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March 7, 2021

Al-Azhar Rejects Al-Sisi’s Recent Proposal to Enact a Law for Banning Verbal Divorce

February 8, 2017 Ahmed Rashed

Al-Azhar, Egypt’s top Islamic authority, has rejected Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s recent calls to reduce Egypt’s escalating divorce rate by ending verbal divorce. On January 24, during a speech at the Police Academy, al-Sisi referenced a 2015 report [ More … ]

Egyptian Authorities Order Muslim Clerics to Deliver Identical, Pre-written Friday Sermons

July 15, 2016 Ahmed Rashed

Egyptian authorities stated this week that Muslim clerics would be required to read out same pre-written identical weekly sermons, as a part of an initiative presented by Abdel Fatah al-Sisi to combat extremism. Since 2014, [ More … ]

Friday sermons

Al-Azhar Rejects Al-Sisi’s Recent Proposal to Enact a Law for Banning Verbal Divorce

Egyptian Authorities Order Muslim Clerics to Deliver Identical, Pre-written Friday Sermons

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Pope Francis meets Iraq’s Shia leader al-Sistani

Israel intimidates Hamas supporters to stop them running for elections

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