Religion
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Al Azhar Grand Imam: Burning copies of Quran 'hateful racism'
Date: 2020-09-01 22:43:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:82 - ID:8570697
CAIRO, Sept 1 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said that those who dare to commit the crime of burning copies of the Holy Quran should know that these crimes are "barbaric terrorism" by all standards, deeming it a "hateful racism" that ....
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Awqaf minister: Mission of all religions is to please followers
Date: 2020-09-01 11:30:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:29 - ID:8569734
CAIRO, Sept 1 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said Tuesday the mission of all religions is to please peoples and construct the world with religion not to destroy it with religion. During a press conference attended by foreign and ....
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Azhar observatory condemns Quran desecration incident in Norway
Date: 2020-08-31 21:01:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:87 - ID:8569127
CAIRO, Aug 31 (MENA) - The Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism has vehemently condemned the tearing of a copy of the Holy Quran by a fanatic female activist in Norway. In a statement released on Monday, the observatory deplored that the ....
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Dar al-Ifta slams Quran burning by far-right extremists in Sweden
Date: 2020-08-30 20:11:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:62 - ID:8567538
CAIRO, Aug 30 (MENA) - Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta Islamophobia Monitoring Observatory has vehemently condemned the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran during protests by right-wing extremists in the southern Swedish city of Malmo. Far-right extremists ....
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Awqaf minister discusses maintaining endowment funds
Date: 2020-08-30 18:38:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:55 - ID:8567544
CAIRO, Aug 30 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa held a meeting on Sunday with the ministry’s top officials to discuss ways of putting into force the directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on maintaining the endowment funds. ....
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Awqaf minister to discuss renewing religious discourse with journalists on Tuesday
Date: 2020-08-30 17:20:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:8567473
CAIRO, Aug 30 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa is expected to reveal the ministry's vision for renewing religious discourse during a meeting with Arab and foreign news corespondents on Tuesday. The minister will also review ....
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Awqaf minister slams building places of worship on state-owned land
Date: 2020-08-30 13:37:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:35 - ID:8567126
CAIRO, Aug 30 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has spoken against building of places of worship on illegally-seized lands. This is is totally because it is like building on state-owned property, thus violating law, Gomaa said in a ....
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Awqaf minister to deliver 1st public Friday prayer’s sermon after 5 months’ hiatus
Date: 2020-08-27 21:20:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:8564429
CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa will deliver the first public Friday prayer’s sermon at the Citadel’s Mohamed Ali Mosque after a five-month hiatus due to coronavirus-related protective measures. Cairo Governor Khaled ....
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Awqaf Minister to MENA: "Life is Hope" title of Friday sermon
Date: 2020-08-26 11:30:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:30 - ID:8562382
CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said Wednesday that the Muslim weekly sermon - the first in about five months - on August 28 will focus on hope. Themed “Life is Hope”, Friday’s sermon will be the first in the new ....
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Azhar imam grants Malaysian minister membership of Muslim Council of Elders
Date: 2020-08-25 07:43:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:10 - ID:8560560
CAIRO, Aug 25 (MENA) – Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb has decided to grant Malaysian Minister of Religious Affairs Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri membership of the Muslim Council of Elders. Tayyeb, who chairs the council, made the decision ....