sociologists and people as it violates traditional norms.
18. "If the had of riddah is obligatory, it would have been mentioned in the Qur’an," Jamal Qutb said
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Iqbāl al-Sa‘dāwī interviews Shaykh Jamāl Qutb to discuss his opinion concerning the Ḥadd of Riddah.
17. Would Islam accept killing people for converting to other religions?
Date of source: Thursday, March 1, 2007
Iqbāl al-Sa‘dāwī discusses the Ḥadd of Riddah and when it should be applied in Islām.
14. Crisis of Fatwá and closing the door of Ijtihad [2]
Date of source: Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Jamāl al-Bannā cites efforts of the Azhar to curb the phenomenon of the increasing number of Fatwás on media. However, he criticizes the Azhar’s attempts to monopolize Islām.
5. Dr. Muḥammad ‘Imarah united the text and man, canceled the reason and pretended to forget that if the text deems someone Kafir or promotes killing, it is man who is killed
Date of source: Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Muḥammad al-Badrī criticizes Dr. Muḥammad ‘Imārah’s position. He believes that as a scholar in the Azhar, Dr. cImārah should not adopt such destructive ideas that seem to oppose the notion of citizenship.
36. When sectarianism turns intellectual - The Christmas gift
Date of source: Sunday, December 31, 2006
A controversial book is released during the Christmas period denouncing Christians as apostates who can legitimately be killed.
11. Any Muslim has the right to renounce Islam, but not to offend Muslims
Date of source: Wednesday, December 27, 2006
The author of the article, Dr. Wā’il ‘Azīz, discusses religious freedom versus freedom of expression. He calls on Muslims to acknowledge the achievements of all Muslim scholars and intellectuals, and asserts that no one has the right to issue fatwás of Takfīr against anyone unless they publicly...

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