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Yusuf al-Qaradawi — After saying he had previously been misguided to pursue Sunni-Shia rapprochement, Qaradawi went on to condemn Shiites as heretics in several fatwas and praised virulently anti-Shia Saudi Sunni clerics for being “more mature and far-sighted” than himself in generally judging Shias. [20] [21]
Members of the Sunni sect are also known to block Shia processions passing through Sunni areas, causing tensions between the two sects. [68] Sunnis have also declared them as non Muslims [69] on various occasions through official fatwas, [70] however they mean little as the Indian government recognises Shias as Muslims.
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 ...
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).
The Bahraini government has reportedly imported Sunnis from Pakistan and Syria in an attempt to increase the Sunni percentage. [1] [2] Shiite Muslims are blocked from serving in important political and military posts. [2] Sunnis and Shia often stress that, no matter what their denomination, they are all Bahrainis first and foremost.
The de facto U.S. embassy in Taiwan said on Thursday that Chinese military activity in the region is currently elevated but it did not see that wider activity as a response to President Lai Ching ...
BEIJING (Reuters) -China's state media warned U.S. President-elect Donald Trump his pledge to slap additional tariffs on Chinese goods over fentanyl flows could drag the world's top two economies ...
Kubrawiyya (in Chinese Kuburenye/Kubulinye) was a Sufi sect which is claimed to have arrived in China during the Ming dynasty; evidence shows that they existed since the reign of the Kangxi Emperor of the Qing dynasty. A descendent of Muhammad, Muhuyindeni, went to China, reaching the Dawantou village in Dongxiang around Linxia. The village was ...