Religion

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  • Awqaf minister greets Egypt's top imam on Ramadan

    Date: 2020-04-22 21:04:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:93 - ID:8406266

    CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Guma greeted on Wednesday Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb on the holy fasting month of Ramadan. He wished happy Ramadan to all Muslims worldwide. (MENA) S R E/R E E ....

  • Pope Tawadros postpones Holy Synod meeting till November over coronavirus

    Date: 2020-04-22 20:42:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:91 - ID:8406245

    CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese has decided to put off to November a Holy Synod meeting that was slated for May due to the coronavirus pandemic. In press statements Wednesday, spokesman ....

  • Anba Armia congratulates new general coordinator of Egyptian Family House

    Date: 2020-04-22 20:38:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:90 - ID:8406219

    CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) - Anba Armia, General Bishop and President of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center, congratulated Mohamed Abu Zeid el Amir for being appointed as the new general coordinator of the Egyptian Family House. He thanked Mohamed ....

  • Egypt's top imam names new general coordinator of Egyptian Family House

    Date: 2020-04-22 20:09:37 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:88 - ID:8406221

    CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb appointed on Wednesday Mohamed Abu Zeid el Amir as the general coordinator of the Egyptian Family House for one renewable year. Amir now serves as deputy president of Al Azhar ....

  • Friday marks 1st day of Ramadan in Egypt - Dar al Iftaa

    Date: 2020-04-22 17:42:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:66 - ID:8406062

    CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) – Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam said that Friday, April 24, 2020 will mark the first day of the Muslim holy fasting month of Ramadan. Allam announced in a statement Wednesday that teams of Dar al Iftaa's Sharia and ....

  • Episcopal Church Bishop greets Sisi on holy month of Ramadan

    Date: 2020-04-21 22:30:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:86 - ID:8404789

    CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - Bishop of the Episcopal Church Mounir Hanna Anis on Tuesday sent a cable of greetings to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the advent of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. He also sent similar cables to Al Azhar Grand ....

  • Awqaf Ministry: Al Nawazil call for prayers will only be allowed during Ramadan

    Date: 2020-04-21 21:56:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:83 - ID:8404662

    CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - The Awqaf Ministry has said that mosques will be opened during the holy month of Ramadan to only Al Nawazil call for prayers, as followed at times of distress. In a statement released on Tuesday, the ministry asserted the ....

  • Suspension of prayers at mosques based on religious reasons, says min.

    Date: 2020-04-21 16:05:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:8404306

    CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - Awaqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Tuesday that the decision to suspend congregational and Taraweeh prayers at mosques in Ramadan was completely based on religious reasons. In a press statement, Gomaa said ....

  • Azhar Observatory launches campaign against bad coronavirus-related behaviors

    Date: 2020-04-21 11:56:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:32 - ID:8403848

    CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - Al-Azhar Observatory Combating Extremism launched on Tuesday a campaign to encourage confronting bad behaviors that emerge amid crises, especially the coronavirus pandemic. Titled "conscious ear", Al-Azhar said through ....

  • Awqaf min. hails support of Azhar, Darul Iftaa, parliamentary committee for religious affairs

    Date: 2020-04-20 22:31:19 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:8403418

    CAIRO, April 20 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa hailed the great support of Azhar, Darul Iftaa and the parliamentary committee for religious affairs for the ministry's decisions in the face of the coronavirus. In statements on ....

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