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Salafi member of the Egyptian parliament was ordered to “stop talking and remain quiet” by the Speaker after he loudly recited the Azan, or the Muslim call to prayer, while ministers were in ...

Ifta, Egypt's official body for issuing religious edicts, announced Friday that Saturday, 1 March, will mark the beginning of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in the Hijri year 1446.