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41. Ami;na Wadoud, a “role model” for Muslim women
Date of source: Saturday, July 23, 2005 to Friday, July 29, 2005
Jamāl al-Banna’s book Jawāz Imāmit al-Mar’a [the legality of women leading prayers] debates many issues, especially that of gender equality in Islam. He uses Dr. Amīna Wadoud leading men and women in prayers [in New York], as an example [for Muslim women].
5. Nothing wrong with women leading men in prayers
Date of source: Wednesday, October 5, 2005
In his book, Jawāz Imāmat al-Mar’a Lil Rijāl [permissibility of women leading men in prayers], Jamāl al-Bannā argues that it is religiously acceptable for women to lead men in prayers.
18. The Azhar bans ‘sedition-fomenting’ books
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2005
The Azhar’s Islamic Research Institute under Grand Imām Shaykh Muhammad Sayyid Tantāwī approved banning the publication of books that “foment sedition and cause rifts in the Arab and Muslim ranks.”
27. Dr. Al-Tayyib: No US demands to change al-Azhar curricula!
Date of source: Friday, March 25, 2005
Dr. Ahmad al -Tayyib, President of the Azhar University, talks in al-Musawwar about the legality of a woman leading prayer, the Western demands for a change in the Azhar curricula, and reports that Jihād verses were omitted from the Azhar curricula.
1. In spite of the objection of the Mufti and some of the sheikhs.. Dr. Zaqzouq issued the following decision: The woman.. preacher of a mosque
Date of source: Wednesday, April 12, 2000
In spite of the objection of the Mufti and some sheikhs, the Minister of Al-Awqaf issued a decision agreeing to the appointment of women as assistants to the main preachers of the mosques. The Minister confirmed that women should pass through certain tests before they are appointed for these jobs.
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