Religion

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  • Egyptian, Sudanese awqaf ministers greet Pope Tawadros II on Christmas

    Date: 2020-12-22 14:19:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:30 - ID:8722327

    CAIRO, Dec 22 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa and his Sudanese counterpart Sheikh Nasreldin Mufreh greeted Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese and all church leaderships on Christmas. Head of the ....

  • Al Azhar decries brutal beheading of Tunisian national

    Date: 2020-12-21 22:16:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:8721593

    CAIRO, De 21 (MENA) – Al Azhar has strongly condemned the beheading of a Tunisian national in Kasserine at the hands of a terrorist group. In a statement released on Monday, Al Azhar offered condolences to the Tunisian government and the family ....

  • Renewal of religious discourse requires openness to all cultures, modern science: minister

    Date: 2020-12-21 15:13:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:8720916

    CAIRO, Dec 21 (MENA) – Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Monday the renewal of religious discourse will not be achieved away from people, noting that imams can renew religious discourse only if they are open to all cultures, the public ....

  • General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide, Russia's muftis council ink MoU to train Russian muftis in Egypt

    Date: 2020-12-21 13:18:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:29 - ID:8720902

    CAIRO/MOSCOW, Dec 21 (MENA) - Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam and Chairman of the Muftis Council in Russia Sheikh Rawi Ayn Al-Deen signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding on training Russian muftis in Egypt. In a statement, Allam said the ....

  • Azhar grand imam urges drawing world attention to poor, oppressed people

    Date: 2020-12-20 16:38:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:44 - ID:8719758

    CAIRO, Dec 20 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb called for drawing the world's attention to the plight of the poor, minorities and oppressed people around the world while celebrating the International Human Solidarity Day, marked on ....

  • Egypt, Sudan awqaf ministers discuss preparations for joint training course

    Date: 2020-12-20 12:33:22 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:26 - ID:8719355

    CAIRO, Dec 20 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa and his Sudanese counterpart Sheikh Nasreldin Mufreh met Sunday to discuss final preparations for a joint training course offered to imams in both countries. The course will kick off ....

  • Al Azhar never abandons its role in fighting extremism - official

    Date: 2020-12-20 11:50:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:23 - ID:8719259

    CAIRO, Dec 20 (MENA) - Al Azhar Undersecretary Mohamed el Dawini stressed on Sunday that Al Azhar has never abandoned its role in fighting extremist doctrine, saying it is undergoing a fierce war to face the absence of societal awareness. Al ....

  • World organization for Azhar graduates condemns terrorist attack in cental Somalia

    Date: 2020-12-20 10:11:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:17 - ID:8719124

    CAIRO, Dec 20 (MENA) - The World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates Condemned the recent terrorist attack that took pace in the city of Galkayo, in Mudug region, central Somalia where Prime Minister Mohamed Roble has been scheduled to address a ....

  • Awqaf Ministry to inaugurate 39 mosques in 10 governorates Friday

    Date: 2020-12-19 17:44:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:8718708

    CAIRO, Dec 19 (MENA) - The Ministry of Awqaf is set to open 39 mosques in 12 governorates on Friday, taking the total number of mosques inaugurated in three months to 635 nationwide. In a statement Saturday, the ministry said that 12 mosques ....

  • Azhar imam urges Arabs to preserve Arabic language

    Date: 2020-12-18 19:37:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:8717495

    CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Friday called on the Arabs to preserve the Arabic language, as it constitutes the issue of identity and survival to Muslims. On his Facebook page and Twitter account, El Tayeeb ....

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