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44. Salim al-‘Awa: the shaykh of al-Azhar is not suited to writing fatwás and does not know “the allowed and the forbidden”
Date of source: Wednesday, October 4, 2006
Salīm al-‘Awa criticizes the abilities of the Shaykh of al-Azhar in drawing up fatwás, since he is not a specialist in Islamic jurisprudence.
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.
2. A plan to kill Hassan Hanafy in the same way as the plan to kill Naguib Mahfouz
Date of source: Monday, December 22, 1997
Subtitle: 1- The leader of the organization says, "When Dr. Yehia Ismael said that Hanafy was an apostate, we decided to kill him" 2- The one who was supposed to carry out the operation says, "The plan was to kill him with penknives. I have trained on how to do this in Nozha" 3- An official...
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.

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