Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta pushes birth control to stem overpopulation
Al Monitor, by Mohamed Sabry
Egypt’s top fatwa authority, Dar al-Ifta, launched on Feb. 17 a hashtag to promote birth control and family planning methods to give a boost to government efforts to control the rapid population growth by providing a religious cover.
A picture shows on Feb. 11, 2020, a general view of al-Atba district of the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Egypt s population has reached 100 million, the statistics agency said, highlighting the threat of overpopulation in a poverty-stricken country where many live in crowded megacities. The North African country retains its position as the most populous Arab nation and Africa s third most populous country behind Ethiopia and Nigeria. Photo by MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP via Getty Images.
Egypt’s top fatwa authority, Dar al-Ifta, launched on Feb. 17 a hashtag to promote birth control and family planning methods to give a boost to government efforts to control the rapid population growth by providing a religious cover.