Egypt: Fatwa forbids Muslims from using Facebook
Middle East • February 2010 • Views: 279
A top Egyptian cleric has issued a fatwa forbidding use of the popular social networking site Facebook. Muslims using such sites must be considered “sinners” said the religious edict’s author, sheikh Abdel Hamid al-Atras. Statistics show divorce rates have rise since the advent of Facebook and it has sharply increased marital infidelity, he claimed…