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Ali Gomaa

Type: Person

Name: Ali Gomaa

Title: Grand Mufti

Organization: Egypt

Date of Birth: 1952

Place of Birth: Beni Sueif, Egypt

Nationality: Egypt

Fact Sheet: Biography for Ali Gomaa

First reported Apr 29 2013 - Updated Apr 29 2013 - 1 reports

Ali Gomaa

Nigeria: Sultan Abubakar Attends Conference in İstanbul

A two-day symposium during which Islamic scholars from 80 countries will exchange views about ijma, an Islamic term meaning religious consensus, kicked off in İstanbul yesterday.The event, which is jointly organized by the Yeni $mit and Hira magazines, ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 29 2013]

Entities: Nigeria, İstanbul, Ali Gomaa

First reported Apr 27 2013 - Updated Apr 27 2013 - 1 reports

Ijma conference will shed new light on our age

Scholars from 80 countries will exchange views about ijma, an Islamic term meaning religious consensus, and stress the unity of Muslims World Bulletin/News DeskA two-day symposium titled Ijma as a Common Roadmap and Collective Awareness will be held during ... [Published World Bulletin - Apr 27 2013]

Entities: Ali Gomaa, Turkey, Religion, Prophet Muhammad

First reported Feb 21 2013 - Updated Feb 21 2013 - 1 reports

Guestview: Negotiating change in the Islamic religious establishment

(Muslims attend Friday prayers at Al Azhar mosque in Cairo December 7, 2012. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh) The following is a guest contribution. Reuters is not responsible for the content and the views expressed are the authors’ alone. Ali Gomaa ... [Published FaithWorld - Feb 21 2013]

Entities: Egypt, Religion, Islam

First reported Feb 18 2013 - Updated Feb 18 2013 - 1 reports

Morsi Issues Presidential Decree to Appoint...

President Mohamed Morsi issued on Monday 18/2/2013 a Presidential Decree appointing Dr. Shawqi Ibrahim Abdel Kerim as Egypt's new mufti.As per the decree, the new mufti will assume office on March 4 in succession of Ali Gomaa.Abdel Kerim was picked by ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Feb 18 2013]

Entities: Presidential Decree, Ali Gomaa, Tanta, Succession

First reported Feb 13 2013 - Updated Feb 13 2013 - 1 reports

Outgoing Mufti Calls On All Egyptians to Unit...

Outgoing Mufti Ali Gomaa called on all Egyptians to close ranks to overcome the current critical phase.During his meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State Michael H. Posner on Wednesday 13/2/2013, Gomaa said "Applying democracy in Egypt should be ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Feb 13 2013]

Entities: Ali Gomaa, Michael H. Posner, Democracy, Wednesday 13, Egypt

First reported Jan 17 2013 - Updated Jan 17 2013 - 1 reports

Free speech according to Islam

br />!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--> Visit our News page January 17, 2013 Free speech according to Islam Or, when free speech—isn’t The column below, written by Harris Zafar and recently published ... [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - Jan 17 2013]

Entities: Islam, Free Speech, Freedom of Speech, Qur'an

First reported Jan 08 2013 - Updated Jan 08 2013 - 1 reports

Guestview: Yes to interfaith harmony, no to religious police in Egypt

(Grand Mufti of Egypt Sheikh Ali Gomaa at the opening ceremony of the 15th General Conference of the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Amman September 27, 2010. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed) The following is a guest contribution. Reuters ... [Published FaithWorld - Jan 08 2013]

Entities: Egypt, Religious Police, Interfaith, Ali Gomaa

First reported Jan 05 2013 - Updated Jan 05 2013 - 1 reports

Tayyeb - Al-Azhar Working to Launch Its Own...

Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed el-Tayyeb and Egypt's Mufti Dr. Ali Gomaa visited Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese to extend Christmas greetings.Pope Tawadros II and Dr. Tayyeb held in-camera talks that focused on ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Jan 05 2013]

Entities: Egypt, Mohamed Sayed Tantawi, Ali Gomaa

First reported Dec 12 2012 - Updated Dec 12 2012 - 1 reports

Pamela Geller WND column: Media shocked Ground Zero mosqueteers are liars

My Wednesday column is up over at WND. Read it.DEFENDING THE WESTMedia shocked Ground Zero mosqueteers are liarsWND, December 12, 2012Exclusive: Pamela Geller teaches reporters realities of effort to establish 'victory' facility“It’s all pray and no ... [Published Atlas Shrugs - Dec 12 2012]

Entities: Ground Zero, Abdul Rauf, Pamela Geller, Park51 Islamic Community Center

Quotes

During his meeting with US Assistant Secretary of State Michael H Posner on Wednesday 13/2/2013, Gomaa said "applying democracy in egypt should be preceded with clarification of the norms of democracy and training on practicing its mechanisms."

Outgoing Mufti Calls On All Egyptians to Unit... [Published AllAfrica.com - Feb 13 2013]

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Morsi Issues Presidential Decree to Appoint... [Published AllAfrica.com - Feb 18 2013]
Outgoing Mufti Calls On All Egyptians to Unit... [Published AllAfrica.com - Feb 13 2013]
Free speech according to Islam [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - Jan 17 2013]
#MyJihad: Egyptian Cleric Warns Christian Women... [Published Atlas Shrugs - Jan 10 2013]
Guestview: Yes to interfaith harmony, no to rel... [Published FaithWorld - Jan 08 2013]
Tayyeb - Al-Azhar Working to Launch Its Own... [Published AllAfrica.com - Jan 05 2013]
Critiquing Morsi’s Egypt [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Dec 20 2012]
Pamela Geller WND column: Media shocked Ground ... [Published Atlas Shrugs - Dec 12 2012]
Country's Mufti Stresses Importance of Hajj... [Published AllAfrica.com - Oct 14 2012]
Country's Mufti, Qatar Probe Religious Cooper... [Published AllAfrica.com - Sep 22 2012]
Biography for Ali Gomaa [Published Able2Act - Oct 03 2007]

Blogs

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Guestview: Negotiating change in the Islamic re... [Published FaithWorld - Feb 21 2013] (Muslims attend Friday prayers at Al Azhar mosque in Cairo December 7, 2012. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh) The following is a guest contribution. Reuters is not responsible for the content and the views expressed are the authors’ alone. Ali Gomaa ...
Free speech according to Islam [Published Solsticewitch13's BOS - Jan 17 2013] br />!--[if gte mso 9]><![endif]--> Visit our News page January 17, 2013 Free speech according to Islam Or, when free speech—isn’t The column below, written by Harris Zafar and recently published ...
#MyJihad: Egyptian Cleric Warns Christian Women... [Published Atlas Shrugs - Jan 10 2013] Obama's foreign policy empowers women....... to be raped. That's my jihad, what's yours?Egyptian Cleric Warns Christian Women: If You Don’t Wear a Veil You’ll Be Raped Sharona Schwartz, The Blaze, January 10A Salafi preacher in Egypt ispromoting the idea ...
Guestview: Yes to interfaith harmony, no to rel... [Published FaithWorld - Jan 08 2013] (Grand Mufti of Egypt Sheikh Ali Gomaa at the opening ceremony of the 15th General Conference of the Royal Aal al-Bayt Institute for Islamic Thought in Amman September 27, 2010. REUTERS/Muhammad Hamed) The following is a guest contribution. Reuters ...
Critiquing Morsi’s Egypt [Published Brookings Latest From Brookings - Dec 20 2012] Since he took office in June, Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi has received criticism domestically and internationally. For some critics, the fact that Morsi was the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, regardless of what policies he did or did not employ, ...