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| Egypt's Al-Azhar condemns same-sex marriage campaign |
| 2015-07-11 |
| [Al Ahram] Egypt's highest Islamic institution, Al-Azhar, has slammed what it called "a campaign by international powers and organizations," as well public figures in Egypt, to promote and legalise homosexuality. In a statement released on Thursday, Al-Azhar rejected same-sex marriage, stating that marriage in Islam is only between a man and woman, and that Islam prohibits all "sinful" extramarital affairs, referring to the recent decision of the US Supreme Court to end the same-sex ban. The Islamic institution also said it rejected all campaigns to spread or legalise homosexuality and same-sex marriage in the Moslem world. Many Social media users worldwide have declared support for same-sex marriage, launching "Rainbow avatars" and "#Lovewins" online campaigns. |
| Posted by:Fred |