Date of source: Monday, May 21, 2007
Safwat Hijāzī is one of the cleric stars of satellite channels who became famous over the last few years and whose opinions have engendered a lot of controversy.
Date of source: Monday, September 11, 2006
In an attempt to quench the uproar over his recent fatwá that appeared
to allow the
killing of Israeli Jews worldwide, Muslim dā‘īyah Shaykh
Safwat
Hijāzī, explains in two interviews with Sawt al-Ummah and al-Wafd that his
fatwá
should only be carried out during wartime.
Date of source: Monday, August 21, 2006
The article deals with the
security interference in the selection of preachers for mosques, citing
a letter signed by a police major
general prohibiting Dr. Safwat Hijāzī from delivering sermons in
mosques after he gave a
fatwá allowing the killing of Israeli tourists.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 15, 2006
A
few days ago Muslim dā‘īyah, Dr. Safwat
Hijāzī, issued a fatwá
urging Muslims to declare war against Israeli civilians worldwide.
The fatwá was severely
condemned by the Azhar, the highest religious institution in the Muslim
world, as incorrect and
terrorist in nature.
Date of source: Monday, May 30, 2005
It is not about defending the terrorist Ashraf Sa‘īd Yousuf, but rather about defending [the human being] Ashraf who was born and died in miserable inhuman conditions. He was a “citizen” who had always lived on the peripheries of society and ended up dying shamefully
Date of source: Monday, March 14, 2005
Copt lodges complaint against Pope Shenouda
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