Egyptian Islamic authority sets up fatwa kiosk in Cairo metro

Travellers passing through al-Shohada station are being offered chance to get advice from religious scholars inside booth

Sheikhs from Egypt’s highest Islamic authority have opened a fatwa kiosk in the Cairo metro to offer religious advice to commuters in what they say is an effort to counter extremism.

The idea is proving popular with with travellers passing through Cairo’s al-Shohada metro station, a busy transport hub, who queue up to sit with a group of religious scholars inside a green patterned booth, sheltered from the bustle of the metro.

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