Religion
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War on terror, extremism not over yet -- Awqaf min. says
Date: 2021-09-12 17:23:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:9161868
CAIRO, Sept 12 (MENA) – Religion needs a safe and stable environment where societies are able to live in peace in their "homeland" so that its followers can embrace it and safeguard their faith, Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on ....
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Tayyeb underscores Al Azhar efforts to serve African peoples
Date: 2021-09-12 15:17:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:9161809
CAIRO, Sept 12 (MENA) – Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb has underscored big efforts by Egypt’s prestigious religious institution (Al Azhar) to serve the peoples of Africa. Tayyeb, in a meeting with Egypt’s new ambassador to Ethiopia ....
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Pope Tawadros II receives Egypt’s new ambassador to Ethiopia at papal HQ
Date: 2021-09-11 15:16:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:9160117
CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received Saturday at the papal HQ Egypt’s new ambassador to Ethiopia Mohamed Omar. The meeting tackled the ties binding the Egyptian and Ethiopian churches, ....
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Egypt's mufti praises remarkable achievements in Egypt
Date: 2021-09-10 22:01:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:92 - ID:9158869
CAIRO, Sept 10 (MENA) – Egypt’s Mufti Shawqi Allam has praised the major and remarkable projects that are being inaugurated in Egypt day after day, paying tribute to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s wise leadership. In statements on Friday, the ....
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Awqaf Min. calls for activating int'l law to hold countries sponsoring terrorism accountable
Date: 2021-09-09 17:49:54 GMT - Austria - Religion - SN:80 - ID:9157051
VIENNA, Sept 9 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohammed Mokhtar Gomaa has called for activating international law to hold accountable countries sponsoring terrorism, asserting that these countries are more dangerous to global security than terrorist ....
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Pope Tawadros delivers weekly sermon without audience
Date: 2021-09-08 18:27:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:102 - ID:9155416
CAIRO, Sept 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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Hardliners banned from preaching, says official
Date: 2021-09-07 17:21:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:100 - ID:9153210
CAIRO, Sept 7 (MENA) – Acting Head of the Ministry of Awqaf’s Religious Sector Hisham Abdel Aziz stressed that any element belonging to any hardline group is banned from delivering sermons, giving religious lessons at mosques, or leading ....
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Awqaf min. heads for Vienna to attend 1st Global Parliamentary Summit on Countering Terrorism
Date: 2021-09-07 09:26:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:9152054
CAIRO, Sept 7 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa headed for Vienna Tuesday to participate in the 1st Global Parliamentary Summit on Countering Terrorism held by the International Parliamentary Union (IPU) in cooperation with the UN on ....
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Tayyeb: Azhar has long history of coop. with Nigeria
Date: 2021-09-06 18:48:37 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:85 - ID:9151348
CAIRO, Sept 6 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb said on Monday that Al Azhar has a long and rich history of cooperation with Nigeria, pointing out that special care is given to Nigerian students studying at Al Azhar. During a ....
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Five mosques opened in Kafr el Sheikh
Date: 2021-09-03 14:48:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:9146024
KAFR EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Sept 3 (MENA) - Undersecretary of the Awqaf Ministry in Kafr el Sheikh Mohamed Younes announced on Friday that five mosques were opened in the governorate. The total cost of the mosques reached nearly EGP 8.750 million, ....