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RECENTLY ADDED NEWS ARTICLES
- August 26, 2010: Moroccan Mufti, Abdul Bari Zamzami issues fatwa allowing persons to take medicine without water without breaking their fast
- August 15, 2010: United States: American Muslim Leaders Make Video to Rebut Militants
- August 15, 2010: United States: President Obama addresses the 2009 annual Iftar gathering at the White House [transcript of President's remarks]
- August 15, 2010: United States: President Obama addresses the 2010 annual Iftar gathering at the White House [transcript of President's remarks]
- August 15, 2010: United Kingdom: Alternatives to Ramadan fasting for pregnant women
- August 15, 2010: United States: Claremont School of Theology to add training for Muslim Imams
- August 15, 2010: Pakistan: Fasting begins as emergency workers struggle to get humanitarian aid to flood victims
SPECIAL COVERAGE
Death of Ayatollah Fadlallah
July 4, 2010
Iranian Stoning Issue
RECENTLY ADDED FATWAS
- August 19, 2010: Ayatollah Sistani's Fatwa Collection on Guardianship of Faqih
- August 14, 2010: Al-Fouzan of Saudi Arabia discusses the repercussion of "Applying Other Than the Divine Laws"
- August 14, 2010: Al-Manajjid of Saudi Arabia discusses the permissibility of buying goods from online auctions
- August 14, 2010: Al-Munajjid of Saudi Arabia on the permissibility of cashing a check through a financial services company in return for a fee or commission
- August 13, 2010: Deoband Seminary answers the question: In the Hannifi school of law may women be appointed as judges?
- July 22, 2010: Mufti Ali Gomaa of Egypt condemns terrorism in a Newsweek guest column, asserts the moderation of Islam
- July 21, 2010: Deoband Seminary Issues Fatwa Against Adolescent Girls Riding Bicycles
KEYWORDS
Gender Equality
Guardianship of Faqih
Health/Medical Ethics
Hijab
Iranian Electoral Unrest
Medical Treatments: Circumcision of Females
Muslims in the West
Political Theory in Islam
Political Violence
Prohibited Substances
Punishments Administered by the State: Stoning
Women's participation in society








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