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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 Islam Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:29:00 -0600 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 Islam Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:07:00 -0600 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 Islam Sun, 25 Apr 2010 18:26:00 -0600 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 Islam Sun, 25 Apr 2010 17:41:00 -0600 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 Islam Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:31:00 -0600 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 Islam Sat, 17 Apr 2010 08:22:00 -0600 " 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 Islam Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:06:00 -0700 Whoever mixes the sexes should be killed! http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/jail_for_arabs_who_work_with_jews.html Islam Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:40:00 -0700 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 Islam Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:07:00 -0700 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 Islam Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:28:00 -0700 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 Islam Wed, 13 Jan 2010 07:09:00 -0700 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 Islam Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:59:00 -0700 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 Islam Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:30:00 -0600 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 Islam Sun, 06 Sep 2009 07:00:00 -0600 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 Islam Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:34:00 -0600 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 Islam Tue, 01 Sep 2009 06:06:00 -0600 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 Islam Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:08:00 -0600 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 Islam Mon, 10 Aug 2009 12:23:00 -0600 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 Islam Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:32:00 -0600 Several actors and singers build their own mosques http://voiceofthecopts.org/en/islam/fatwa_bangladeshi_woman_brutally_whipped.html Islam Mon, 29 Jun 2009 20:48:00 -0600 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 Islam Fri, 26 Jun 2009 13:26:00 -0600 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 Islam Wed, 17 Jun 2009 18:09:00 -0600 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 Islam Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:40:00 -0600 Says they are legitimate unless banned by the state Voice Of The Copts