Religion

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  • Communications minister to attend Dar al-Ifta int'l conference on behalf of PM

    Date: 2021-07-29 13:27:00 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:9084248

    CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - Minister of Communications and Information Technology Amr Talaat will participate on behalf of Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli in the Dar al-Ifta International Conference that will kick off on Monday under the auspices of ....

  • NRIAG: New hijri year to start Monday, August 9

    Date: 2021-07-29 09:04:11 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:26 - ID:9083647

    CAIRO, July 29 (MENA) - Monday, August 9, will mark the start of the New Hijri Year 1443, according to the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG) on Thursday. Gad el Qadi, head of the institute, said the crescent of ....

  • Pope Tawadros delivers weekly sermon without audience

    Date: 2021-07-28 19:59:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:106 - ID:9083196

    CAIRO, July 28 (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 ....

  • WAAG launches global initiative against extremism

    Date: 2021-07-27 20:08:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:111 - ID:9081245

    CAIRO, July 27 (MENA) – The World Association for al-Azhar Graduates (WAAG) has launched an anti-extremism initiative to protect youths from extremist thought in more than 20 African, Asian and European countries. Secretary General of WAAG Abdel ....

  • Dar al-Iftaa conference serious step towards confronting extremist thought: official

    Date: 2021-07-27 16:17:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:82 - ID:9080856

    CAIRO, July 27 (MENA) – Head of the Syndicate of Al Ashraf (descendants of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad) Mahmoud el Sherif said the upcoming Dar al-Iftaa conference, themed “Fatwa Authorities in the Digital Age”, constitutes a new step in the ....

  • Govt okays legalizing status of 76 churches, service buildings

    Date: 2021-07-25 18:41:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:87 - ID:9077793

    CAIRO, July 25 (MENA) – The committee tasked with legalizing the status of churches approved on Sunday legalizing the status of 76 churches and service buildings, bringing the total number of churches and affiliated buildings that have so far been ....

  • Sisi names two new members in Al Azhar Council for Senior Scholars

    Date: 2021-07-25 08:48:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:9076895

    CAIRO, July 25 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a presidential decree appointing two new members in Al Azhar Council for Senior Scholars. The two members are Al Azhar Undersecretary Mohamed Abdel Rahman el Duwaini and Fathi Othman ....

  • Covid-19 vaccines 'halal', compatible with Islamic law: WHO

    Date: 2021-07-24 22:39:42 GMT - Switzerland - Religion - SN:72 - ID:9076420

    GENEVA, July 24 (MENA) - The World Health Organization (WHO) stressed Saturday that the anti-coronavirus vaccines do not contain any animal products. In a statement posted on the organization's official Facebook page, the WHO assured that the the ....

  • Awqaf minister thanks Sisi for looking after places of worship

    Date: 2021-07-24 17:40:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:9076305

    CAIRO, July 24 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa commended President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's keenness on looking after places of worship, especially the mosques of Ahl al-Bayt "the family of the Prophet Muhammad" In a statement on ....

  • Dar al Iftaa to hold 6th international conf. for fatwa on August 2-3

    Date: 2021-07-24 15:07:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:45 - ID:9076222

    CAIRO, July 24 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar al Iftaa will hold the sixth international conference for fatwa on August 2-3 under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Delegates from 85 countries, including scholars, muftis, religious leaders, ....

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