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Al-Azhar to issue document to stand up for women’s rights in Islam
Egypt

Al-Azhar to issue document to stand up for women’s rights in Islam

As Egyptian president Abdel-Fattah Al-sisi announced that 2017 is the “women’s year", al-Azhar will issue a document detailing women's rights…
Turkey needs religious constitution, parliament speaker says
Middle East

Turkey needs religious constitution, parliament speaker says

Overwhelmingly Muslim Turkey needs a religious constitution and the precept of secularism should be dropped from the country's new charter,…
IS bans Christian slogans, Madonna music
Egypt

IS bans Christian slogans, Madonna music

The Islamic State in Syria is preventing football fans from wearing T-shirts bearing slogans for the world's most popular football…
Jihadi group calls for boycott of polls for violating Sharia
Egypt

Jihadi group calls for boycott of polls for violating Sharia

The Jihadi Organization, a right-wing Salafi movement, said Wednesday that it is asking citizens to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections…
Islamists protest in Cairo, call for Islamic law
Egypt

Islamists protest in Cairo, call for Islamic law

  More than 1,000 Islamists rallied in Cairo on Friday and called for the implementation of sharia Islamic law, highlighting…
Churches, Salafis disagree over new constitution
Egypt

Churches, Salafis disagree over new constitution

Representatives of the Egyptian churches on the Constituent Assembly on Monday rejected the Nour Party’s threats to withdraw members from…
Shura Council MPs violate official oath while swearing in
Egypt

Shura Council MPs violate official oath while swearing in

A number of MPs from Egypt’s newly elected Shura Council, the upper house of Parliament, violated the official oath while…
Senior judge’s comments about Sharia law stir debate
Egypt

Senior judge’s comments about Sharia law stir debate

The statements of Ahmed al-Zend, the head of the Egyptian Judges’ Club, in which he said that Egypt’s judges are…
Libyan Islamists rally to demand Sharia-based law
World

Libyan Islamists rally to demand Sharia-based law

Hundreds of Libyan Islamists rallied on Friday to demand that Muslim Sharia Law serve as a primary source of legislation.…
Sharia law declaration raises concerns in new Libya
World

Sharia law declaration raises concerns in new Libya

The announcement that Islamic Sharia law will be the basis of legislation in newly liberated Libya has raised concerns, especially…
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