Religion

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  • Return of Friday prayer in mosques listed on agenda of cabinet: Awqaf minister

    Date: 2020-08-17 08:07:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:19 - ID:8549951

    CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said that his ministry submitted a plan on the return of Friday prayer to the general secretariat of the cabinet to discuss it during the coming meeting of the government coronavirus crisis ....

  • Malaysia grants award to Azhar Grand Imam

    Date: 2020-08-16 17:08:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:70 - ID:8549449

    CAIRO, Aug 16 (MEN A) - Malaysian King Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah has decided to grant Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb the Islamic Personality of the Year 2020 Award for his role in serving Islam and Muslims. During a meeting with ....

  • Awqaf minister affirms importance of abandoning terrorist groups' thought

    Date: 2020-08-15 23:31:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:72 - ID:8548389

    CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa stressed on Saturday the importance of abandoning the dark extremist thought promulgated by terrorist groups, noting that scholars play a vital role in combating the poisonous ideologies ....

  • “Pillars of State Building” topic of Friday's sermon: Awqaf Ministry

    Date: 2020-08-13 21:06:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:70 - ID:8546126

    CAIRO, Aug 13 (MENA) – The Ministry of Awqaf said on Thursday that the “Pillars of State Building” will be the topic of Friday’s sermon which will be aired on the national TV and radio from the ancient mosque of Amr ibn Al-Aas in Cairo. Awqaf ....

  • Al-Azhar mourns death of International Islamic Fiqh Academy chief

    Date: 2020-08-10 14:42:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:8540904

    CAIRO, Aug 10 (MENA) - Al-Azhar mourned Secretary General of the International Islamic Fiqh Academy Dr. Abdulsalam Al-Abbadi of Jordan, who passed away on Monday aged 77. In a statement, Al-Azhar hailed Abbadi's role in serving Islam's Sharia. ....

  • Islamophobia Observatory condemns arson attack at mosque in France

    Date: 2020-08-08 18:49:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:8538710

    CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) - Dar al Iftaa-affiliated Islamophobia Observatory on Saturday condemned setting Omar Ibn Al Khattab Mosque ablaze in France's Lyon. In a statement, the observatory warned that Islamophobia crimes have surged above 54 percent in ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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, ....

  • 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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