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Grand Muftī of Egypt, Shawqī 'Allām, said that the exploitation of fatwás to deepen the rift is a detested and forbidden practice in Islam. In his TV-broadcast speech, he called for protection of the institutions of the state against any attack by any means, pointing out that such doing is a crime that is punished by Islamic and state laws.  He reaffirmed that carrying arms during demonstrations and sit-ins is forbidden by Islamic law. He said that defilement, violations and destruction that houses of worship have witnessed, are rejected by Islamic Law (Author not mentioned, Aswāt Masrīya, Aug. 19). Read original text in Arabic.