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Date of source: Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Considering the large number of female professors of fiqh [Islamic jurisprudence] and shari’a [Islamic law,] who actually practice ifta [fatwa-giving] on satellite channels, newspapers and magazines, isn’t it high time that the giving of fatwas by female jurists is done in an officially recognized...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 5, 2002
Dr. Abdel-Mo´ti Bayoumi expressed the opinion that Muslims need to adopt a religious discourse that can reconcile them with the whole world. He added that all scholars have the right to give fatwas and even women can give fatwas.
Date of source: Saturday, September 18, 2004
Dr. Soad Saleh, the head of the department of compared jurisprudence at the Azhar University, proposed her idea of creating a committee for women's fatwas to be affiliated with the Dar Al-Iftaa [House of fatwa-giving] to the current Grand Mufti Dr. Clearly enough, Dr. Soad has been totally...
Date of source: Monday, April 15, 2002
The new Mufti of Egypt decided to entrust the task of issuing fatwas to the Islamic Research Institute. The author believes this not to be a good decision, as the Institute has charged many intellectuals with kufr [unbelief] and is not known for defending the freedom of opinion. He suggested the...
Date of source: Thursday, March 3, 2005
Women have climbed the top of the political ladder in the Muslim world and occupied the posts of prime minister and judges, but so far the post of Muftī seems to be unattainable.
6. Tomorrow the trial of Sheikha Manal who claims prophecy; the accused promotes ideas against Islam
Date of source: Monday, May 8, 2000
The Supreme Court of State Security will start tomorrow the trail of Sheikha Manal, who claims prophecy, and her followers. They are accused of disdaining Islam, promoting ideas that deform its picture, trying to cause conflict within society and holding meetings to study the ideas of their group.
Date of source: Saturday, April 29, 2000 to Thursday, May 4, 2000
The prosecution of Al-Waily ordered that "Sadika Hassan Gad", who is better known as "Sheikha Fawzya", to be put in jail. The investigations confirmed that the suspect was forging [documents] and deceiving people. During the investigations a large number of women gathered in front of the police...
Date of source: Saturday, March 25, 2000 to Friday, March 31, 2000
The phenomenon of "sheikhism" (claiming to have special spiritual vocation) is starting to devastate a wide range of Egyptian society. This requires our highest attention especially since it hits mainly women, the most vital cell in society.
Date of source: Saturday, March 25, 2000 to Friday, March 31, 2000
The appointment of "non-Azhar" female scholars as theologians, and ignoring those who have graduated from the Azhar has provoked a controversy specially after the case of [a certain woman called] Shereen who taught women Islamic religion without obtaining the relevant permission while dozens of Al...
Date of source: Wednesday, November 17, 1999
Dr. Su’ad Saleh, professor at the women’s college for Islamic studies at the Azhar University said that she is the mufti of women and that Islam does not limit the work of the mufti to men only.
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