Ali Gomaa, the Grand Mufti of the Arab Republic of Egypt, the man who has had to cover for fatwas o.k.-ing adult breastfeeding at work and the beneficial qualities of drinking the Prophet’s urine, writes in the Washington Post’s OnFaith today on the need for those who issue fatwas to understand the times that they [...]
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What the fatwa? volume II
Posted in Egypt, The Big Picture on June 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Your Egyptian Voter Registration: Make-up and a Mini
Posted in Egypt on June 12, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
“If I had heavy makeup and miniskirt on, they would have allowed me to vote with pleasure,” said Safaa Hegazy, a veiled woman who was prevented by police from entering another station in Giza.
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But Safwat el-Sherif, the speaker of the Shura Council, said Monday’s voting would be “free and transparent”.
Summoning this blogger’s best Bill Clinton: [...]
What the fatwa?
Posted in Egypt, Human Rights on June 12, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Operating on consular-like hours (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), what might be called the Fatwa Desk of Al Azhar University in Egypt pumps out religious decrees. One can imagine a sort of DMV-esque scene, with weary patrons padding along Cairo’s streets to get to the university early, trundling to the front of the line to [...]
