Date of source: Friday, April 14, 2006
Several Muslim scholars agree on that Muslim women are not allowed to marry non-Muslim men, despite Sudanese leader Hasan al-Turābī’s controversial statements allowing Muslim women to marry Jewish or Christian men.
Date of source: Friday, July 25, 2003
The article is an interview with the head of the American Fiqh Council. He speaks about the role of the council and how it corrects wrong notions about Islam. He also comments on the issue of renewing the religious discourse and the problems Muslims face in North America.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 27, 2003
The article gives the text of the statement of the Islamic Research Institute issued by the Sheikh of the Azhar and the Chairman of the Institute. He totally condemned the terrorist operations in Riyadh and Casablanca.
Date of source: Friday, January 27, 2006
Many Azhar scholars have rejected female circumcision and even criminalized it based on the notion that the practice has never been a duty or obligation in Islam and there are no texts in the Qur’ān or sunna [the Prophet Muhammad’s tradition] that encourage it.
Date of source: Sunday, April 17, 2005
The Islamic Research Institute decided on the cancellation of permission to religious cassette tapes promoting violence. This decision was taken after finding tapes in which the content was different from what was approved. The non-approved content is believed to have influenced fundamentalists by...