Religion
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1st phase of "unified azan" program concluded
Date: 2021-12-10 18:18:15 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:9312696
CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) - The first phase of the "unified azan" (call to prayer) program in the Greater Cairo was completed, an official with the Awqaf Ministry announced on Friday. In a press statement on Friday, head of the ministry's central ....
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Pope Tawadros II receives Lebanese social affairs minister
Date: 2021-12-08 22:09:47 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:106 - ID:9309895
CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received Lebanese Minister of Social Affairs Hector Hajjar and his delegation at the papal premises in Cairo's Abbasiya district. The minister was keen to ....
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Pope Tawadros delivers weekly sermon without audience
Date: 2021-12-08 21:29:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:102 - ID:9309884
CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese delivered his weekly sermon on Wednesday at Abbasiya Cathedral without the attendance of any worshippers as part of precautionary measures imposed over the ....
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OIC chief calls for boosting IAG's role in priority member states
Date: 2021-12-08 18:40:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:84 - ID:9309264
CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) - The Islamic Advisory Group for Polio Eradication (IAG) has made remarkable efforts to raise community awareness of Sharia-compliant anti-coronavirus measures, Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) ....
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Islamic Advisory Group helps govts fight polio - Al Azhar
Date: 2021-12-08 16:51:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:70 - ID:9309554
CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) - The Islamic Advisory Group exerted relentless efforts over the past few years to support governments, local communities and parents in the countries where polio is endemic in a bid to curb its outbreak, said Al Azhar ....
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Western ready-made solutions for social problems not palatable for our communities : Tayyeb
Date: 2021-12-07 20:15:22 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:84 - ID:9307698
CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - Ready-made solutions offered by the West for social problems, such as those of sexual deviation and abortion, are “not palatable for our communities,” Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb told a senior UN official on ....
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Pope Tawadros meets new French ambassador at papal office
Date: 2021-12-07 20:12:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:86 - ID:9307736
CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Tuesday met France's new Ambassador to Egypt Marc Baréty at the papal premises in Cairo's Abbasiya district. Accompanied by Advisor for Religious Affairs at ....
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Al Azhar imam concerned about surge in Islamophobia in Europe
Date: 2021-12-07 20:00:19 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:83 - ID:9307815
CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb said he is concerned about the surge in Islamophobia and anti-Islam campaigns in Europe for political and electoral gains. His remarks came during his meeting on Tuesday with new French ....
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Pope Tawadros meets Egypt's ambassador to Serbia
Date: 2021-12-07 17:33:54 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:9307643
CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Tuesday net Egypt’s new Ambassador in Belgrade Bassel Salah at the papal premises in Cairo's Abbasiya district. The pontiff briefed the ambassador on the ....
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Awaqf minister says his ministry insists on facing extremism
Date: 2021-12-07 11:56:26 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:9306801
CAIRO, Nov 7 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has said that his ministry is going ahead with combating extremist ideologies and correcting misconceptions. In a statement Tuesday, the minister said that his ministry exerted ....