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Egypt Al-Azhar cleric to face sanctions for inciting violence Sheikh Hisham Islam is suspended from Al-Azhar's fatwa committee for issuing edict inciting violence against participants in Friday's anti-Brotherhood rally Ahram Online , Sunday 26 Aug 2012 The complaints office at Egypt's Al-Azhar referred Sheikh Hisham Islam to administrative prosecutors on Sunday for issuing a religious edict earlier this month encouraging the killing of those taking part in Friday's demonstrations against President Mohamed Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood from which Morsi hails. At a forum held at the Egyptian Diplomatic Club on 15 August, Islam made comments that some observers saw as an incitement of violence against anyone participating in the 24 August demonstration. At the event, Islam had said that protesting against the elected president would be tantamount to "high treason against the nation, God, his prophet and Muslims." "I say stand up against them," Islam had said. "If they fight you, fight them back … if they kill some of you, the victims will go to heaven, and if you kill them that would be righteous." The Sheikh's statements were subsequently described by Al-Azhar officials as a violation of his professional responsibility. Al-Azhar's complaints office has also expelled Islam from Al-Azhar's Fatwa committee – of which he had been a member – for issuing religious edicts without first referring them to the committee. Related a.. Egypt's Al-Azhar condemns cleric speaking in its name a.. Critics blast Egyptian cleric's fatwa against anti-Morsi protesters [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Post message: [email protected] Subscribe : [email protected] Unsubscribe : [email protected] List owner : [email protected] Homepage : http://proletar.8m.com/Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/proletar/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
