Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
About 1,574,000 Muslims (3% of the Italian population) are living in Italy, the majority of which of foreign origin. They constitute 29,2% of the migrant community and only 30% are European Muslims (from Albania, Moldavia, Kosovo), whereas 52,7% are from Africa (37,8% from North Africa).[1] The...
Date of source: Monday, July 8, 2019
An interview/lecture from Richard Gauvain regarding the impact of Salafism in Egypt.
Date of source: Saturday, February 4, 2023
Grand Mufti underlines the importance of Qurʾān and Sunna at the International Competition for Qurʾān Memorization, stressing the importance of both sources for a proper understanding of Islam.
Date of source: Friday, February 3, 2023
The Grand Imām of al-Azhar discusses the contents of his new book, From My Old Notebooks, at the 2023 Cairo International Book Fair.
Date of source: Friday, January 27, 2023
The Grand Mufti of Egypt discusses the importance of the Dār al-Iftāʾ and its efforts, then announces the publication of an encyclopedia of fatwas related to the coronavirus pandemic.
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: Thursday, February 24, 2022
The call by shaykh of al-Azhar, Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, to revive "the right of toil and pursuit" fatwa to preserve the rights of working women has sparked wide reactions, from women's rights organizations in Egypt. These organizations have called for the housewife, who has worked to develop her husband's...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 22, 2022
The Supreme Administrative Court delivered a final ruling that prohibits an ʾimām from delivering the sermon (Khuṭba) from the pulpits (al-Minbar) or delivering fatwās on social media, because of his extremism that goes against moderate teachings of Islam.
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).