Religion

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  • Azhar imam says Muslim world at crossroads

    Date: 2020-03-03 11:15:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:25 - ID:8337051

    TASHKENT, March 3 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb has warned that the Muslim world stands at a crossroads - self development or self loss. Globalization is yet another form of colonization - a fierce version - that divides the ....

  • Awqaf Ministry warns of performing unauthorized rituals at mosques

    Date: 2020-03-03 09:07:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:14 - ID:8336736

    CAIRO, March 3 (MENA) - The Ministry of Awqaf has warned of performing any unauthorized rituals at mosques without prior permission. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the ministry called for avoiding calls on social media for holding occasional ....

  • Grand Imam heads for Uzbekistan to partake in int'l conference on Maturidi

    Date: 2020-03-02 13:44:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:45 - ID:8335830

    CAIRO, March 2 (MENA) - Al-Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Monday headed for Uzbekistan's Samarkand to partake in the international conference on "Imam Abu Mansur and the teachings of Maturidi: the past and the present". The conference will ....

  • Tayyeb: Al Azhar shouldering responsibility of spreading values of tolerance, coexistence

    Date: 2020-03-02 10:07:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:21 - ID:8335102

    CAIRO, March 2 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed Tayyeb said Azhar shoulders the responsibility of spreading the culture of tolerance, mercy, dialogue and accepting the other. He added that Al Azhar, which is considered the foremost ....

  • Awqaf dismisses reports on coronavirus fatwas

    Date: 2020-03-01 22:48:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:8334758

    CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) – The Ministry of Awqaf has stressed that it issued no fatwas related to the spread of coronavirus. The ministry said in a statement on Sunday that any reports posted in any pages other than its official page on social ....

  • Azhar imam: We made great efforts for inter-faith coexistence

    Date: 2020-03-01 16:18:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:45 - ID:8334223

    CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) - Al Azhar has made great efforts to achieve coexistence among followers of different faiths, its Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said, citing the establishment of the Family House as an exemplary model for other ....

  • Azhar concerned over int'l community's disregard for Syria's plight

    Date: 2020-02-29 17:11:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:8332763

    CAIRO, Feb 29 (MENA) - Al-Azhar expressed Saturday deep regret and grave concern over the recent escalation against the brotherly Syrian people. In a statement, Al-Azhar urged all the parties concerned to give priority to the higher interest of ....

  • Azhar mourns death of Islamic thinker Emara

    Date: 2020-02-29 15:24:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:32 - ID:8332804

    CAIRO, Feb 29 (MENA) – Al Azhar has offered condolence over the death of Egyptian Islamic thinker and scholar Muhammad Emara, who died at the age of 89 on Saturday. The world’s oldest seat of Sunni Islamic learning said in a statement that ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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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