- “Dr. Khalid Hanafi [a “member of the European Council for Fatwa and Research, based in Dublin, Ireland”] issued a fatwa in which he stressed the permissibility of combining the Maghreb and Isha prayers, as is the case with the followers of AhlulBayet, peace be upon them.”
- A group of Muslim scholars issued a joint statement endorsing Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the current Turkish president, in Turkey’s presidential election, arguing that it is a “religious obligation” for eligible Muslims to vote for him.