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Date of source: Sunday, October 16, 2022
The activities of the Seventh International Conference on Fatwas under the name “Fatwa and Sustainable Development Goals,” organized by the Egyptian Dār Al-Iftā’ under the umbrella of the General Secretariat of Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, will launch tomorrow (Oct. 17th) in Cairo. The conference...
Date of source: Saturday, October 22, 2022
H.E. Shawqī ʿAllām, Mufti of Egypt, President of the General Secretariat for World Fatwa Authorities, extended his sincere thanks to President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī for sponsoring the Seventh International Fatwa Conference on the theme of Fatwa and Sustainable Development, which concluded last...
Date of source: Friday, August 5, 2022
The past few months witnessed two noticeable attacks in the media on Imam Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Shaykh of al-Azhar. Last February, al-Ṭayyib was harshly criticized after old statements of his were discussed again and interpreted to permit “wife beating”.
On that day, Dār al-Iftāʾ tweeted, via its...
Date of source: Friday, June 10, 2022
The British Government is hosting the international Ministerial Conference on Freedom of Religion or Belief. The conference will be held in London on July 5 and 6, and in which Egypt will participate.
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2022
The Public Prosecutor ordered an investigation into journalist Ibrāhīm ʿĪssā, following his controversial statements in which he criticized the Miʿrāj of the Prophet (PBUH) during the journey of the ʾIsrāʾ and Miʿrāj (the Prophet’s night journey and ascent to the heavens).
Date of source: Sunday, February 20, 2022
His Eminence Dr. Shawqī ʿAllām, Grand Mufti of Egypt and head of the General Secretariat of Fatwa Authorities Worldwide received a high-level parliamentary delegation from the Republic of Kazakhstan, led by Dr. Maulen Ashimbayev, Chair of the Senate of Kazakhstan. The meeting was held to discuss...
Date of source: Thursday, August 5, 2021
The Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ clarified, in official fatwā No 5016, published on its official website, its ruling regarding the use of comics to make fun of people, in response to a question received, was answered by the Grand Mufti of the Republic Shawqī ʿAllām.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 3, 2021
The Sixth International Conference of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Authorities Worldwide, organized by the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ, under the auspices of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, unveiled the operational plan of “Salām Center for Extremism Studies”.
Date of source: Monday, August 2, 2021
Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍuwaynī, the Deputy of al-Azhar al-Sharif, said that the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ was successful in choosing the title of its conference, which revolves around the developments of fatwās in the digital age, and we are aware of the urgency of this issue in the meantime.
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 2021
In an attempt to improve the management of the global fatwa institutions and support their digital transformation, the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ is holding its yearly conference titled “Fatwa Authorities in the Digital Age…Development Challenges and Means of Cooperation” on the 2nd and 3rd of August. ...
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