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Awqaf min.: We will not allow anyone to exploit "Adahi Sukuk" for political purpose
Date: 2020-08-06 12:10:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:32 - ID:8535558
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa asserted that his ministry will not allow anyone to exploit the Adahi Sukuk (sacrificed animals) project for supporting candidates in any elections. Speaking to MENA on Thursday, Gomaa ....
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Awqaf Ministry: Two new Islamic cultural centers in Alex, Matrouh
Date: 2020-08-06 06:23:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:7 - ID:8535174
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa gave the green light for opening two Islamic cultural centers; one in Alexandria and the other in Matrouh. The measure falls within the framework of the ministry's efforts to disseminate ....
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Awqaf denies news of pre-set Khutbah duration
Date: 2020-08-03 13:24:13 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:39 - ID:8531781
CAIRO, Aug 3 (MENA) - The Awqaf Ministry dismissed anew on Monday reports of a pre-set duration of the Khutbah (weekly Friday sermon). The Ministry also dismissed as baseless news of an agreed return date of Friday prayers. In a statement, ....
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Orthodox churches partially reopen after months of closure due to coronavirus
Date: 2020-08-03 10:47:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:8531591
CAIRO, Aug 3 (MENA) - Coptic Orthodox churches partially reopened in Egypt Monday to perform masses after a decision to close on March 21 to curb the spread of coronavirus. It will be a gradual reopening following a decline in the number of ....
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Pilgrims stone Satan, leave for Makkah
Date: 2020-08-02 15:36:23 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:49 - ID:8530978
MAKKAH, Aug 2 (MENA) - Pilgrims finished the second day of Tashreeq by throwing the three Jamarat (pebbles) under high precautionary measures, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. The pilgrims maintained physical distancing rules and each phase ....
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Egypt mufti congratulates S. Arabia on successful hajj season
Date: 2020-08-02 11:39:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:34 - ID:8530696
CAIRO, Aug 2 (MENA) - Egypt's mufti Dr Shawqi Allam has congratulated Saudi King Salman bin Abdel Aziz on a successful hajj season despite the exceptional circumstances as a result of coronavirus. The pilgrimage was very well organized thanks ....
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Orthodox Church announces procedures on gradual reopening of churches
Date: 2020-08-01 11:59:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:21 - ID:8529855
CAIRO, August 1 (MENA) – The Coptic Orthodox Church announced the procedures of gradual reopening of churches as of Monday after their closure on March 21 over the coronavirus outbreak. The church said in a statement on Saturday that the ....
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Awqaf min.: building strong state is national, religious duty
Date: 2020-07-31 22:37:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:8529476
CAIRO, July 31 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has called for working hard for building a strong and developed state in different fields asserting that doing so is a national and religious duty. In press statements on Friday, Gomaa ....
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AIRA launches campaign to promote values of social solidarity
Date: 2020-07-31 19:58:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:8529428
CAIRO, July 31 (MENA) - Al Azhar's Islamic Research Academy (AIRA) launched an electronic awareness campaign to promote the values of social solidarity and encourage people to help the poor and the needy. The campaign, in which Al Azhar preachers ....
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Awqaf minister calls for protecting youth, society from sedition caused extremist groups
Date: 2020-07-31 15:30:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:8529181
CAIRO, July 31 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has called for protecting the youth and society from the groups that seek sowing sedition through "online battalions." In a speech broadcast on Friday, the minister said that good ....
