Religion

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  • Egypt's mufti: Sport chance for promoting good manners

    Date: 2020-11-26 11:29:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:32 - ID:8687925

    CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam has urged sport fans of different teams to render practicing sports a chance for spreading values and good manners in the society. In statements on Thursday, Allam said Islam calls for practicing ....

  • Egypt's Orthodox Church begins Nativity Fast for 43 days

    Date: 2020-11-25 11:14:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:30 - ID:8686562

    CAIRO, Nov 25 (MENA) - The Orthodox Church started on Wednesday the Nativity Fast, which lasts for 43 days and ends on January 7, as it held masses and prayers at various churches nationwide. Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church of ....

  • Cabinet denies closure of mosques in anticipation of 2nd wave of COVID-19

    Date: 2020-11-25 09:55:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:23 - ID:8686424

    CAIRO, Nov 25 (MENA) – The Cabinet Media Center has dismissed as groundless and baseless reports on the closure of all mosques in anticipation of the second wave of COVID-19. In a statement Wednesday, the center said it contacted the Ministry of ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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, ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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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