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Islam prohibits presidential candidates from securing votes through handouts of money, food, or anything else, according to a statement from…

Facebook users who say they are police officers have created a Facebook page titled “I am a bearded policeman,” saying…

The draft bill proposed by leaders of Al-Azhar to reform the oldest Sunni Muslim institution has sparked controversy among some…

A local human rights group has condemned the Egyptian government’s silence over a recent fatwa (religious edict) calling for the…

Mahmoud Amer, head of Egypt's Al-Sunna al-Mohamadiya religious group, issued a religious edict this week calling on Mohamed ElBaradei, former…

A recent fatwa issued by Iran’s supreme leader banning insults to Prophet Muhammad’s wife Aisha will not help ease tensions…

In a speech yesterday celebrating Laylat al-Qadr, President Hosni Mubarak denounced the tarnishing of Islam by voices from both within…

Riyadh--A move by Saudi Arabia to allow only clerics approved by King Abdullah to issue religious edicts is a signal…

A Saudi cleric has issued a religious edict allowing Muslim worshipers in areas of Saudi Arabia that experience unusually high…