http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/ ©2008 voiceofthecopts.org voiceofthecopts.org 2010-07-29T10:36:37-06:00 http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/football-uae_orders_fatwa_on_vuvuzelas.html 2010-07-10T08:01:00-06:00 2010-07-10T08:01:00-06:00 AFP UAE religious authority rules vuvuzelas forbidden http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/fatwa_fight_rages_between_saudi_clerics.html 2010-07-03T17:12:00-06:00 2010-07-03T17:12:00-06:00 Al Arabiya - AFP Heated debates swept Saudi religious circles as one cleric ruled that music was not un-Islamic while another supported adult breastfeeding and mixed-gender prayers. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/us_muslim_jurists_forbid_aid_to_troops.html 2010-06-30T04:50:00-06:00 2010-06-30T04:50:00-06:00 Ahmed al-Shiti - Al Arabiya The Assembly of Muslim Jurists of America (AMJA) issued a fatwa prohibiting offering aid to foreign troops in Muslim countries whether on the personal or the business levels. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/iran_top_cleric_says_dogs_unclean_as_pets.html 2010-06-19T11:21:00-06:00 2010-06-19T11:21:00-06:00 Reuters A senior Iranian cleric has decreed dogs are "unclean" and should not be kept as pets -- a move aimed at discouraging Western-style dog ownership in the Islamic state, a newspaper reported on Saturday. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/it_s_illegal_for_women_to_work.html 2010-05-12T05:02:00-06:00 2010-05-12T05:02:00-06:00 Pervez Iqbal Siddiqui - TNN Darul Uloom Deoband, the self-appointed guardian for Indian Muslims, in a Talibanesque fatwa that reeked of tribal patriarchy, has decreed that it is "haram" and illegal according to the Sharia for a family to accept a woman's earnings. Clerics at the largest Sunni Muslim seminary after Cairo's Al-Azhar said the decree flowed from the fact that the Sharia prohibited proximity of men and women in the workplace. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/egypt_mufti_sanctions_mingling_of_the_sexes.html 2010-04-29T15:29:00-06:00 2010-04-29T15:29:00-06:00 Al Arabiya A simmering controversy among religious scholars in Saudi Arabia on whether sex segregation is permissible in Islam spilled over into Egypt, where the country’s Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa has thrust his voice behind moderates sanctioning mixed gender environments. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/mecca_men_and_women_can_pray_together.html 2010-04-28T06:07:00-06:00 2010-04-28T06:07:00-06:00 Asia News Ahmed al-Ghamdi says that the strict separation between the sexes that exists today did not exist at the time of Muhammad. Conservatives respond harshly: a fatwa says that he "must be killed." The official Saudi news agency reports his removal and a few hours later deletes the story. The issue also has economic implications. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/the_virginity_industry.html 2010-04-25T16:26:00-06:00 2010-04-25T16:26:00-06:00 Najlaa Abou Mehri - Linda Sills - BBC Radio 4 Young Arab women wait in an upmarket medical clinic for an operation that will not only change their lives, but quite possibly save it. Yet the operation is a matter of choice and not necessity. It costs about 2,000 euros (£1,700) and carries very little risk. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/charity_prayers_prevent_quakes.html 2010-04-25T15:41:00-06:00 2010-04-25T15:41:00-06:00 AFP A leading Iranian cleric has told the faithful they must pray and give to the poor to avoid the earthquakes that have often ravaged the country, a Tehran daily reported on Saturday. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/islamic_lawmaker_decries_child_marriage_ban_as_part_of_western_a.html 2010-04-19T04:31:00-06:00 2010-04-19T04:31:00-06:00 Alexandra Sandels - Latimes The recent death of 13-year old Yemeni child bride Elham Assi, who reportedly bled to death last week after being tied down and forced to have sex with her 23-year-old husband, has sparked outrage among rights activists in Yemen. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/extramarital_sex_causes_earthquakes.html 2010-04-17T06:22:00-06:00 2010-04-17T06:22:00-06:00 Al Arabiya " Many women who dress inappropriately ... cause youths to go astray, taint their chastity and incite extramarital sex in society, which increases earthquakes " http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/saudi_cleric_backs_gender_segregation_with_fatwa.html 2010-02-26T18:06:00-07:00 2010-02-26T18:06:00-07:00 Reuters Whoever mixes the sexes should be killed! http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/jail_for_arabs_who_work_with_jews.html 2010-02-01T08:40:00-07:00 2010-02-01T08:40:00-07:00 Hillel Fendel - Israel National News The supreme spiritual authority of the Palestinian Authority, Sheikh Taisar Tamimi, rules that Arabs who work in Jewish construction are traitors and must be imprisoned. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/saudis_to_regulate_chaotic_fatwas.html 2010-01-28T10:07:00-07:00 2010-01-28T10:07:00-07:00 RACHELLE KLIGER - THE MEDIA LINE Radical Islamic decrees out of hand in Saudi Arabia, religious authorities say. