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  2. Sunni fatwas on Shias - Wikipedia

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    There are Sunni fatwas that were considered Sunni obligation to the "insult offered to the Sunni faith by the Shia religious literature." [30] This is demonstrated in the case of some Sunni fatwas issued in Pakistan, which were considered as defensive materials created for the purpose of defending the faith from the Shia. [30]

  3. Shia Islam in Nigeria - Wikipedia

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    Although the majority of the Nigerian Muslim population is Sunni, there is a small Shia minority, particularly in the northern states of Kano and Sokoto. [1] [2] [3] However, there are no actual statistics that reflect a Shia population in Nigeria, [4] and a figure of even 5% of the total Nigerian Muslim population is thought to be too high “because of the routine conflation of Shi’a with ...

  4. Shafaqna - Wikipedia

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    Shafaqna also publishes Sistani's fatwas frequently. [7] It has ties to the Najaf seminary [8] and exclusive news of Sistani. [9] [10] [11] In June 2014, Shafaqna launched a chain of news readers called Lnews (Latest World News by Country - Independent World News Platform). Its English version is called Enews (Internation News Agencies headlines).

  5. Al-Azhar Shia Fatwa - Wikipedia

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    Under Shaltut, Sunni-Shia ecumenical activities would reach their zenith. [1] The fatwa is the fruit of a decade-long collaborative effort between a group of Sunni and Shia scholars at the Dar al-Taqreeb al-Madhahib al-Islamiyyah ("center for bringing together the various Islamic schools of thought") theological center at Al-Azhar University in ...

  6. List of fatwas - Wikipedia

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    The fatwa enjoyed wide currency among Muslims and Moriscos (Muslims nominally converted to Christianity and their descendants) in Spain, but its influence was limited to that country. [4] 1727 fatwa on non-religious books. Ruling by the Ottoman chief mufti solicited by the Ottoman ruler to lend religious legitimacy to the printing of ...

  7. Federation of Muslim Women's Associations of Nigeria

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    The Federation of Muslim Women Association of Nigeria (FOMWAN) is a faith-based, non-profit, and non-governmental organization. It was founded in October 1985 by a group of educated Muslim women. FOMWAN's main focus is the dissemination of Islamic beliefs and the education and empowerment of Muslim women in Nigeria. It is the civil society ...

  8. Muslim In America - The Huffington Post

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    Being Muslim in America means… “I think there’s always a certain level of bias initially when people meet you. Especially for me as a Muslim woman, they’ll be surprised. I am a professional and I work in an area that is high-paced and intense. I don’t think people usually envision a Muslim woman in that space.

  9. Shia Islam in Africa - Wikipedia

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    This history has created a complicated situation in Egypt with regards to the Sunni-Shia divide, with a common saying being "Egypt is Sunni by Sect, Shia in temperament." [12] An accurate estimation of the current number of Shia Muslims in Egypt is difficult to attain, ranging from as few as 50,000 to as many as 2 million adherents. Today ...