Egypt's grand mufti says harming gays is unacceptable even as LGBT crackdown continues Along with the grand imam of al-Azhar, the grand mufti of Egypt holds one of the highest positions on religious authority and plays an important role in determining opinions on religious law. This 2012 photo shows Muslims arriving to...
A COUNCIL’s decision not to fly a gay pride flag has been condemned by a local LGBT group. The group has also claimed the ban by councillors at Abingdon, Oxfordshire, is discriminatory. The council has said that the flag represents a political organisation and it would be wrong to honour it with the same prominence as the...
EUROVISION officials have BANNED the Welsh flag from the upcoming song contest to stop the competition becoming "political". Welsh singer Joe Woolford is due to represent Britain in next week's Eurovision Song Contest, but flags from his home country will fail to make the arena. Other banned flags on the list...