CAIRO – 19 May 2022: Alexandria Criminal Court ruled Wednesday to refer the case in which the defendant Abdel Rahman el-Nahr accused of murdering Priest Arsanios Wadeed to the Grand Mufti for religious advisory on death sentence. Grand Mufti’s opinion...اقرأ المزيد
CAIRO – 5 March 2022: Egypt’s Foreign Ministry condemned yesterday the in the strongest terms the terrorist bombing that targeted a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, which killed dozens. “The Egyptian government and people express their...اقرأ المزيد
CAIRO – 4 March 2022: Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawki Allam condemned the bombing of a Shia Mosque in Pakistan’s Peshawar during the Friday prayer, which killed at least 45 and injured dozens. “Terrorist groups do not observe the sanctity of blood...اقرأ المزيد
CAIRO – 5 January 2022: Ismailia Criminal Court, on Wednesday, sentenced to death Abdel Rahman Nazmy, known as “Dabour” over charges of brutally murdering a citizen and attempting to kill two others in a crowded street in Ismailia. The ruling came...اقرأ المزيد
Islam promotes the protection of the environment as Prophet Muhammad (Peace and Blessing be Upon Him) forbade burning plants, cutting palm trees and polluting the environment in general and water in particular, said Egyptian Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam at...اقرأ المزيد
CAIRO – 11 December 2021: Having the coronavirus vaccines is a “religious duty as it preserves the people’s lives from death,” said the Egyptian Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam on Friday. In his weekly interview with Nadhra talk show on Sada El...اقرأ المزيد
An advisory to the Grand Mufti allowed virtual wedding ceremonies and signing marriage contracts using video conference technology in Egypt. “Men and women can make their marriage contract via using video conference technology,” said Magdy Ashour,...اقرأ المزيد
Joining the banned group of the Muslim Brotherhood “is religiously forbidden,” stated the Egyptian grand Mufti Shawqi Allam in media remarks on Friday evening, Al-Watan newspaper reported. In response to a question on the religious legitimacy of...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s Grand Mufti and President of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide Shawqi Allam called for preserving and advancing the role of the Arabic language [the Classical Arabic], adding that it is a national duty in order to preserve...اقرأ المزيد
Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawki Allam announced that belonging to the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood group is religiously forbidden due to its ideologies that call for inciting violence. In an interview with Nathra talk show on Sada al-Balad T.V., Allam said...اقرأ المزيد