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Grand Muftī of Egypt, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said cooperation was in progress between al-Azhar and the Ministry of Awqāf (religious endowments) to obtain a law criminalizing fatwās issued by unaccredited scholars.
The former president of Cairo University, Dr. Muḥammad ʿOthmān al-Khusht has called for improvements to the means through which religious texts are interpreted and more generally the way in which religious education is organized to keep up with the modern era. 
A fatwā secretary at Dār al-Iftāʾ affirmed that there is nothing in Islam that denies women the right to assume leading positions, adding that despite what some may think, there is no gender-based preference regarding this issue.
Jewish attempts to enter and disrupt al-Aqṣā Mosque are only part of the continuous tensions between Israelis and Palestinians. Both parties struggle to control the sacred sites in al-Quds (Jerusalem); while the mosque is Islam’s third holiest shrine, it is also Judaism’s holy Temple Mount, and...
Under the chairmanship of Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, the Muslim Council of Elders called on world leaders and their communities to prioritize fostering tolerance and coexistence. It also called on rejecting all forms of violence and conflict that destabilize societies and deplete...
The summer of 2024 saw a disturbing rise in far-right riots across the UK, marked by Islamophobic chants, violent attacks on mosques, and escalating online hate. As British Muslims grapple with fear and past trauma, we need to address the political and media forces that have fueled this resurgence...
Upon an official invitation from the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev, the Grand Imām of al-Azhar, Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyeb, is attending the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) summit, or COP29, in Azerbaijan.
Dr. Hiba ʿŪf, a professor of Qurʾān interpretation at al-Azhar University, said using divorce to get a pension or using ʿurfī (legal but informal) marriage to gain financially are flagrant violations of Islamic and Muslim ethics.
Media personality Ibrāhīm ʿĪsa has stated that Salafīsm and the Ikhwān (Muslim Brotherhood) represent a major cause of economic deterioration in Egypt.
Religion, with all its official institutions, is one of the ideological organs of the state, being used as a mechanism for control, legitimacy, and justification of policies and practices, to the extent that a degree of religious sanctity is given to these institutions, which monopolize the...

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