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After Āmna Nuṣayr’s Comments…Al-Azhar Issues Fatwa on “Marriage of a Muslim Woman to a Non-Muslim Man
Date of source: Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Professor of Islamic Thought and Philosophy at al-Azhar University Āmna Nuṣayr has sparked a heated debate on social media after stating that nothing in Islam prevents a Muslim woman from marrying a non-Muslim man.
Biography: Nawāl al-Saʿdāwī
Date of source: Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Nawāl al-Saʿdāwī was born in Kafr Tahlah in Egypt's Delta, in 1931. Arab Women's Solidarity Association (AWSA) which was headed by al-Saʿdāwī  came to existence as an international non-profit organization that aims at promoting Arab women's active participation in social, economic, cultural, and...
Egyptian News: Āmnah Nasīr: Veiling of women is an order from Allah and cannot be disputed… El-Shobashī’s call is extreme
Date of source: Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Dr. Āmnah Nasīr, Professor of Islamic Doctrine and Philosophy, has said that the journalist Sharīf El-Shobashī’s call to women to remove the hijab is radical. 
5. Post-Mubārak Egypt at a crossroads
Date of source: Monday, March 21, 2011
According to the Egyptian Government they are working on building a modern civil and democratic state where all Egyptians, including Copts, will enjoy the rights of citizenship. However, people fear that if such a state is not created, the military will go on ruling Egypt, or a religious state will...
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