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The controversial fatwa of the muftī of the republic, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘a, concerning the prohibition of full-figure statues has turned Egyptian newspapers into a field of debate, where Islamic thinkers voice their views on the issue.
A lawyer raised a case to prevent the film "To make God love you" from being shown because the word "God" in the title was associated with a picture of a young man and two girls in an improper position. He tried to obtain a fatwa to support his legal case, by sending a complaint with the case...
The Mufti of Egypt allowed veiled Muslim women who live in Western countries to remove their veil, if they found that it exposed them to danger or threatened their lives. This was as a result of the present circumstances Muslims are confronting in such countries as a reaction to the attacks in...
It was a brave initiative on the part of Saint Agidius Association to choose to swim against the stream that exists in the West and invite Muslims to meet Christians in Rome. The reason why the association convened the meeting quickly was the strong campaign against Islam and Muslims in the western...
Tomorrow the activities of the Islamic-Christian summit will start in the Vatican. A large number of Islamic intellectuals and Christian clergymen will take part in it to study the ways of dealing with the negative consequences of the attacks in the United States and its effect on the relationship...
The Azhar University held an anti-terrorism conference titled "The Tolerance of Islam and Rejecting Terrorism." The conference supported the call for an international conference for fighting terrorism. All the participants stressed that Islam rejected terrorism in all its forms and rejected...
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.
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.
After reviewing a research prepared by Dr. Muhammad Emara on Dr. Nasr Abu Zeid´s book “Discourse and Interpretation,” The Islamic Research Institute recommended banning the circulation of the book. Emara´s research was credited by the members of the institute, the foremost of whom is the Sheikh of...
Azhar scholars rejected the suggestion to play recorded prayer calls instead of having prayer callers. They said this is not allowed according to the Shari´a.

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