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Darul Iftaa says fines for not wearing facemasks permissible
Date: 2021-01-04 09:33:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:17 - ID:8738193
CAIRO, Jan 4 (MENA) - Darul Iftaa said on Monday that fining citizens by the government for not wearing facemasks is permissible because it fulfills higher goals of preserving public order. In a fatwa, it said fines are a kind of punishment that ....
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Egyptian church in Kuwait not to receive churchgoers on Xmas
Date: 2021-01-03 13:43:55 GMT - Kuwait - Religion - SN:30 - ID:8737160
KUWAIT CITY, Jan 3 (MENA) - Patron of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Kuwait Anba Bishoy Bigol on Sunday said the church will not receive people seeking to offer Christmas greetings this year, in line with instructions of Kuwaiti health authorities ....
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Dar al-Ifta: We adopt unique, practical, systematic method in facing up to terrorism
Date: 2020-12-31 11:59:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:20 - ID:8733801
CAIRO, Dec 31 (MENA) - Dar al-Ifta (Egypt's Islamic advisory, judiciary and governmental body) said it advocates disseminating true moderate thinking and adopts a unique, practical and systematic method in facing up to terrorism. A motion ....
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Pope Tawadros not to give his weekly sermon throughout January over Christmas celebrations
Date: 2020-12-30 19:38:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:8733340
CAIRO, Dec 30 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II will not give his weekly sermon all through January because of Christmas celebrations. The pontiff made the announcement during his sermon today at the Cathedral in Abbassiya with limited attendance of ....
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Tayyeb salutes medics for their efforts to combat Covid-19
Date: 2020-12-30 13:53:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:40 - ID:8732771
CAIRO, Dec 30 (MENA) – Grand Imam of Al Azahar Ahmed el Tayyeb has offered greetings to medics worldwide for their efforts to combat the coronavirus pandemic. “I salute the heroic doctors, nurses, healthcare staff and workers who stand on the ....
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Awqaf minister orders Nour Mosque closed for violation of preventive measures
Date: 2020-12-29 12:01:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:25 - ID:8731173
CAIRO, Dec 29 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has decided to close the el Nour Mosque in Abbassiya district of Cairo for two weeks for failing to apply preventive measures against coronavirus. Gomaa had just finished the Zuhr ....
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Egypt's Mufti urges supporting state against its enemies
Date: 2020-12-28 13:10:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:27 - ID:8729674
CAIRO, Dec 28 (MENA) – Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam said on Monday neutrality in the circumstances the country is going through constitutes blatant support for homeland’s enemies, extremist groups and terrorism, and is considered treason against ....
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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 ....
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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. ....
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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 ....
