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A controversial fatwa [edict] published on Tuesday by Egypt’s privately-owned daily Al-Masry Al-Youm newspaper that calls for a ban on serving food before iftar time during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to “infidels” has sent shockwaves across the country. The fatwa was released by preacher Mohamed Saleh El-Munajjid, a Syrian national of Palestinian origin who lives in Saudi Arabia, the hotbed of Wahhabism, an extremist interpretation of Islam. In Islam, a Muslim is allowed not to fast during Ramadan for several reasons, including if they are travelling long distances, during pregnancy, br…