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21. The deluge of fatwás on satellite stations is a lucrative business, says the mufti
Date of source: Friday, October 27, 2006
Muftīī of the Republic, Dr. ‘Alī Jum‘ah, severely criticizes religious opinions proclaimed by non-specialists on satellite channels and said these opinions, which should not be called fatwás, cause confusion amongst Muslims. He urged society to adopt a common culture to confront these opinions.
20. Dr Su‘ad Salih: The position of mufti is a woman’s right
Date of source: Saturday, October 28, 2006
Dr Su‘ād Sālih discusses issues that are related to women in the Islamic sharī‘ah, such as the Ḥijāb, female Muftīīs and the right of women to work in Islām.
25. ‘Abd al-Mu‘ti Bayyumi, a member of the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy, to al-Sharq al-Awsat: there is nothing in the Azhar’s regulations which prevents women from joining the academy
Date of source: Thursday, October 12, 2006
Al-Sharq al-Awsat interviews Dr. ‘Abd al-Mu‘tī Bayyūmī, a member of the Azhar’s Islamic Research Academy and the former deputy head of the Religious Affairs Committee at the People’s Assembly, about a number of issues, including the controversial statement of Pope Benedict on Islam and...
58. Pastors: pregnancy, delivering and others block women from being pastors
Date of source: Sunday, April 2, 2006
Pastors of the Evangelical church and the Hanging Church in Egypt elaborate on the issue of ordaining women priests and elders.
13. Shaykh of the Azhar confirms that women can occupy all positions of leadership. An Indonesian woman provokes controversy by reading Qur’an at the opening of the Azhar’s international conference
Date of source: Wednesday, March 15, 2006
An Indonesian woman has read Qur’ānic verses in the opening of an international conference at the Azhar University, causing controversy.
8. The Azhar University lost me for the position of rector …I am not sad!
Date of source: Thursday, October 16, 2003
The article is an interview with Dr. Abdel-Mo´ti Bayoumi. He comments on ijtihad, secularism and the legality of women issuing fatwas. He also comments on his expectation of being appointed rector of the Azhar University.
36. The mufti refutes Western claims about Islam in an interview with an American writer…Islam did justice to women but the West treats them as commodities
Date of source: Tuesday, July 22, 2003
Dr. Margo Badran, American professor of Islamic Culture at Northwestern University, interviewed the Mufti of Egypt on the position of women in Islam. The Mufti refuted western allegations in that respect.
21. A professor at the Azhar University asks Egypt´s mufti to appoint a female mufti for women and accuses the Grand Imam of the Azhar of ignoring her demands
Date of source: Sunday, March 2, 2003
Dr. Soad Saleh, comparative jurisprudence professor at the Azhar University, says that the Mufti of Egypt welcomes her demand to appoint a female mufti. She accepts women assuming presidency of the State but rejects that a woman be appointed as a grand imam of the Azhar
20. A professor at the Azhar University asks to grant women the right to issue fatwa, after a woman was appointed judge
Date of source: Friday, February 28, 2003
Dr. Soad Saleh, comparative jurisprudence professor at the Azhar University, demanded that an office be allocated to a female jurist at Dar Al-Ifta, so that women may present their inquiries to her and receive answers.
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].

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