Grand Mufti

Jerusalem grand mufti condemns Western Wall agreement

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The grand mufti of Jerusalem has condemned the agreement approved by Israel’s Cabinet to establish an egalitarian prayer area at the Western Wall. The area next to the Western Wall is “the property of the Islamic Waqf that was taken by the Israeli occupation in 1967,” Sheik Muhammad Hussien said in a […]

February 1, 2016 12:34 pm

Jewish lawmaker calls out Australian mufti for failure to condemn Paris attacks

Josh Frydenberg said the grand mufti “failed in his leadership.”

November 30, 2015 11:47 am

Jerusalem grand mufti: Temple Mount never had Jewish Temple

There has been a mosque on the holy site “since the creation of the world,” said Sheik Muhammad Ahmad Hussein, who is in charge of the Al-Aqsa mosque there.

October 25, 2015 6:19 pm