Religion

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  • Awqaf minister congratulates Egyptian Univ. of Islamic Culture in Kazakhstan for getting accreditation certificate

    Date: 2020-03-09 06:52:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:7 - ID:8345391

    CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar congratulated the Egyptian University of Islamic Culture in Kazakhstan for obtaining the quality and accreditation certificate from Kazakhstan's accreditation and quality assurance committee for ....

  • Head of Anba Bishoy Monastery Anba Sarabamoun dies at 83

    Date: 2020-03-08 10:07:20 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:21 - ID:8344140

    CAIRO, March 8 (MENA) - Bishop and head of Anba Bishoy Monastery Anba Sarabamoun passed away at the age of 83, said Spokesperson for the Coptic Orthodox Church Priest Paul Halim on Sunday. The monasteries of Saint Bishoy in Wadi El Natrun and St ....

  • Protecting people's lives is major goal in Islamic sharia - minister

    Date: 2020-03-07 22:07:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:8343677

    CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) - Protecting peoples's lives is one of the major goals in the Islamic sharia, Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said. The minister made his remarks during a scientific conference held Saturday to discuss human ....

  • Egypt's mufti slams Tunis terror attack

    Date: 2020-03-06 18:32:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:8342521

    CAIRO, March 6 (MENA) - Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam on Friday condemned a terrorist attack that targeted a security checkpoint near the US embassy in Tunis, leaving a police officer dead and others, including civilians, injured. In a ....

  • Grand Islamic complex in Port Fouad opens today

    Date: 2020-03-06 09:07:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:11 - ID:8341741

    PORT SAID, Egypt, March 6 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa along with Port Said Governor Adel el Ghadban will open on Friday the grand Islamic complex after restoration in Port Fouad city. Renovation work at the grand Islamic complex ....

  • Exceptional Saudi measures on 2 Holy Mosques aim at preventing coronavirus spread- cleric

    Date: 2020-03-05 21:59:38 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:87 - ID:8341455

    RIYADH, March 5 (MENA) - General President for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques Abdur-Rahman As-Sudais said Thursday that the decision of the closure of the two Holy Mosques overnight and reopening them an hour before dawn prayers came as part of ....

  • Azhar Grand Imam visits shrine of Imam Bukhari in Samarqand

    Date: 2020-03-05 11:42:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:8340375

    CAIRO, March 5 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb and a delegation of Al Azhar scholars visited the shrine of Imam Bukhari in Samarqand city in south-eastern Uzbekistan. In a statement on Thursday, Al Azhar said that Tayyeb, during his ....

  • Awqaf min. says only qualified candidate to represent ministry

    Date: 2020-03-03 21:54:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:82 - ID:8338146

    CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Tuesday that his ministry would not allow any of its employees to represent it unless he has the required qualifications. In a statement to MENA, Gomaa added that the selected ....

  • Samarkand awards Tayyeb title of honorary citizen

    Date: 2020-03-03 18:50:28 GMT - Uzbekistan - Religion - SN:75 - ID:8337941

    TASHKENT, March 3 (MENA) - Governor of Uzbekistan's Samarkand Babur Applakulov on Tuesday awarded Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb the title of honorary citizen of the south-eastern Uzbek city. The honor comes in recognition of Tayyeb's ....

  • Al Azhar Imam underlines necessity of adopting moderate Islam in face of armed groups

    Date: 2020-03-03 13:18:50 GMT - Uzbekistan - Religion - SN:47 - ID:8337241

    TASHKENT, March 3 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El Tayyeb on Tuesday said that adopting moderate Islamic teachings is the only way to stop blood shedding by Takfiri elements. Addressing a religious conference here, he added that ....

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