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Islamic panel decrees voters must choose candidate who will apply Sharia
Egypt

Islamic panel decrees voters must choose candidate who will apply Sharia

A panel of Islamic scholars has issued a fatwa, or religious decree, that would prohibit voting for any presidential candidate…
Dar al-Ifta: Islam prohibits handouts to influence voters
Egypt

Dar al-Ifta: Islam prohibits handouts to influence voters

Islam prohibits presidential candidates from securing votes through handouts of money, food, or anything else, according to a statement from…
Al-Azhar rejects laws annulling its religious reference
Egypt

Al-Azhar rejects laws annulling its religious reference

Al-Azhar rejects any laws concerning its role that were not primarily drafted by members of the institution, Grand Imam Ahmed…
Christian student sentenced to jail for insulting Islam
Egypt

Christian student sentenced to jail for insulting Islam

An Egyptian court on Wednesday sentenced a 17-year-old Christian boy to three years in jail for publishing cartoons on his…
Adel Imam’s appeal against contempt of religion jail sentence adjourned
Egypt

Adel Imam’s appeal against contempt of religion jail sentence adjourned

A court on Tuesday adjourned to 24 April an appeal case filed by actor Adel Imam, who received a three-month…
France would bar entry to Yusuf al-Qaradawi
Egypt

France would bar entry to Yusuf al-Qaradawi

The French government will deny entry to an influential Egyptian preacher if he accepts an invitation from an Islamic organization…
Bomb kills 4 Thai soldiers in Muslim south
World

Bomb kills 4 Thai soldiers in Muslim south

NARATHIWAT, Thailand — Four soldiers were killed and one was critically wounded when insurgents detonated a roadside bomb in Thailand's…
Islamist leaders reject policemen’s beard-growing movement
Egypt

Islamist leaders reject policemen’s beard-growing movement

Policemen should not be allowed to grow their beards, given the sensitivity of the transitional phase, a Salafi Front spokesperson…
Facebook pages call for allowing police, army officers to grow beards
Egypt

Facebook pages call for allowing police, army officers to grow beards

Facebook users who say they are police officers have created a Facebook page titled “I am a bearded policeman,” saying…
Calm restored in Egypt village after sectarian tension
Egypt

Calm restored in Egypt village after sectarian tension

Archbishop Girgis Gamil of Mit Bashar village in Sharqiya on Tuesday said the village is calm again after tensions flared…
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