Islam
Endowments Ministry defends Shereen Reda’s likening of some prayer calls to ‘animal sounds’
Egypt
December 27, 2017
Endowments Ministry defends Shereen Reda’s likening of some prayer calls to ‘animal sounds’
The Head of Religious Affairs in the Ministry of Endowments, Gaber Tayae, defended actress Shereen Reda’s criticism of some voices…
Azhar Sheikh criticizes Shereen Reda’s description of some calls to prayer as ‘animal sounds’
Egypt
December 25, 2017
Azhar Sheikh criticizes Shereen Reda’s description of some calls to prayer as ‘animal sounds’
Hathifa Al-Mosyar, professor of belief and philosophy at Azhar University, criticized actress Shereen Reda’s attack on the voices of some…
‘Sheikh Jackson’ awaits Al-Azhar verdict after accusations of ‘contempt of religion’
Cinema/TV
December 20, 2017
‘Sheikh Jackson’ awaits Al-Azhar verdict after accusations of ‘contempt of religion’
Amr Salama, the prominent Egyptian director, said on Monday the General Prosecutor conducted an investigation against him because of his latest movie Sheikh…
Torn trousers for men violate Islamic teachings: Top Egyptian Islamic institution
Egypt
December 19, 2017
Torn trousers for men violate Islamic teachings: Top Egyptian Islamic institution
One of Egypt’s leading Islamic educational institutes and government bodies, Dar al-Ifta al-Miṣriyyah, which was founded to represent Islam and…
Veiling is compulsory in Islam, debate unacceptable: Al-Azhar
Society
December 5, 2017
Veiling is compulsory in Islam, debate unacceptable: Al-Azhar
Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the Sunni Muslim world’s main religious institution, asserted on Monday in a fatwa, or religious decree, that it is…
Germany’s far right to pick new leaders amid pro-refugee protests
World
December 2, 2017
Germany’s far right to pick new leaders amid pro-refugee protests
Members of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) gathered Saturday to vote on new leadership after the party’s triumphant turnout…
Al-Azhar accredits 50 clerics to give official fatwas on TV
Egypt
November 16, 2017
Al-Azhar accredits 50 clerics to give official fatwas on TV
Muslim Egyptians are set to receive televised clarifications and explanations on Islamic religious matters from 50 religious clerics accredited by Egypt’s largest…
Egyptian Fatwa House says working in cigarettes companies haram in Islam
Society
October 12, 2017
Egyptian Fatwa House says working in cigarettes companies haram in Islam
Working in cigarette factories is prohibited in Islam according to a recent Fatwa issued by Dar Al-Ifta Al-Misriya (the Egyptian…
Getting tattoo permissible for girls, sin for boys: Egypt’s former Grand Mufti, Ali Gomaa
Life & Style
October 9, 2017
Getting tattoo permissible for girls, sin for boys: Egypt’s former Grand Mufti, Ali Gomaa
Traditionally, permanently tattooing the body has long been considered a sin in Islam because it involves “mutilating” the body, changing…
Umm Kulthum back to broadcast on Saudi state-TV after 30-year ban
Egypt
October 3, 2017
Umm Kulthum back to broadcast on Saudi state-TV after 30-year ban
State-run Saudi cultural channel Al-Thakafiya TV resumed broadcasting on Tuesday for the first time in 30 years one of the…