Back then, Sunnis obeyed fatwas by clerics to boycott the vote. |
The Arab world exploded with fatwas against the illustrator, who continues to face death threats. |
In a worst case scenario, Shiite judges could use this paragraph to allow the Grand Ayatollah's fatwas to over-rule secular legislation. |
Anyone opposed to the GlA fatwas, even other Islamist rebels, was considered a heretic. |
As a former academic lawyer, I've been enjoying reading various fatwas and religious rulings over the last few months. |
The minister was asked what guidance had been issued on the validity of fatwas and of other rulings issued by religious authorities to decide matrimonial disputes. |