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Grand mufti: Islam allows church building in Islamic countries
Egypt

Grand mufti: Islam allows church building in Islamic countries

Islamic law allows Copts to build churches in Islamic countries, Egyptian Grand Mufti Ali Gomma said in a statement on…
Political parties blast Brotherhood’s ‘Islam is the solution’ slogan
Egypt

Political parties blast Brotherhood’s ‘Islam is the solution’ slogan

The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party intention to use the slogan "Islam is the solution" in the upcoming parliamentary…
Sectarian clashes in Sohag after Copt conducts services without permission
Egypt

Sectarian clashes in Sohag after Copt conducts services without permission

Security authorities in Sohag Governorate, Upper Egypt, increased their presence in the village of Mudamer, Tama Township, on Monday, following…
Al-Azhar: We won’t remain silent in the face of encroaching Shiism
Egypt

Al-Azhar: We won’t remain silent in the face of encroaching Shiism

Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb said on Thursday that he rejects all attempts at spreading Shiism in Egypt and the…
Something to censor
Opinion

Something to censor

Book censorship in Egypt is alive and well and may signal trouble for the country’s fledgling democracy. It serves as…
Invitation of non-Sufi Islamists to Sufi conference provokes outcry among sheikhs
Egypt

Invitation of non-Sufi Islamists to Sufi conference provokes outcry among sheikhs

A number of Sufi sheikhs in Egypt on Wednesday expressed their disapproval at the invitations given out to a number…
Salafi leader demands cancellation of ‘man-made’ laws in Egypt
Egypt

Salafi leader demands cancellation of ‘man-made’ laws in Egypt

A Salafi leader called on Wednesday for the application of Islamic law in Egypt and the cancellation of all secular…
Libya disavows extreme Islam, Brotherhood doubled in number
World

Libya disavows extreme Islam, Brotherhood doubled in number

TRIPOLI - When it comes to Islam, moderation is the keyword in Libya, a country at pains to assure the…
Egypt’s Azhar blossoms in Arab Spring
Egypt

Egypt’s Azhar blossoms in Arab Spring

Egypt's highest religious authority, Al-Azhar, is emerging from the shadow of ousted President Hosni Mubarak as it tries to salvage…
1 killed, 2 injured in shooting near Danish mosque
World

1 killed, 2 injured in shooting near Danish mosque

COPENHAGEN - A shooting outside a Copenhagen mosque after prayers to mark the end of the Muslim fasting month of…
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