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“Paying Zakāt for Non-Muslims”…A Fatwa Causes Controversy in Egypt Before Being Withdrawn
Date of source: Thursday, May 14, 2020
“It is forbidden to give zakāt to non-Muslims.”  The Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ released a fatwa [fatwā] a few days ago that caused controversy between Muslims and Copts in Egypt.  Egyptians were divided on social media with some rejecting and some supporting the fatwā.  The controversy about the fatwā...
Coptic Orthodox Church Struggles to Combat Fake Social Media Accounts and Other Imposters Requesting Donations on its Behalf…Pandemic Squeezes Church’s Usual Revenue Sources
Date of source: Saturday, September 26, 2020
The Coptic Orthodox Church continues to issue warnings over people trying to steal donations from Copts under various pretenses.  The latest comes from the Diocese of Dayr Mawās and Diljā, which warned of the circulation of receipts stamped with a seal attributed to “Brothers of the Lord” in the...
61. Where does the alms money go?
Date of source: Wednesday, July 4, 2007
The author talks about Muslims and Christians’ alms money and about what he called the "phenomenon of begging" in Egypt.
2. Conquerors were coming when the Shiite way of thinking appeared in Egypt
Date of source: Wednesday, December 20, 2000
Although the four major Sunna [orthodox] schools are the famous Islamic schools of thought in Egypt, Egypt was dominated by the Shiite’s for more than 200 years during the Fatimid era. The Shiite faith did not continue in Egypt because many of its denominations were extreme and this did not suit...
12. Neither extremism nor politics can sunder what God has put together!
Date of source: Sunday, January 2, 2000
From the very beginning, Egypt was never far from Islam. It was not a surprise to Egypt when Muslim armies were marching into it. There was not a single Muslim, during and after the Prophet’s life, who was not certain that Egypt would be opened up by Muslims...
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