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31. Mufti of the House of Egypt: “I don’t advise wearing the niqab”
Date of source: Sunday, October 8, 2006
The Muftī of Egypt, ‘Alī Jum‘ah, rejects charges levelled against official religious figures that they only serve the government’s point of view and justifies his fatwá which does not advise wearing the niqāb.
18. Jamal al-Banna allows smoking during fasting
Date of source: Sunday, September 10, 2006
Zaynab ‘Abd Allāh writes about the latest controversial fatwá by Jamāl al- Bannā about smoking during fasting. She claims that the fatwá is only meant to distract people’s attention since there is nothing logic about it.
15. Islamic scholars who claim takfir on Muslims deprive them from the right of ijtihad
Date of source: Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Dr. Wā’il ‘Aziz comments on the importance of ijtihād and the benefit of having different fatwás on certain topics.
5. New legislation to curb the sea of fatwas on the cards
Date of source: Thursday, June 22, 2006
In an attempt to curb the sea of fatwas, the Azhar has recently submitted a proposal to the People’s Assembly, in which it called for introducing legislation to criminalize the issuance of fatwas by unqualified Muslim scholars, Muhammad Khalīl writes.
8. The Azhar’s role in the Muslim world is not fading away, says imam
Date of source: Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Shaykh Tantāwī of the Azhar denied in an interview that the top Sunni Muslim institution is incapable of fulfilling its role, indicating that the Azhar is no longer sending a good number of teachers to Arab and Islamic countries purely for economic reasons.
31. The Islamization of Egypt over the past few decades, Egyptian nationalism and patriotism have receded, leaving space for Pan-Islamism. The real victims of the drastic transformation are undoubtedly the Copts who have been made to endure a de-facto dhi
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
A controversial article on the growing Islamization of Egypt and the effect this has on the Coptic community.
25. The religious institution is not innocent
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2006
The author in this article criticizes the muftī and the religious institution, refuting the muftī’s defense that it has never been responsible for terrorism, and calls for fatwas taking into account the spirit of modernity.
13. The Fatwa dilemma
Date of source: Friday, April 28, 2006
The grand muftī of Egypt sheds light on the reason behind the conflicting and bizarre fatwas perplexing people.
19. Islamic fatwas nowadays
Date of source: Friday, April 14, 2006
The author focuses on the problem of fatwas in Islamic countries nowadays and Muslims’ concerns about the future of Islamic jurisprudence.
17. Global fatwa authority is the only solution
Date of source: Friday, April 7, 2006
The religious committee of the People’s Assembly has suggested the establishment of a global authority for fatwas. The suggestion came as a result of the conflicts over fatwas and the need for a powerful body to refute misconceptions that have lately developed around Islam.

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