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1. A new killing fatwa revised by Dr. Yehia Ismael. Dr. Said El Qemni gets ready to escape to Paris
Date of source: Monday, December 22, 1997
The author criticises the fatwa declaring Dr. Hassan Hanafy to be an apostate and explains how Dr. Hanafy’s work was taken out of context, and twisted to imply that he opposed Islam.
4. The grand sheikh of the Azhar gives fatwa to kill Tatiana
Date of source: Tuesday, July 1, 1997
Subtitles:1- Dr. Tantawy: She who drew this nasty picture deserves death. The Mufti demands the Israeli government and men of religion declare their position from concerning this immoral action.2- Men of religion: "This is a declaration of war against Islam".3- Arabic newspapers: "It is the most...
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.
35. Azhar head says Baha’is are apostates that must be punished
Date of source: Friday, May 19, 2006
The review deals with the issue of the Bahā’ī faith in Egypt in the light of a recent court ruling allowing their religion to be included in official documents like identity cards, passports or birth certificates, amidst an outcry from the Azhar and several intellectuals.
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.

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