Religion

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  • Al Azhar, Canterbury church stress need for joint action to fight COVID-19

    Date: 2020-07-07 15:52:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:8499382

    CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb and Archbishop of Canterbury Rev Justin Welby have stressed the importance of cooperation among religious leaders to face COVID-19. In a webinar they held to discuss means to promote ....

  • Awqaf min. slams insult of loyal national icons

    Date: 2020-07-06 21:50:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:70 - ID:8498417

    CAIRO, July 9 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said insulting loyal national icons - whether alive or dead - represents treason of the nation and a favor for extremist and terror organizations. In statements on Monday, Awqaf minister ....

  • Halim: Pope Tawadros in good health

    Date: 2020-07-06 21:27:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:68 - ID:8498383

    CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) - Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church Bolis Halim stressed that Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese is in good health. In statements on Monday, he said the pope is practicing his pastoral work ....

  • Awqaf: Al-Hussein Mosque to be reopened Wednesday

    Date: 2020-07-06 21:21:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:8497997

    CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has decided to reopen Al-Hussein Mosque on Wednesday. The minister explained on Monday that the partial reopening will include only the western part away from the shrine located inside ....

  • Evangelical Church suspends opening of churches till end of July

    Date: 2020-07-06 14:24:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:33 - ID:8497700

    CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) - The Evangelical Church in Egypt, headed by Andrea Zaki, decided on Monday to suspend the opening of the churches till the end of July. In a statement on Monday, the church stressed its full commitment to the Cabinet's ....

  • Azhar welcomes pledge of unity bet. Fatah, Hamas

    Date: 2020-07-05 17:32:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:67 - ID:8496583

    CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - Al Azhar welcomed a pledge of unity between Fatah and Hamas in the face to Israeli plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank. In a statement released on Sunday, Al Azhar expressed hope that this move would pave the way ....

  • Spreading ethical scandals prohibited in Islam - Darul Iftaa

    Date: 2020-07-05 09:03:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:19 - ID:8495767

    CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - Egypt's Darul Iftaa stressed on Sunday that spreading ethical scandals in social media violates the principles of Islam which advocates covering the faults and hiding the blemishes and slips of people not exposing ....

  • Dar al-Ifta: Sexual harassment is crime, major sin

    Date: 2020-07-04 18:59:22 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:48 - ID:8494853

    CAIRO, July 4 (MENA) – Egypt's Dar al-Ifta has stressed that sexual harassment is a crime and one of the major sins in Islam. Dar al-Ifta reiterated in a statement on Saturday that sexual harassment is the behavior of hypocrites and Islam warned ....

  • Awqaf min.: violating anti-coronavirus measures won’t be tolerated

    Date: 2020-07-04 18:50:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:45 - ID:8495352

    CAIRO, July 4 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Saturday the Awqaf Ministry will not tolerate any violation of the precautionary measures taken at mosques to protect worshipers and the whole Egyptian society against the ....

  • All Sufi events to be suspended till coronavirus crisis is over — Sufi leader

    Date: 2020-07-04 18:25:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:8495277

    CAIRO, July 4 (MENA) - Abdel Hadi Al Qasabi, head of the Supreme Council of Sofi Orders, affirmed that all Sufi events will continue to be suspended till the end of the coronavirus crisis and life in the country returns to normal. In a statement ....

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