Religion

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  • Pope Tawadros receives family of martyr of Barth attack

    Date: 2020-05-31 14:56:13 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:8451227

    CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received on Sunday the family of martyr Emad Amir Roshdy who was killed during a terror attack in 2017. Roshdy was a member of the Thunderbolt Battalion 103 ....

  • Dar al-Ifta hails UK appointment of first hijab-wearing judge

    Date: 2020-05-31 13:40:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:41 - ID:8451152

    CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - The Islamophobia Monitoring Observatory at Egypt's Dar al-Ifta praised on Sunday the UK’s appointment of the first hijab-wearing deputy district judge, Raffia Arshad. In a statement, the observatory said the appointment of ....

  • Darul Iftaa increases interaction with citizens during coronavirus pandemic - official

    Date: 2020-05-31 09:56:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:24 - ID:8450890

    CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) - Darul Iftaa succeeded in filling the religious vacuum created by the closing of mosques and suspension of congregational prayers through increasing interaction with citizens in a bid to protect them from extremist groups, said ....

  • Pope Tawadros: We pray for God to end coronavirus pandemic

    Date: 2020-05-28 09:34:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:15 - ID:8447730

    CAIRO, May 28 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese said that the Coptic Church prays to the God for an end to the crisis of coronavirus pandemic and to protect Egypt and the entire world from this threat. Pope ....

  • Awqaf min.: Govt to review plan for reopening mosques next week

    Date: 2020-05-26 19:23:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:8446411

    CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has said that his ministry developed a plan for re-opening mosques, noting that it will be reviewed by the government's coronavirus crisis management committee early next week. In a ....

  • Full-scale confrontation of terrorism national, religious requirement: minister

    Date: 2020-05-26 17:16:36 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:8446303

    CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) – Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said neutrality in nation-related issues is considered treason, asserting that full-scale confrontation of terrorism is a national and religious requirement. In a statement released ....

  • Azhar Imam greets Sisi on Eidul Fitr

    Date: 2020-05-23 21:01:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:8443834

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb on Saturday greeted President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of Eidul Fitr. In a phone call, Tayyeb hailed Sisi's tremendous efforts to develop the country and protect it against the ....

  • Azhar imam mourns victims of Pakistani plane crash

    Date: 2020-05-22 21:33:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:71 - ID:8442913

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb mourned the victims of a Pakistani airliner that crashed into a residential district of the city of Karachi on Friday afternoon, killing and injuring scores of people. In a statement, ....

  • Iraqi parl't speaker greets Azhar imam on Eidul Fitr

    Date: 2020-05-22 20:31:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:66 - ID:8442882

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Friday received a phone call from Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohamed al Halbousi, greeting him on Eidul Fitr. During the phone conversation, Halbousi voiced his appreciation of the key ....

  • Egypt's Mufti: Eidul Fitr to start on Sunday

    Date: 2020-05-22 19:41:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:58 - ID:8442771

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam announced that Eidul Fitr Islamic holiday will begin in Egypt on Sunday. "The Shawwal crescent moon was not visible across the country … Saturday will be the last day of Ramadan," Allam said in a ....

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