Egyptian Grand Mufti
Profile: Nazir Ayyad appointed as the new Grand Mufti of Egypt – here’s what you need to know
Egypt
August 12, 2024
Profile: Nazir Ayyad appointed as the new Grand Mufti of Egypt – here’s what you need to know
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a republican decree appointing the Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Nazir Mohamed Ayyad,…
Video: Are dogs ritually impure? Egypt’s Grand Mufti says no.
Life & Style
August 17, 2020
Video: Are dogs ritually impure? Egypt’s Grand Mufti says no.
In response to the controversy over whether or not dogs should be bred at home, Grand Egyptian Mufti Shawki Allam…
Egypt seeks Mufti’s ruling on 75 possible death sentences
Egypt
July 28, 2018
Egypt seeks Mufti’s ruling on 75 possible death sentences
An Egyptian court said on Saturday it would transfer the cases of 75 people accused of security-related offenses, including…
Azhar condemns Alexandria attack, calls on Egyptians to stand by state institutions
Egypt
March 25, 2018
Azhar condemns Alexandria attack, calls on Egyptians to stand by state institutions
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb and Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawki Allam denounced the car bomb attack that killed two policemen…
Egypt court to sentence 21 in ‘Damietta Terrorist Cell’ to death
Egypt
December 19, 2017
Egypt court to sentence 21 in ‘Damietta Terrorist Cell’ to death
Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday referred the documents of 21 defendants in the “Damietta Terrorist Cell” case to Grand Mufti…