Within the framework of mutual cooperation between Egypt’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Dar Ifta to enhance Egypt’s role in combating extremism worldwide and stressing Egypt’s efforts in the international coalition against Daesh, the spokesperson of Egypt’s MFA more ...

In a news statement issued on Saturday, Egypt's Dar al-Ifta announced that its 3rd international conference titled "The Role of Fatwa in Creating a Stable Society" will be launched on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. The three-day conference will be held under the auspices of Egypt's President, his Excellency Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo, through the Ge ... more ...

Egypt's Grand Mufti, Dr. Shawki Allam, met Canada's ambassador to Egypt, Jess Dutton, this morning in his office at Egypt's Dar al-Ifta headquarters to exchange views on enhancing religious cooperation between the two countries. more ...

In a news statement issued on Tuesday, the Senior Adviser to the Grand Mufti of Egypt and Secretary-General of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, Dr. Ibrahim Negm, confirmed that President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s sponsorship of Egypt's Dar al-Ifta more ...

For the third year in a row and in pursuit of its national and international role in responding to the vital issues of Muslim communities, Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta will be hosting the third international conference through the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide with the participation of Multi-Regional more ...

In pursuit of its leading global role in combating extremism, promoting correct teachings of Islam and eradicating Islamophobia, the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide celebrated the graduation of 16 British Imams of UK Islamic centers who have been studying Islamic Jurisprudence at Egypt's Dar al-Ifta. The Grand Mufti of Egypt, D ... more ...

Egypt's Grand Mufti, Dr. Shawki Allam received a high-level delegation of US churches heads on Sunday in the presence of President of the Evangelical Community in Egypt, Pastor Andrea Zaki. During their meeting, Dr. Allam stressed that dialogue and openness to all civilizations are the essence of Islam, which calls for communication and cooperation ... more ...

The General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide vehemently condemned the silence of the international community and world's organizations and institutions towards the continued genocide, brutal attacks and violations committed against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. more ...

Wednesday, August 23, 2017
In a news statement issued on Wednesday, Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta stated that Shari’ah explicit definitive (qat'i) rulings are not subject to personal reasoning (Ijtihad) and the rulings on inheritance are not an exception.
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The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam, confirmed that the initiative of the Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi that calls for renewing religious discourse has become the focus of the world’s anti-extremism circles. This came in the speech he delivered before the China-Arab countries’ two-day summit on anti-extremism being held in China’s ... more ...

The Grand Mufti of Egypt, Dr. Shawki Allam, will leave for China tomorrow to participate in the conference that will be held on Monday in Chengdu city titled, “Arab-Chinese Intercultural Dialogue and the Round Table Meeting for Eradicating Extremism”. Dr. Allam will present Dar al-Ifta’s experience of combating extremism and terrorism more ...

The General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide warned of the repercussions of the continuing violations committed by the Israeli occupation forces against Jerusalem’s citizens and against their prevention from observing the Friday Prayer inside Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Israeli forces set up barricades around the mosque to prevent worshipers fro ... more ...

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 ...