After realizing the danger threatening its deviant ideology, the terrorist group “Daesh” adopted a defensive position in response to the recently published issue of “Insight”, the magazine published by Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta, which was released following the twin attacks on Tanta and Alexandria churches that left tens of Egyptians dead. more ...

This month’s issue of Dar al-Ifta’s “Insight” magazine titled “Terrorist Crimes against Christian Citizens” comes in response to the twin bombings of Coptic churches in Tanta and Alexandria that left tens dead and injured.
The issue sheds light upon ISIS’ terrorist crimes of burning, forced displacement, and destroying the places of worship o ... more ...

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 In response to an official invitation extended by the Thai Prime Minister, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam, left for Bangkok on Monday evening on an official visit to meet a number of Thai officials and opinion leaders. more ...

Wednesday, March 22, 2017 The Senior Advisor to the Grand Mufti and Secretary General of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, Dr. Ibrahim Negm, left for London to present the experience of Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta in fighting radicalization, terrorism and Islamophobia before a number of British Islamic Research bodies. more ...

Sunday, March 12, 2017 In his speech in the opening session of the 27th international conference of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam, called upon all religious institutions worldwide to undertake the responsibility to face the challenges and threats currently more ...

The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam, received a delegation of Indonesian female scholars on Thursday, February 16, 2017 in his office at Dar al-Ifta. The Cultural Advisor at the embassy of Indonesia in Cairo accompanied the delegation. The meeting aimed to present Dar al-Ifta’s experience in the process of fatwa issuance.

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Thursday, January 26, 2017 The Senior Advisor to the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Ibrahim Negm, left for the United States to present Dar al-Ifta’s experiment in combating extremist ideologies and Islamophobia at a number of US universities and research centers. more ...

Thursday, January 12, 2017
The Fatwa monitoring observatory at Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa has recently monitored and scrutinized more than 5500 online Fatwas disdaining the Christians.
The observatory stated that the Fatwas issued by those extremists show their deviant fiqh methodologies and their strict observance of prohibition. more ...

Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa has launched a new Facebook page in English titled “Muslims and Christians United against Terrorism” to address people worldwide, especially non-Muslims.

In a news statement issued on Thursday, the Senior Advisor to the Grand Mufti, Dr. Ibrahim Negm, stated that the new page aims to illustrate the truth about the r ... more ...

Tuesday, December 6, 2016
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa has released a new issue of its English-language magazine “Insight” titled “Women in the Terrorist’s Camp”.
In a news statement issued on Sunday, the Senior Advisor to the Grand Mufti, Dr. Ibrahim Negm, stated that “Insight” comes in response to the magazine “Dabiq” issued by Daesh more ...

Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Egypt's Dar al-Iftaa launched a global electronic campaign on Wednesday in celebration of Prophet Muhammad's birth. The campaign, which is in English, targets more than 30 million people around the world including Muslims and non-Muslims. more ...

November 6, 2016
The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam, has successfully concluded his official visit to the Vatican where he participated in a number of important activities aimed to correct the distorted image of Islam. The visit is regarded as a national mission that comes within the framework of utilizing Egypt's soft power. more ...

Thursday, November 03, 2016
In response to the invitation received from King Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam, left for Rome on Wednesday morning to participate in the international conference on interreligious dialogue. The conference will be ... more ...

Monday, October 24, 2016
The Senior Advisor to the Grand Mufti, Dr. Ibrahim Negm, left for Washington to discuss the means of implementing the recommendations of Dar al-Iftaa’s international conference that was held last week in Egypt, titled, “Qualifying and Educating Religious Leadership in the Issuance of Fatawa in Mosque Communities of Mu ... more ...

Thursday, October 20, 2016
In a news statement issued on Thursday, the Senior Advisor to the Grand Mufti, Dr. Ibrahim Negm stated that the International Conference held by Egypt's Dar al-Iftaa this week came to a close with great success, affirming Egypt's leading role and the ability of its religious institutions to establish entities addres ... more ...

Tuesday, October 18, 2016
In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the Senior Advisor to the Grand Mufti, Dr. Ibrahim Negm stated that the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide (GSFAW) has approved the statement made by the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, Dr. Ahmed al-Tayyeb, yesterday as part of its overall roadmap as reference in
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Monday, October 17, 2016
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa launches on Monday, October 17, 2016 its first two-day conference entitled, "Qualifying and Educating Religious Leadership in the Issuance of Fatawa in Mosque Communities of Muslim Minority Countries."
The conference is held under the auspices more ...

Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa will be hosting an international conference through the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide under the auspices of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, President of the Egyptian Republic and with the participation of Multi-Regional delegations from 80 countries.
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Head of the Presidency for the Two Holy Mosques and Imam of the Grand Mosque in Makkah Sheikh Abdulrahman Al-Sudais has presented the Memorial Shield of the Two Holy Mosques to Egypt’s Grand Mufti, Dr. Shawki Allam in honor of his efforts to serve Islam, Muslims and encounter extremist ideologies.
This came on the sidelines of the more ...

In a press statement issued on Sunday, the Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam vehemently denounced storming the courtyards of Al-Aqsa mosque by dozens of female Jewish settlers from the group “Women of the Wall” to perform Talmudic prayers under the intensive guarding of Israeli occupation forces.
Dr. Allam confirmed in his
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