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/saudi_cleric_bans_muslims_from_joining_al-qaeda.html 2010-01-13T05:28:00-07:00 2010-01-13T05:28:00-07:00 Al Arabiya A prominent Saudi scholar has issued a fatwa banning Muslims from joining al-Qaeda and labeled it a violation of Islam's teachings, press reports said on Tuesday, amid concerns about the growing strength of operatives in Yemen. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/fatwa_bans_work_in_gaza_strip_tunnels.html 2010-01-13T05:09:00-07:00 2010-01-13T05:09:00-07:00 KHALED ABU TOAMEH - Jerusalem Post At the request of the Palestinian Authority, an Islamic scholar published a fatwa on Tuesday banning Muslims from digging or working in tunnels under the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/egypt_fatwa_on_gaza_wall_stirs_controversy.html 2010-01-03T16:59:00-07:00 2010-01-03T16:59:00-07:00 Mustafa Suleiman - Al Arabiya Egypt's top Islamic body issued a fatwa sanctioning the construction of a steel wall between Cairo and the impoverished Gaza Strip, causing a stir amongst several scholars who accused Egypt of stifling the resistance in the strip. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/malaysia_transsexuals_struggle_for_acceptance.html 2009-09-06T17:30:00-06:00 2009-09-06T17:30:00-06:00 AFP With her tight jeans, elaborate make-up and flowing hair, Tasha looks for all the world like a striking young woman. But her all-important Malaysian ID card declares she is a Muslim man. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/shiites_in_saudi_arabia_discriminated_against_as_non-believers.html 2009-09-06T05:00:00-06:00 2009-09-06T05:00:00-06:00 Asia News A report by HRW traces the marginalization of Shias in schools, courts, mosques, military, government, labour. Similarly (and perhaps worse) Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, etc are discriminated against. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/islam_allows_raping_torturing_prisoners.html 2009-09-01T10:34:00-06:00 2009-09-01T10:34:00-06:00 Nissan Ratzlav-Katz - Israel National News A highly influential Shi'a religious leader, with whom Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad regularly consults, apparently told followers last month that coercion by means of rape, torture and drugs is acceptable against all opponents of the Islamic regime http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/egypt_imam_criticizes_listening_to_quran_in_public.html 2009-09-01T04:06:00-06:00 2009-09-01T04:06:00-06:00 Mohamed al-Moatasem A top Egyptian scholar stirred controversy this week after he issued a fatwa restricting the places that Muslims can listen to the Quran, which had been vehemently rejected by the government in Cairo. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/egypt_fatwa_exempts_footballer_from_ramadan.html 2009-08-25T08:08:00-06:00 2009-08-25T08:08:00-06:00 AFP Egypt's top religious institution has exempted the national football team from fasting during the month of Ramadan ahead of an international tournament, officials said, but the players have refused. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/jordanian_fatwa_bans_pre-marital_virginity_check.html 2009-08-10T10:23:00-06:00 2009-08-10T10:23:00-06:00 Saad al-Silawi - Al Arabiya A religious Jordanian council has issued a fatwa banning male suitors from demanding virginity checks on girls who they planning to marry, media reports said Monday. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/egypt_scholars_ok_mosques_built_by_showbiz.html 2009-07-28T16:32:00-06:00 2009-07-28T16:32:00-06:00 Antar al-Sayed - Al Arabyia Several actors and singers build their own mosques http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/fatwa_bangladeshi_woman_brutally_whipped.html 2009-06-29T18:48:00-06:00 2009-06-29T18:48:00-06:00 Express DHAKA: A widow was whipped 202 times and a man 101 times following a fatwa by a religious leader for their alleged involvement in "anti-social activity" in a village in southeastern Bangladesh, prompting local protests and action by the police. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/egypt_imam_approves_punctuation_use_in_quran.html 2009-06-26T11:26:00-06:00 2009-06-26T11:26:00-06:00 Al Arabiya A prominent Egyptian preacher has issued a fatwa, or religious ruling, approving the use of punctuation in copies of the Quran, which has sparked protests by religious scholars who say the meaning can be changed if punctuation is inserted in the wrong place. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/saudi_fatwa_bans_travel_as_swine_flu_mutates.html 2009-06-17T16:09:00-06:00 2009-06-17T16:09:00-06:00 Al Arabiya Brazilian scientists discovered a new strain of swine flu Tuesday as the disease continued to spread in Middle Eastern countries, which reported new cases of swine flu, prompting a Saudi fatwa banning travel amid a global rise in infected cases. http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/egypt_s_mufti_sanctions_travelers_marriage.html 2009-04-21T17:40:00-06:00 2009-04-21T17:40:00-06:00 Ahmed al-Sayed Says they are legitimate unless banned by the state