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As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women’s rights
Middle East
February 21, 2022
As Kuwait cracks down, a battle erupts over women’s rights
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — It all started over yoga. When an instructor in Kuwait this month advertised a desert wellness…
The ‘bad boy’ cleric poised to be Iraq’s next kingmaker
Middle East
May 4, 2016
The ‘bad boy’ cleric poised to be Iraq’s next kingmaker
For years after the 2003 American invasion of Iraq, the Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had an outsized influence on the…
Clerics denounce burning alive of pilot as un-Islamic
Egypt
February 4, 2015
Clerics denounce burning alive of pilot as un-Islamic
Muslim clerics widely condemned the burning to death of a Jordanian pilot by Islamic State, saying such a form of…
Muslim Brotherhood nominates senior leader for grand mufti post
Egypt
February 10, 2013
Muslim Brotherhood nominates senior leader for grand mufti post
The Muslim Brotherhood has nominated one of its senior leaders for the influential position of grand mufti, the nation's top…
Mount Lebanon mufti urges Egyptians to unite, avoid violence
Egypt
December 10, 2012
Mount Lebanon mufti urges Egyptians to unite, avoid violence
Mount Lebanon Mufti Mohamed Ali al-Juzu, an influential cleric, called on Egyptians to be patient, avoid violence and stick to…