Religion

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  • Higher Committee of Human Fraternity visits 9/11 memorial in New York

    Date: 2019-09-22 14:28:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:58 - ID:8114157

    CAIRO, Sept 22 (MENA) - The Higher Committee of Human Fraternity has visited the memorial of victims of the 9/11 attacks that targeted the US in 2001. Egypt's Al Azhar said in a statement Sunday that members of the committee were keen on sending ....

  • Awqaf minister heads for Moscow for int'l conference

    Date: 2019-09-22 11:02:58 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:32 - ID:8113882

    CAIRO, September 22 (MENA) - Egypt's Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa headed on Sunday for Moscow to attend an international conference on Islam, inter-faith and cultures. Gomaa is set to deliver a speech in the conference's inaugural session ....

  • Awqaf Ministry launches int'l Quran contest

    Date: 2019-09-21 22:17:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:8113426

    CAIRO, Sept 20 (MENA) - The Awqaf Ministry said Saturday that the registration for its annual Quran world awards will start from February 8 to 13, 2020. In a statement, the ministry noted that it has allocated over EGP 1 million for 2019 ....

  • Islamic delegations lauds Cairo's citizenships document

    Date: 2019-09-18 10:01:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:25 - ID:8108732

    CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - The Islamic delegations that participated in the 30th conference of the Ministry of Awqaf Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs lauded Cairo's citizenship document that was launched at the conclusion of the two-day ....

  • Awqaf minister meets Islamic conf. delegation heads

    Date: 2019-09-17 21:10:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:84 - ID:8108320

    CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Tuesday received heads of delegation taking part in the 30th International Conference of the Islamic Affairs Supreme Council in Cairo. The meeting reviewed the Cairo document on ....

  • Azhar seeks to build new generation of muftis to combat extremist ideologies

    Date: 2019-09-17 20:55:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:83 - ID:8108291

    CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) - Al-Azhar seeks to build a new generation of muftis capable of dealing with contemporary challenges and extremist ideologies, its Undersecretary Saleh Abbas said Tuesday. Saleh made his remark while inspecting the exams ....

  • Awqaf int'l conference adopts document on equal citizenship

    Date: 2019-09-16 21:15:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:76 - ID:8106982

    CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) - A document on equal citizenship, adopted at the 30th International Conference of Islamic Affairs Council in Cairo, asserted that the principle of equal citizenship is a vital element to ensure the sate's security and ....

  • 30th Islamic conf. comes at important timing - official

    Date: 2019-09-16 11:32:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:8105915

    CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) - Secretary General of the World Council for Muslim Minorities Mohamed el Bashari underlined on Monday the importance of the 30th International Conference of Islamic Affairs Supreme Council, saying it comes at an important ....

  • All religions discard terrorism - official

    Date: 2019-09-16 10:56:15 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:29 - ID:8105953

    CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) - President of Al Azhar University Mohamed Mahrasawy stressed on Monday that all religions discard terrorism and advocate peace. Mahrasawy, who is in charge of Al Azhar Fatwa Global Center, said Islam is a religion of peace, ....

  • Awqaf conf. calls for countering extremist thought

    Date: 2019-09-16 09:04:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:14 - ID:8105596

    CAIRO, Sept 16 (MENA) - Mohamed Salem Abu Assi, former Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies of Al Azhar University, on Monday urged the mass media to raise awareness about the risk posed by extremist groups and their radical ideologies. Speaking ....

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