According to Umdat al-Salik, a manual of the Shafi’i school of Islamic jurisprudence certified as “reliable” by none other than Al-Azhar University in Cairo: “The subject peoples … must keep to the side of the street; may not build higher than or as high as the Muslims” buildings, though if they acquire a tall house, … Continue reading Report: Egyptian priest sentenced to six months in jail over “excess church height”