Religion

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  • Eidul Adha to fall on August 11 – Dar al Ifta

    Date: 2019-08-01 18:15:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:78 - ID:8048456

    CAIRO, Aug 1 (MENA) – Egypt’s Mufti Shawqi Allam said that Friday will be the first day of the Islamic Hijri month of Dhu al-Hijjah and Eidul Adha (Greater Bairam) will fall on August 11. Dar al Ifta said in a statement on Thursday that the Day ....

  • Evangelical Church chief greets Egypt's Mufti on Eidul Adha

    Date: 2019-08-01 14:13:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:62 - ID:8048029

    CAIRO, Aug 1 (MENA) - Head of the Evangelical Church of Egypt Andrea Zaki on Thursday greeted Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam on the occasion of Eidul Adha. Zaki led a delegation grouping leaderships of the Evangelical Church to extend the greetings ....

  • Awqaf ministry official: Important measures taken ahead of Hajj

    Date: 2019-08-01 13:32:11 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:8047869

    CAIRO, Aug 1 (MENA) - Head of the Religious Sector at the Awqaf Ministry Gaber Tayie said that the ministry implemented a raft of important measures ahead of this year's Hajj season. Speaking before the religious affairs and endowments committee ....

  • MB fatwas incite civil wars, destroy national values - Dar al Iftaa

    Date: 2019-07-31 14:58:26 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:41 - ID:8046605

    CAIRO, July 31 (MENA) – Fatwas of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) terrorist group incite civil wars and destroy national values, said Tareq Abu Hasheima, the head of Dar al Iftaa’s strategic studies department. In press statements Wednesday, Abu ....

  • Terrorist groups issue more than 1,200 fatwas and 1,000 publications in first half of 2019

    Date: 2019-07-31 13:23:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:33 - ID:8046440

    CAIRO, July 31 (MENA) - The Egyptian Darul Iftaa said that more than 10 terrorist organizations have issued over 1,200 fatwas and 1,000 publications in the first half of 2019. Adviser to the Mufti Ibrahim Negm said at a press conference on ....

  • Egypt has centuries-long ties with Indonesia: Azhar undersecretary

    Date: 2019-07-30 18:44:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:8045560

    JAKARTA, July 30 (MENA) - The Egyptian-Indonesian ties date back to hundreds of years, Al Azhar Undersecretary Saleh Abbas said on Tuesday. Addressing a conference on moderation in Islam, currently held in southern Jakarta, Abbas hailed a ....

  • COCC president inquires after Azhar Grand Imam

    Date: 2019-07-30 17:51:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:74 - ID:8045421

    CAIRO, July 30 (MENA) - Head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center (COCC) Bishop Armia on Tuesday paid a visit to Al Azhar Sheikdom to inquire after Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb following his return from a 10-day therapeutic trip abroad. Earlier ....

  • Pope Tawadros opens 4th conf. of Coptic Orthodox priests

    Date: 2019-07-30 16:15:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:66 - ID:8045424

    CAIRO, July 30 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark opened on Tuesday the fourth conference of the priests of Coptic Orthodox churches in the Arabian Gulf. The three-day event is held at the Monastery of ....

  • Awqaf denies asking for donations to pay bills

    Date: 2019-07-30 13:22:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:48 - ID:8045115

    CAIRO, July 30 (MENA) - The Awqaf Ministry Tuesday denied reports on having requested donations to pay water and electricity bills of mosques, stressing that it paid more than one billion pounds in 2018/2019 for that purpose along with renovation ....

  • No missing Egyptian pilgrims so far: hajj mission official

    Date: 2019-07-30 11:17:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:32 - ID:8044691

    MECCA, July 30 (MENA) - The executive director of Egypt's official hajj mission said that no missing pilgrims have been reported in Mecca and Madinah so far, thanks to the central operation rooms following up the departure and arrival of the ....

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