Religion
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....