Egypt mufti reaffirms Muslim freedom of faith choice
July 26, 2007
CAIRO -- Egypt's top religious advisor, Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa, reaffirmed his belief Thursday that Muslims could choose their own religion after the local press carried apparently conflicting statements.
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تعرض أقباط قرية"الروضة" مركز طامية بالفيوم، التي تبعد عن جنوب غرب القاهرة بـ90 كم،إلى اعتداءات يوم الأحد الماضي 15/7/2007 تسببت في هدم جدار الكنيسة التي كانوا بصدد بناءه، على الرغم من حصولهم على التصاريح اللازمة لبناءه
Cairo: Egypt's top cleric yesterday denied in a statement that he had said a Muslim can give up his faith without punishment.
Ali Goma'a, the mufti of Egypt, was quoted as saying in a posting on a Washington Post-Newsweek forum that Muslims are free to change their faith and this is a matter between an individual and God.
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