https://english.alaraby.co.uk/news/outcry-after-egypt-fatwa-calls-non-muslims-infidel
A controversial fatwa published by the privately-owned Egyptian newspaper, Al-Masry Al-Youm, sent shockwaves across Egypt due to its call to ban the sale of food during daytime in Ramadan to ‘infidels.’
A controversial fatwa [edict] published on Tuesday by Egypt’s privately-owned daily Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper that calls for a ban on serving food before iftar time during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to “infidels” has sent shockwaves across the country.
The fatwa was released by preacher Mohamed Saleh El-Munajjid, a Syrian national of Palestinian origin who lives in Saudi Arabia, the hotbed of Wahhabism, an extremist interpretation of Islam….
El-Munajid’s fatwa set off an uproar in Egypt where about 10% of its population follows Christianity, and many believe that the extremist preacher was referring to them as “infidel.”
Meanwhile, the Supreme Council for Media Regulation summoned Al-Masry Al-Youm’s legal advisor for questioning over the published fatwa. The council, an independent entity known for being loyal to the current regime, is tasked with monitoring local media performance.
Later in the day, the newspaper published an apology and a retraction on its website.
“Al-Masry Al-Youm institution owes its readers a sincere apology for the….bizarre fatwa run by one of the journalists…[newspapers] in a clear violation [of the paper’s editorial policy] without checking…The fatwa labelled whoever has a different religion as being an ‘infidel’, a description never used or approved by Al-Masry Al-Youm,” the statement read….
A controversial fatwa published by the privately-owned Egyptian newspaper, Al-Masry Al-Youm, sent shockwaves across Egypt due to its call to ban the sale of food during daytime in Ramadan to ‘infidels.’
A controversial fatwa [edict] published on Tuesday by Egypt’s privately-owned daily Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper that calls for a ban on serving food before iftar time during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to “infidels” has sent shockwaves across the country.
The fatwa was released by preacher Mohamed Saleh El-Munajjid, a Syrian national of Palestinian origin who lives in Saudi Arabia, the hotbed of Wahhabism, an extremist interpretation of Islam….
El-Munajid’s fatwa set off an uproar in Egypt where about 10% of its population follows Christianity, and many believe that the extremist preacher was referring to them as “infidel.”
Meanwhile, the Supreme Council for Media Regulation summoned Al-Masry Al-Youm’s legal advisor for questioning over the published fatwa. The council, an independent entity known for being loyal to the current regime, is tasked with monitoring local media performance.
Later in the day, the newspaper published an apology and a retraction on its website.
“Al-Masry Al-Youm institution owes its readers a sincere apology for the….bizarre fatwa run by one of the journalists…[newspapers] in a clear violation [of the paper’s editorial policy] without checking…The fatwa labelled whoever has a different religion as being an ‘infidel’, a description never used or approved by Al-Masry Al-Youm,” the statement read….
