Egyptians are busy with a controversial religious edict [fatwa] issued by the Fatwa Secretariat of Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta. The edict prohibits “electronic conversations between the sexes on social media, except when necessary.” Dar al-Ifta removed the edict from its official website less than 48 hours after it was posted last Friday [Aug. 29], but that did not stop the debate on social media, especially as the edict was issued in conjunction with a government decision banning the mixing of the sexes in health clubs.
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