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Kazakh amb. in Cairo hails Azhar's support for his country's initiatives to strengthen inter-religious dialogue
Date: 2020-02-28 15:57:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:8331803
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Kazakhstan's Ambassador in Cairo Arman Isagaliev thanked Al Azhar for backing his country's initiatives to strengthen dialogue among religions and civilizations, as well as to qualify Kazakh religious cadres. Isagaliev ....
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Al Azhar praises Saudi temporary suspension of Umrah visas over coronavirus fears
Date: 2020-02-27 22:10:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:97 - ID:8330992
CAIRO, Feb 27 (MENA) – Al Azhar hailed Thursday Saudi Arabia’s decision to temporarily suspend all the Umrah and visitor visas in a precautionary measure against the spread of coronavirus. Such decision has its religious justification, as warding ....
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Al Azhar Grand Imam stresses strong bilateral ties with Bahrain
Date: 2020-02-27 18:49:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:85 - ID:8330723
CAIRO, Feb 27 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said Thursday that Al Azhar institution has been enjoying strong ties with Bahrain, and it was ready for offering all kinds of support to Manama in the scientific and cultural fields. ....
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Awqaf min.: Saudi Arabia's suspension of Umrah visas has religious justification
Date: 2020-02-27 10:09:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:8329790
CAIRO, Feb 27 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mokhtar Gomaa said Saudi Arabia's temporary suspension of Umrah visas goes in line with a religious rule which states that warding off harm takes precedence over attaining benefits. In a statement on Thursday, ....
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Al Azhar keen to spread correct religious teachings: official
Date: 2020-02-26 14:41:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:8328860
CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) - Chairman of Al Azhar international academy for qualifying imams and preachers Mohamed al Doweeni said Al Azhar is keen to spread the correct religious teachings and hone the skills of preachers. Al Azhar seeks to provide ....
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Al Azhar condemns systematic campaigns to defame Egyptian figures
Date: 2020-02-25 13:27:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:46 - ID:8327165
CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) - Al Azhar Fatwa Global Center condemned on Tuesday the systematic smear campaigns against key Egyptian figures, saying that Islam is innocent of such dubious campaigns. In a statement, it said that Islam calls for respecting ....
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2nd phase of "unified azan" program kicks off: Awqf Ministry
Date: 2020-02-25 11:50:37 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:33 - ID:8326711
CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) - The Ministry of Awqaf announced Tuesday that the second phase of the "unified azan" (call to prayer) program has come into force. This follows the success of the first phase which targeted 1,000 mosques across Greater ....
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Patriarch Theodoros II meets Zambian president
Date: 2020-02-23 22:38:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:8324703
CAIRO/LUSAKA, Feb 23 (MENA) - Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa Pope Theodoros II met on Sunday Zambian President Edgar Lungu at the presidential palace in Lusaka. Metropolitan Ioannis of Zambia and Egypt's Ambassador in Lusaka Ahmed ....
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Dar al-Iftaa to spot Rajab's crescent Sunday
Date: 2020-02-22 20:14:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:8323226
CAIRO, Feb 22 (MENA) - Dar al-Iftaa will spot the crescent that marks the end of Jumada al-awwal and the start of Rajab; the seventh month of the Muslim calendar on Sunday. Mufti's adviser Ibrahim Negm said Grand Mufti Shawki Allam will deliver ....
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University youths have great role in correcting image of religions - Egypt's top imam
Date: 2020-02-20 14:01:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:48 - ID:8320391
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb warned on Thursday that new conflicts used the terminology of wars of religions to mislead people and insinuate that religions are current sources of unrest and wars. These wars ....
