Religion

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  • Pope Tawadros delivers weekly sermon without audience

    Date: 2021-06-23 18:09:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:99 - ID:9026291

    CAIRO, June 23 (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 ....

  • Al-Azhar calls for offering support, protection to refugees

    Date: 2021-06-20 19:13:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:93 - ID:9020527

    CAIRO, June 20 (MENA) – Al-Azhar called on the international community to pay greater attention to the sufferings of refugees worldwide, who had to fled their homes due to oppression and wars. Marking the World Refugee Day, observed on June 20 ....

  • Awqaf minister: Ending service of any person who allows others to preach without permission

    Date: 2021-06-20 08:33:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:21 - ID:9019453

    CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa asserted that the ministry will end the service of any person affiliated to the ministry over allowing an unlicensed person to preach at mosques or promote for any extremist thoughts ....

  • Muslim scholars took on responsibility for spreading true image of Islam, Egypt's mufti tells UK House of Lords

    Date: 2021-06-17 19:32:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:85 - ID:9015997

    CAIRO / LONDON June 17 (MENA) – Egypt’s Mufti Shawki Allam said Muslim scholars have taken on the responsibility of spreading the true image of Islam, which “we hope gives the world a better understanding of Islam.” The mufti made the comments ....

  • Azhar lauds strong Egyptian-Uzbekistani ties

    Date: 2021-06-16 22:34:26 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:118 - ID:9014408

    CAIRO, June 16 (MENA) – Mohamed El-Doweiny, Al-Azhar Undersecretary, has stressed that Egypt and Uzbekistan have deeply-rooted and strong ties, particularly in the educational domain. El-Doweiny’s remarks came on Wednesday when he received ....

  • Al Azhar Grand Imam supports limiting number of pilgrims during this year’s hajj due to pandemic

    Date: 2021-06-15 23:58:15 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:107 - ID:9012600

    CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb expressed support for Saudi Arabia’s decision to limit the number of pilgrims during this year's hajj to 60,000 people all of whom from within the kingdom due to the coronavirus ....

  • Preserving human life one of main purposes of Islamic Sharia - Awqaf min.

    Date: 2021-06-13 05:19:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:2 - ID:9007063

    CAIRO, June 13 (MENA) - Preserving human life is one of the most important purposes of Sharia (Islamic Law), said Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Guma. Guma was commenting on the new hajj regulations announced by Saudi Arabia on Saturday. Saudi ....

  • Grand Mufti hails Saudi decision on limiting number of pilgrims over COVID-19

    Date: 2021-06-12 16:02:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:45 - ID:9006285

    CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) - Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawky Allam hailed the decision taken by Saudi Arabia on limiting the number of pilgrims this year over the coronavirus pandemic. In a statement on Saturday, he said the Saudi decision is wise and goes ....

  • Head of Evangelical community congratulates new Egypt's bishop

    Date: 2021-06-11 13:13:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:9004611

    CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Head of the Christian Evangelical community Andrea Zaki on Friday congratulated Sami Fawzy on his inauguration as the bishop of Egypt in the Anglican Communion. Zaki expressed his appreciation and respect for all the ....

  • Tawadros II receives Vatican ambassador at papal HQ

    Date: 2021-06-09 17:59:37 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:9001994

    CAIRO, June 9 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received Wednesday Vatican Ambassador to Egypt Archbishop Nicolas Henry at the papal HQ in Abbasseya district. The two sides discussed boosting cooperation, ....

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