Items related to Islamic law

Islamists chanting during protests of Islamic Sharia in Tahrir Square, Cairo, 9 November 2012. Thousands of Islamists gathered in Tahrir Square and main squares all over Egypt demanding implementation of Islamic Sharia.
Magdy Samaan 09 Nov 2012
  Members from nearly twenty different Islamic movements and parties gathered in Tahrir Square on Friday, in what...
A file photo of Abdel Moneim al-Shahat.
Egypt Independent 06 Nov 2012
A high-profile spokesperson for the Salafi Dawah, the parent organization of the Nour Party, accused the Muslim...
Egyptian church representatives pay a visit to Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb and Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa ahead of Eid al-Adha
Al-Masry Al-Youm 05 Jul 2012
The Coptic Orthodox Church threatened to withdraw its Constituent Assembly representatives Wednesday over concerns the...
Abdul Aziz Abdul Hamid of Saudi Arabia
AFP 10 Jun 2012
A Saudi city known for its ultra-conservatism has created its own version of the "Arabs Got Talent"...
Reuters 14 Feb 2012
The government, seeking to head off a funding crisis, is preparing to raise about US$2 billion through its first issue...
Valentine's Day gifts in Iran
AFP 14 Feb 2012
Iran may reject Western influences, but Valentine's Day has become a growing phenomenon thanks to the romantically...
Egyptian Grand Mufti Sheikh Ali Gomaa visits the first
Ahmed el-Beheri
Suzan Atef
23 Jan 2012
Parliament should be allowed to institute Islamic Sharia law, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa said at a meeting with youth groups...
Grand Shiekh of Al-Azhar Ahmed al-Tayeb
Egypt Independent 15 Jan 2012
Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb broke with strict traditional interpretations of Islamic law on Sunday by arguing...
Egyptian Grand Mufti Sheikh Ali Gomaa visits the first
Ahmed el-Beheri 11 Jan 2012
Egypt is a liberal country governed by a democratic system approved by Muslim scholars, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa told Al-...
File photo of presidential hopeful, Mohamed Selim al-Awa, during an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, 1 October, 2011.
Amina Ismail 13 Nov 2011
Last month, Mohamed Selim al-Awa, a moderate 69-year-old Islamist intellectual, announced the temporary suspension of...