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Pope Twadros meets ambassadors of Singapore, Venezuela in Cairo
Date: 2019-12-10 16:18:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:74 - ID:8224327
CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) - Pope Twadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese met Tuesday new Singaporean Ambassador to Egypt Dominic Goh at the papal headquarters in Cairo's Abbassiya district. He also had a separate meeting with ....
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Dar Al Iftaa: 93% of fatwas issued by extremist groups violate human rights
Date: 2019-12-10 16:15:58 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:73 - ID:8224265
CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) - Dar Al Iftaa's World Fatwa Index said on Tuesday that 93 percent of fatwas issued by extremist groups violate human rights and rules of the Islamic Sharia. Issuing a report on the occasion of the 71st anniversary of the ....
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Cabinet approves bill on establishing awqaf authorities for Catholic, Evangelical churches
Date: 2019-12-10 12:32:00 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:47 - ID:8223688
CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) - The Cabinet has approved a bill on the establishment of awqaf (endowments) authorities of the Catholic and the Evangelical Churches to be based in Cairo. The bill, approved during a Cabinet meeting here Tuesday, headed by ....
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Egypt's Mufti: Atheism is 'common enemy of religions'
Date: 2019-12-10 11:15:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:8223446
CAIRO/ABU DHABI, Dec 10 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam said that atheism is the "common enemy of religions," stressing the necessity of mobilizing efforts to face this serious danger. This came at a session that was held as part of the ....
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Tayyeb: Al Azhar launched int'l initiatives to end violence, extremism in Africa
Date: 2019-12-09 19:00:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:8223010
CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb said several local and international initiatives were launched to end violence and combat extremism in Africa and the world, including the Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and ....
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Awqaf Ministry continues efforts to rectify religious discourse - Gomaa
Date: 2019-12-08 15:37:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:46 - ID:8221139
CAIRO, Dec 8 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Sunday said that his ministry continues efforts to rectify religious discourse with a view to raising cultural and social awareness about preserving the national state. Gomaa made the ....
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OIC condemns Florida shooting
Date: 2019-12-07 11:03:13 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:15 - ID:8219570
RIYADH, Dec 7 (MENA) - The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) expressed its sorrow over the shooting incident that occurred in Florida, leaving a number of deaths and injuries, Saudi Press Agency reported on Saturday. The organization ....
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Egyptian Mufti to attend forum for promoting peace in Abu Dhabi
Date: 2019-12-07 11:01:47 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:14 - ID:8219567
CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam will participate in the sixth annual assembly of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies that will kick off on Monday in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and ....
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Iftaa observatory warns of stereotypes about Islam
Date: 2019-12-04 18:02:15 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:8215911
CAIRO, Dec 4 (MENA) – Dar al Iftaa's Observatory for Monitoring Takfiri Fatwas and Extremist Ideologies has warned of stereotypes about Islam and the use of the term “Islamic terrorism” or “violent Islam” in the media as well as in academic and ....
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Committee approves adjusting status of 87 unlicensed churches
Date: 2019-12-03 09:53:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:8214062
CAIRO, Dec 3 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Tuesday presided over a meeting of the committee tasked with legalizing the status of unlicensed churches in Egypt. Attending the meeting were the ministers of justice, local development, ....
