Grand Mufti
Asharq al-Awsat: Senior Brotherhood member might be next mufti
Egypt
February 4, 2013
Asharq al-Awsat: Senior Brotherhood member might be next mufti
Muslim Brotherhood Guidance Bureau member Abdel Rahman al-Bar is one of the candidates nominated by Al-Azhar's Senior Scholars Authority to…
Grand mufti approves death penalty for ‘Innocence of Muslims’ producers
Egypt
January 29, 2013
Grand mufti approves death penalty for ‘Innocence of Muslims’ producers
Egypt's Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa has approved a death sentence delivered in absentia for seven Coptic Egyptian expats accused of…
Grand mufti to decide on death sentence in Ismailia mosque murder case
Egypt
November 10, 2012
Grand mufti to decide on death sentence in Ismailia mosque murder case
Ismailia Criminal Court on Saturday adjourned its final verdict in the case of a man murdered while praying inside…
Court refers 19 convicts to grand mufti for sentencing recommendation
Egypt
October 11, 2012
Court refers 19 convicts to grand mufti for sentencing recommendation
An Ismailia court referred 19 defendants convicted of murder to Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa Thursday to decide whether they should…
Grand mufti: Morsy should address Copts’ fears
Egypt
June 27, 2012
Grand mufti: Morsy should address Copts’ fears
President-elect Mohamed Morsy should address the fears of his Coptic “brothers” and their problems on the ground, Grand Mufti Ali…
Grand mufti calls for accepting election results
Egypt
May 21, 2012
Grand mufti calls for accepting election results
Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa called on Egyptians to vote in the presidential election and accept the result regardless of what…
Protesters demand dismissal of grand mufti for visiting Jerusalem
Egypt
April 22, 2012
Protesters demand dismissal of grand mufti for visiting Jerusalem
Hundreds of representatives from political groups protested Sunday at Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta, the Islamic body responsible for issuing religious decrees,…
Western secularism not suitable for Egypt, says grand mufti
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Western secularism not suitable for Egypt, says grand mufti
Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa has said that the secularism of the West is not suitable for Egypt and thus should…
Al-Azhar decries calls for civil disobedience
Egypt
February 8, 2012
Al-Azhar decries calls for civil disobedience
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb and Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa have both announced their rejection of calls for civil disobedience…
Egypt’s grand mufti: Civil state not at odds with Islam
Egypt
January 11, 2012
Egypt’s grand mufti: Civil state not at odds with Islam
Egypt is a liberal country governed by a democratic system approved by Muslim scholars, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa told Al-Masry…