AI Fatwas
Mohamed Mahmoud Habib, Islamicity, Fatwa in the Age of AI, 5 Oct 2023 “The past decade has witnessed astonishing developments in the field of artificial intelligence and its widespread...
Robot Fatwas
Vishwam Sankaran, Independent, Iranian officials mulling over use of AI to issue fatwas, 27 Sep 2023. Based on FT.com, ‘Robots can help issue a fatwa’: Iran’s clerics look to...
Fatwa Robot in Mecca
Arab News, Grand Mosque employs ‘guidance robot’ for fatwa inquiries, 11 August 2023. “A “guidance robot” has been developed to assist pilgrims and Umrah performers in understanding the rituals...
Fatwa Pro
Egypt Independent, Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa launches ‘Fatwa Pro’ app, 22 October 2022 “‘Fatwa Pro’ is a multilingual app established to communicate with all forms of Muslim communities, especially in...
Indonesian Influencer Issue
Aisyah Llewellyn, Rest of World, An influencer in Indonesia could go to jail for trying pork on TikTok “One week, 13 million views, and scores of angry comments later,...
Kaaba Gold Bar
Holly Patrick, The Independent, Royal Mint launches gold bar so Muslims can ‘give the gift of gold during Eid’ The Royal Mint has created a gold bar ahead of...
AI Fatwa
Maulana Mateen Khan, Darul Iftaa Canada, Fatwa.ca, Artificial intelligence tool (AI), 22 February 2023 A religious opinion on generating lifelike avatars.
Football Fatwa
Thaer Mansour, The New Arab, World Cup 2022: Egyptian Salafi leader’s football ‘fatwa’ stirs controversy “Head of the ultraconservative Nour party congress and former party president, Younis Makhyoun, criticised...
Gaming Fatwas
Arab News, Egypt turns to religious edicts to protect children from harmful video games . “A recent report by the Global Fatwa Index showed that 33 percent of the...