Religion

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  • Grand Mufti: Expatriate Egyptians' Zakah money better be directed domestically

    Date: 2020-05-14 14:11:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:44 - ID:8432527

    CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) – Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam said on Thursday that it would be better for Egyptian expats to spend their Zakah money inside Egypt to help the needy and the most vulnerable categories in their home country, especially in ....

  • Dar al-Iftaa permits paying Zakat for non-Muslims in need

    Date: 2020-05-14 14:10:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:8432488

    CAIRO, May 14 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar al-Iftaa said that it is allowed for Muslims to pay their Zakat to non-Muslims , who are infected with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) or other diseases, as well as those are in need. In a statement released on ....

  • Islamophobia condemns setting fire to Islamic center in Copenhagen

    Date: 2020-05-13 17:49:26 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:8431590

    CAIRO, May 13 (MENA) - The Islamophobia observatory of Darul Iftaa condemned on Wednesday the arson attack that targeted the Islamic center in the Danish capital, Copenhagen. While the entire world is preoccupied with confronting the coronavirus ....

  • Al Azhar "Ayaman Maadoodat" campaign addresses bullying, swearing among youth

    Date: 2020-05-11 19:19:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:8428862

    CAIRO, May 11 (MENA) – The swearing and bullying phenomenon among young people nowadays could be attributed to multiple reasons, prominent among which is bad parenting, Rasha Kamal, member of the Al-Azhar Fatwa Global Center said on Monday. A ....

  • Vatican Pope greets Pope Tawadros on day of fraternal love

    Date: 2020-05-10 12:17:15 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:8427014

    CAIRO, May 10 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received Sunday a phone call from Pope Francis of the Vatican during which they exchanged greetings on the occasion of the day of fraternal love between the ....

  • #Prayforhumanity hashtag tops Twitter trends

    Date: 2020-05-09 19:57:30 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:50 - ID:8426499

    ABU DHABI / CAIRO, May 9 (MENA) - The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity (HCHF) said #prayforhumanity hashtag topped Twitter trends on Saturday after its call for global prayer on Thursday. Prominent figures like scholars, media people, ....

  • Al Azhar condemns Israeli confiscation of Ibrahimi Mosque land

    Date: 2020-05-09 17:55:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:8426372

    CAIRO, May 9 (MENA) - Al Azhar denounced on Saturday an Israeli decision to build a new Jewish-only settlement in the heart of southern the occupied West Bank city of Hebron including the seizure of land to construct a road for settlers to reach the ....

  • Abou el Enein: Tayyeb, Vatican Pope will bring together peoples of earth to pray for lifting pandemic

    Date: 2020-05-08 06:46:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:5 - ID:8424617

    CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - MP Mohamed Abou el Enein has praised an initiative launched by the Higher Committee of Human Fraternity in Abu Dhabi, calling on people from all over the world to make Thursday, May 14, a day for prayers and supplications for ....

  • Dweiny to head Al Azhar academy for training imams, preachers: top imam

    Date: 2020-05-07 11:47:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:8423702

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb authorized on Thursday Secretary General of Al Azhar Senior Scholars Authority Mohamed Abdel Rahman el Dweiny to head the academy of Al Azhar for training imams and preachers for one ....

  • church spox brushes off reports on reopening churches

    Date: 2020-05-07 11:31:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:18 - ID:8423708

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church Priest Paul Halim dismissed reports purporting a Church decision to reopen for mass. In statements to MENA Thursday, the priest said church reports are only published on the Church's ....

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