Dar Al-Ifta
Transgender in Egypt: Islam’s stance on sex reassignment surgery
Features/Interviews
January 7, 2018
Transgender in Egypt: Islam’s stance on sex reassignment surgery
With recent discussions about psychological disorders, intersex and deviant behavior, Egyptians are not aware of the phenomenon of so-called sex…
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-Miá¹£riyyah, which was founded to represent Islam and…
MPs call on government to monitor Facebook, suspend male-female online communication
Egypt
July 1, 2017
MPs call on government to monitor Facebook, suspend male-female online communication
Parliament members have called on the government to practice censorship on social media networks in Egypt to suspend online communication…
Dar al-Ifta slams apostacy allegations against Ahmed Zewail
Egypt
August 9, 2016
Dar al-Ifta slams apostacy allegations against Ahmed Zewail
Dar al-Ifta, an official body that provides guidance on Islamic law, has condemned extremist groups for conducting smear campaigns against…
Dar al-Ifta expects war between takfiri organizations
Egypt
April 20, 2015
Dar al-Ifta expects war between takfiri organizations
The Dar al-Ifta said what IS has achieved will ignite a war between all takfiri organizations, especially between the supporters…
Dar al-Ifta sends book refuting terrorist thoughts to foreign embassies in Egypt
Egypt
February 10, 2015
Dar al-Ifta sends book refuting terrorist thoughts to foreign embassies in Egypt
Dar al-Ifta, the educational institute of Al-Azhar that clarifies Islamic interpretation, has sent a book in English titled “The Ideological…
Dar al-Ifta: Over 500,000 religious edicts in 2014
Egypt
December 31, 2014
Dar al-Ifta: Over 500,000 religious edicts in 2014
Dar al-Ifta said it issued more than 520,000 religious edicts in 2014 in 10 languages. In its annual report on Tuesday,…
Dar al-Ifta: Supporting terrorist groups is haram, jihad must be under state auspices
Egypt
September 25, 2014
Dar al-Ifta: Supporting terrorist groups is haram, jihad must be under state auspices
Dar al-Ifta said in a fatwa (religious edict) on Thursday that joining or supporting armed groups in any way is…
Dar al-Ifta: Western media serve terrorism
Egypt
September 2, 2014
Dar al-Ifta: Western media serve terrorism
The Dar al-Ifta warned that the Western media fuel conflict and portray the crimes of terrorist groups, who falsely claim…
Shahin: I insist on divorcing Brotherhood wives
Egypt
February 3, 2014
Shahin: I insist on divorcing Brotherhood wives
Mazhar Shahin, the imam of Omar Makram Mosque, said on Facebook that he insists that husbands of women who belong…