Topic: Ali Gomaa
The Mufti of the Republic Ali Gomaa has urged all Egyptians to work together for the best interests of their country.. . Challenges are great but...
An Egyptian court condemned a policeman to death on Sunday for killing 20 protesters, in the first such sentencing of a security forces member for the murder of demonstrators during a January-February revolt.Mohammed al-Sonni was found guilty of having shot dead ...
Egypt's top cleric doesn't want call to prayer ringing on Muslims' cellphonesEgypt's top cleric wants Muslims to answer the call to prayer, but not when its ringing on their cellphones.Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa issued a fatwa, or a ...
CAIRO (Reuters) - Using Koranic verses and the call to prayer as mobile phone ringtones is inappropriate and violates the sanctity of the word of God, Egypt's highest religious legal authority, Mufti Ali Gomaa, said on Wednesday.Verses from the Koran have ...
A Cairo court confirmed a death sentence against an Egyptian tycoon and an ex-cop hitman for the murder of a Lebanese pop star after the verdict was approved by the country's top cleric.Judge Al-Mohammedi Qunsua confirmed sentences of death by ...
A Cairo court on Wednesday asked the country's Mufti to authorise the death sentence for an Egyptian man convicted of killing a Moroccan singer's daughter and a friend in November, a judicial source said. "The court has sent the paper ...
Growth of 'New Media' Fatwas Rankles Traditional Islamic EstablishmentThe Internet, satellite television and even the telephone are increasingly being used in the Muslim world to issue fatwas _ religious decrees _ on issues as varied as whether women can pluck their eyebrows ...
