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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 ....
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Islam rejects all forms of violence, intolerance: Dar al-Ifta
Date: 2020-11-16 16:26:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:55 - ID:8674609
CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar al-Ifta Islamophobia observatory stressed Monday that Islam rejects violence and intolerance in all its forms and crooked ways followed by fanatic groups. In a statement released on the occasion of the ....
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Grand Mufti: Prophet Muhammad's treatment of non-Muslims exemplifies religious tolerance
Date: 2020-11-16 13:10:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:34 - ID:8674308
CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - Islam is a religion of mercy and tolerance, Egypt's Grand Mufti and President of the General Secretariat for Fatwa Authorities Worldwide Shawki Allam said on Monday. In an address given on the occasion of the International ....
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1st day of Rabi' II on Monday -- Grand Mufti
Date: 2020-11-15 18:23:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:8673415
CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) – Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam on Sunday declared that Monday would be the first day of Rabi' II, the fourth month in the Islamic calendar. Allam said the Dar el Iftaa’s Sharia and scientific committees nationwide spotted the ....
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Azhar hails Belgium for expelling activists who plotted to burn Qur’an
Date: 2020-11-13 22:35:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:8671162
CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - Al-Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism on Friday hailed the Belgian authorities for arresting five far-right Danish activists on suspicion of their desire to "spread hatred" by burning a copy of the Qur’an in ....
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Awqaf ministry opens 3 mosques in Ismailia, Aswan
Date: 2020-11-13 14:34:13 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:8670747
ISMAILIA/ASWAN, Egypt, Nov 13 (MENA) – Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa inaugurated on Friday the expansions of an ancient mosque in Ismailia, with investments totaling EGP 13 million; thanks to the city residents’ self-efforts, as well as ....
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Coptic Orthodox Church says insulting religions is totally rejected act
Date: 2020-11-12 15:59:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:8669580
CAIRO, Nov 12 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church Bolis Halim has said that insulting religions is a totally rejected harmful act which could cause rifts in relations within any community. In statements to MENA on Thursday, Halim ....
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Iftaa observatory lauds Saudi CSS statement on Muslim Brotherhood
Date: 2020-11-11 19:24:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:82 - ID:8668438
CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) - The observatory of takfiri fatwas, an affiliate to the Egyptian Darul Iftaa, praised on Wednesday a recent step taken by the Saudi Council of Senior Scholars (CSS) to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist group that ....
