Religion
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Awqaf Ministry, media council cooperate for building national awareness
Date: 2020-11-24 09:15:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:8684776
CAIRO, Nov 24 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa met on Tuesday with Head of the Supreme Council for Media Karam Gabr for talks on a joint strategy that is aimed at building national awareness. Gomaa said in statements that he ....
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Azhar grand imam decides forming advisory committee on fatwa
Date: 2020-11-22 13:59:11 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:8682434
CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) – Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb has decided to form an advisory committee to be tasked with revising all fatwas before making them available for the media. The committee-to-be will be chaired by Undersecretary of ....
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Friday's sermon to focus on illegal immigration -- Minister
Date: 2020-11-22 10:30:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:23 - ID:8681970
CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) – The weekly sermon next Friday will be about illegal immigration, the Awqaf Ministry decided Sunday. Mosque imams should warn worshippers of threats of illegal immigration and the importance of protecting souls, said Awqaf ....
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Azhar imam, Vatican pope call for entrenching human fraternity principles
Date: 2020-11-20 14:39:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:8680071
CAIRO, THE VATICAN, Nov 20 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb and Pope Francis on Friday jointly published a post on their Facebook pages and Twitter accounts, calling for entrenching the principles of human fraternity. "I was pleased ....
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Egypt's Dar al-Iftaa urges citizens to adhere to official protective instructions
Date: 2020-11-19 09:36:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:18 - ID:8678262
CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar al-Iftaa urged citizens to adhere to official protective instructions and decisions. Preventive measures should be a common culture in daily life in order to protect people and curb the spread of coronavirus, ....
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Awqaf symposium warns of dangers of restricting religion to outer appearance, moral depravity
Date: 2020-11-18 21:56:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:98 - ID:8677980
CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) – A symposium organized by the Awqaf Ministry under the rubric “ Dangers of atheism and means of confrontation”, warned of dangers of restricting religion to outer appearance as well as the negative consequences of moral ....
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HEF greets Pope Tawadros II on 8th ordination anniversary
Date: 2020-11-18 16:38:26 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:8677571
CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) - The House of the Egyptian Family (HEF) greeted Wednesday Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on the 8th anniversary of his ordination as the successor to Pope Shenouda III. This came at the outset ....
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Pope Tawadros inaugurates Virgin Mary Church in Old Cairo
Date: 2020-11-18 13:38:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:8677149
CAIRO, Nov 18 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese led on Wednesday a Mass ahead of inaugurating the Church of the Virgin Mary (Qasreyat al Rihan) in Old Cairo. The pontiff was received by Anba Julius, the ....
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Azhar urges int'l community to act against Israel's decision to build houses in E.Jerusalem
Date: 2020-11-16 21:05:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:72 - ID:8675079
CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - Azhar vehemently condemned Israel's decision to open tenders for building 1257 new homes in East Jerusalem. In a statement on Monday, Azhar urged the international community to shoulder responsibility in the face of such ....
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Tayyeb calls for fair vaccine distribution policies
Date: 2020-11-16 16:58:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:8674749
CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb commended efforts exerted by scientists and researchers worldwide to develop an effective coronavirus vaccine. "The work put in by scientists and researchers in the pursuit of the ....