Religion

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  • WMCC lauds Egypt's organizing of int'l Quran contest

    Date: 2020-02-11 11:37:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:8307022

    CAIRO, Feb 11 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Abu Dhabi-based World Muslim Communities Council (WMCC) Mohammed al-Bashari lauded Egypt's organizing of the 27th international Quran competition. The contest is hosted by Egypt's Awqaf Ministry. ....

  • Awqaf minister: Egypt's sponsorship of Quran competition affirms keenness on disseminating moderate Islam

    Date: 2020-02-10 12:00:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:8305463

    CAIRO, Feb 10 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Monday that Egypt's sponsorship of the 27th international holy Quran competition affirmed Cairo's keenness on disseminating the upright and moderate Islamic teachings. In ....

  • Azhar medical convoy to head to Chad on Tuesday

    Date: 2020-02-09 16:14:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:56 - ID:8304543

    CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - Egypt's Al-Azhar will send a medical convoy to Chad on Tuesday to provide free of charge surgery and medicine for those most in need in the sisterly African state. The convoy will include 26 doctors in 14 different ....

  • Awqaf minister opens int'l Quran competition

    Date: 2020-02-08 10:24:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:8302760

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa opened Saturday the International Holy Quran Competition which is held under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. This year's edition will see unprecedented international ....

  • Cabinet approves amendment to some articles of Zakat, Charity House law

    Date: 2020-02-05 15:21:22 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:8299064

    CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - The Cabinet approved during a meeting Wednesday under Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli a draft law on amending some articles of law no. 123 of 2014 about the work of the Egyptian Zakat and Charity House. The amendment ....

  • Al Azhar pavilion at Cairo Book Fair witnesses huge turnout - official

    Date: 2020-02-05 11:13:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:23 - ID:8298799

    CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) - Secretary General of Al Azhar's Islamic Research Academy Dr Nazir Ayyad said Al Azhar pavilion at the Cairo Book Fair witnessed a huge turnout this year. In a statement on Wednesday, he added that the activities of the ....

  • Tayyeb: We look forward to world full of prosperity, tolerance, love, peace

    Date: 2020-02-04 17:00:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:62 - ID:8298143

    CAIRO/ABU DHABI, Feb 4 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb has paid tribute to all those who are looking forward to a world full of prosperity, tolerance, love and peace. Tayyeb spoke on Tuesday at a ceremony held in the UAE to mark ....

  • Status of 85 churches, service buildings legalized in Sharqiya

    Date: 2020-02-04 14:51:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:51 - ID:8297986

    ZAGAZIG, Egypt, Feb 4 (MENA) - Sharqia is to legalize the status of 85 churches and service buildings, Governor Mamdouh Ghorab said. Ghorab gave directives to heads of cities in the governorate to accelerates the process of delivering licenses to ....

  • Mufti: Current challenges need more cooperation among scholars

    Date: 2020-02-04 11:47:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:27 - ID:8297534

    CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) - Mufti of Egypt Shawky Allam on Tuesday said that the current challenges facing the whole world need more cooperation and coordination among scholars. In his speech at an international conference on human fraternity in ....

  • Grand mufti heads for Croatia to partake in conf. on human fraternity

    Date: 2020-02-03 14:17:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:8296399

    CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam headed on Monday for Croatia to partake in an international conference on the human fraternity in the Croatian capital of Zagreb, slated for Tuesday. Allam is set to deliver a speech at tje ....

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