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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 ....
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Awqaf min.: Egypt restored its pioneering religious role under Sisi
Date: 2020-02-20 09:42:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:23 - ID:8319854
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said Egypt restored its pioneering religious role in the world under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The Awqaf Ministry's renovation of religious discourse became an ....
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UN official lauds Al Azhar anti-extremism efforts
Date: 2020-02-19 23:15:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:8319479
CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) - UN Special Adviser on the Prevention of Genocide Adama Dieng praised Wednesday the great role played by Al Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism to counter Islamophobia and hate speech. The UN official made his remark ....
