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Al Ashraf Syndicate congratulates Mufti of Egypt after extending his mandate
Date: 2021-02-24 17:33:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:69 - ID:8816435
CAIRO, Feb 24 (MENA) - Head of Syndicate of Al Ashraf Mahmoud el Sherif congratulated Mufti of Egypt Shawki Allam after President Abdel Fattah renewed his confidence in him and extended his tenure till August. In a statement, Sherif said Allam ....
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Mixing politics and religion threatens nations - Mufti
Date: 2021-02-23 22:21:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:104 - ID:8814822
CAIRO, Feb 23 (MENA) - Mixing politics and religion poses a threat to nations and Al Azhar scholars are exerting assiduous efforts to face any interpretation of Islam that serves as a basis for political identity and action and confront radicalism ....
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Coptic Church starts three-day Fast of Nineveh
Date: 2021-02-22 10:54:36 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:8811805
CAIRO, Feb 22 (MENA) - The Coptic Orthodox Church started on Monday the Fast of Nineveh, also known as the Fast of Jonah, a three-day Lent that marks the three days the prophet Jonah spent in the belly of a large fish as penance for his disobedience ....
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IRA calls for disseminating culture, knowledge, correcting distorted concepts
Date: 2021-02-21 13:46:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:8810318
CAIRO, Feb 21 (MENA) - Secretary General of ِAl Azhar's Islamic Research Academy Nazir Ayyad has called for disseminating culture, knowledge all over the world and correcting distorted concepts to face extremist ideologies. In statements while ....
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Awqaf min.: Birth control at core of renewing religious discourse
Date: 2021-02-19 15:57:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:41 - ID:8807538
CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said the birth control issue is from the variables, not the Islamic principles, noting the issue is measured by the capabilities of people and State combined. Delivering the Friday sermon ....
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Dar Al Ifta says birth control not prohibited by Sharia
Date: 2021-02-19 15:30:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:39 - ID:8807543
CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) – Dar el Iftaa asserted that birth control is not prohibited by the Islamic law, in case that parents can't afford a decent life for their children. No clear text within the Islamic law prohibits birth control, it added in a ....
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Egypt's Evangelical Church resumes daily masses, services
Date: 2021-02-19 15:23:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:8807487
CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) - The Evangelical Church officially resumed public masses and daily prayers in churches across the country after being suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak, the church's head Andrea Zaki announced Friday. The decision ....
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Pope Tawadros delivers weekly sermon without audience
Date: 2021-02-17 17:44:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:69 - ID:8804944
CAIRO, Feb 17 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese delivered his weekly sermon Wednesday at Abbasiya Cathedral without the attendance of any worshippers as part of precautionary measures imposed over the current ....
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Pope inaugurates church in Alex.
Date: 2021-02-15 09:16:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:23 - ID:8800097
CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese led mass Monday to inaugurate Mar Gerges and Bishop Antonios church in Mahram Bek district of Alexandria. The attendees abided by precautionary measures set ....
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Mufti : Saturday 1st day of month of Rajab
Date: 2021-02-11 17:15:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:55 - ID:8795213
CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) – Egypt’s Mufti Shawki Allam announced that Saturday would be the first day of the month of Rajab 1442 AH. Allam said the Dar el Iftaa’s Sharia committees nationwide on Thursday couldn’t spot the crescent of Rajab, which ....
