Religion

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  • 10 women assume leadership positions in Awqaf ministry

    Date: 2020-12-27 15:17:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:39 - ID:8728603

    CAIRO, Dec 27 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa approved Sunday a decision appointing ten women in ministry's various leadership positions. The move falls within the framework of the ministry's commitment to supporting women's ....

  • Dar al Iftaa: Coronavirus vaccine can be used should its porcine substance be transformed

    Date: 2020-12-26 11:05:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:26 - ID:8727108

    CAIRO, Dec 26 (MENA) – Egypt’s Dar al Iftaa said it is not forbidden according to the Islamic Sharia to use the coronavirus vaccine, which is said to contain a porcine substance, as long as this substance has been transformed into another new one. ....

  • Azhar observatory condemns killing of mosque imam in Germany

    Date: 2020-12-25 18:49:15 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:8726681

    CAIRO, Dec 25 (MENA) - Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism has strongly condemned the killing of a mosque imam in the south German state of Baden-Württemberg. Shahid Nawaz Qadri, a Pakistani national, was brutally beaten to death in ....

  • Egypt's Mufti condemns Israeli aggression on sanctities in Jerusalem

    Date: 2020-12-25 17:21:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:51 - ID:8726602

    CAIRO, Dec 25 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam has condemned aggression by Israeli occupation forces on the graves of the Prophet's companions, as well as Arab martyrs in Jerusalem (al Quds). In a statement released on Friday, the Mufti called ....

  • Azhar official congratulates Tayyeb, Pope Francis on UN's proclamation of Feb 4 as int'l day of human fraternity

    Date: 2020-12-25 12:56:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:8726238

    CAIRO, Dec 25 (MENA) – Al Azhar Undersecretary Mohamed el Dawini has congratulated Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb, and Pope Francis of the Vatican on the UN General Assembly’s resolution to proclaim February 4, the day when a document entitled ....

  • Egyptian experience in religious tolerance great, unique: Sudanese minister

    Date: 2020-12-24 16:20:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:40 - ID:8725389

    ALEXANDRIA, Dec 24 (MENA) - Sudanese Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments Nasreldin Mofreh said on Thursday his visit to the Religious Complex, along with Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, has emphasized that the Egyptian experience ....

  • Egyptian, Sudanese Awqaf ministers open joint education course in Alex.

    Date: 2020-12-24 14:07:19 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:33 - ID:8725048

    ALEXANDRIA, Dec 24 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa and his Sudanese counterpart Sheikh Nasreldin Mufreh on Thursday inaugurated a joint education course for Egyptian and Sudanese Imams in Alexandria. In press statements, the ....

  • Mufti greets Pope Tawadros II, Copts on Christmas

    Date: 2020-12-24 09:38:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:18 - ID:8724636

    CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqy Allam has greeted Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese and Copts at home and abroad on the occasion of Christmas. Allam said in a statement on Thursday Egypt is a unique ....

  • Azhar Grand Imam greets Pope Francis on Christmas

    Date: 2020-12-23 17:00:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:8723979

    CAIRO, Dec 23 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb greeted Wednesday Pope Francis and all Christians around the world on Christmas. In a statement, Tayyeb stressed the robust ties between Muslim and Christian religious institutions ....

  • Azhar supports Muslim imams to promote moderate thought: University chief

    Date: 2020-12-22 18:19:08 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:8722676

    CAIRO, Dec 22 (MENA) - The World Association for Al-Azhar Graduates (WAAG) is diligently working for supporting imams and Muslim preachers to promote moderate thought, President of Al-Azhar University Mohamed el-Mahrsawy said Tuesday. Mahrsawy, ....

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