CAIRO -- The 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 ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 6 (UPI) -- Women who have sufficient knowledge of Islamic teachings can become mufti and issue fatwas, the chief mufti of Dubai says. Dr. Ahmed al-Haddad, the head ...

In some parts of the Muslim world, concern is growing over the proliferation of "fatwas," the religious rulings that guide devout Muslims in all aspects of life. An explosion of fatwas on television ...

RIYADH (Reuters) - The number of fatwas, or edicts on belief and behavior, is exploding in Islamic countries as Web sites, television and radio vie to outdo the mosque, but that doesn't mean believers ...

Dubai: When it comes to fatwas spread on Twitter — a recent trend that gained popularity in the region following the arrival of Ramadan — making sure of the tweet’s reliability lies on the receiver as ...

Despite strong objections from Al-Azhar, on 19 July parliament provisionally approved a law regulating religious fatwas. Drafted by Osama Al-Abd, the head of parliament’s Religious Endowments ...

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A multi-religious group has warned that the proposed Federal Territories Mufti Bill could make fatwas legally binding and potentially infringe on non-Muslim rights. “We are deeply concerned that the ...

The ideology that reigns in Saudi Arabia comes into plain view on the website of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars, where boys and girls sharing a swimming pool causes "mischief and evil" and ...