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Azhar Imam back home, winding up several days' visit to Italy
Date: 2018-10-18 20:16:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:76 - ID:7628415
CAIRO, Oct 18 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb returned home on Thursday coming from Italy after a several days' visit. During the visit, Azhar Imam held meetings with Italian President ....
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Dar al Ifta conference approves int'l index for fatwa
Date: 2018-10-18 13:56:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:39 - ID:7627891
CAIRO, Oct 18 (MENA) - Egypt Dar al Ifta's 4th International Conference approved on Thursday an international index for fatwa (religious edicts) as part of efforts to develop the role of fatwa in the development and building process. In its final ....
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Mufti of Moscow visits WAAG in Cairo
Date: 2018-10-18 13:06:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:7627709
CAIRO, Oct 18 (MENA) – Mufti of Moscow Ildar Alyautdinov on Thursday paid a visit to the World Association for Azhar Graduates (WAAG) in Cairo. The visit comes on the sidelines of Alyautdinov's participation in the fourth international conference ....
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Pope Tawadros hails high national spirit of Egyptian Copts in US
Date: 2018-10-17 21:06:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:115 - ID:7626916
CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Wednesday hailed high national spirit of Egyptian Copts living in the US. The pontiff was speaking during a weekly sermon at the Cathedral of St. Mark in ....
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German, Swiss churches laud Azhar's anti-extremism observatory
Date: 2018-10-17 17:18:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:93 - ID:7626643
CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - A delegation from the leaderships of the German and Swiss evangelical churches asserted that setting up Al Azhar Observatory for Combating Extremism is an important step in fighting extremism. The team said, during a visit ....
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Cabinet approves legalizing status of 120 churches, Coptic buildings
Date: 2018-10-17 14:27:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:7626397
CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) – The cabinet approved during its meeting on Wednesday legalizing the status of 120 churches and Christian buildings, upon recommendations from a presidential committee tasked with legalizing the status of churches. The ....
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International conference for Ifta tackles human rights issues
Date: 2018-10-17 11:55:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:44 - ID:7625869
CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - The first session on the second day of the 4th International conference for Ifta, organized by the General Secretariat of Ifta Authorities Worldwide here on Wednesday tackled human rights issues. The session focused on ....
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Awqaf minister receives Sri Lankan delegation
Date: 2018-10-16 21:42:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:110 - ID:7625191
CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Tuesday received a Sri Lankan delegation under Minister of Muslim Religious Affairs and Posts Mohamed Hashim Abdul Haleem and State Minister of National Unity and Co-existence Abdul ....
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Pope Francis model of tolerant, moderate clerics - Grand Imam
Date: 2018-10-16 18:27:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:98 - ID:7624969
ROME, Oct 16 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb on Tuesday met with Pope Francis at the Casa Santa Marta in the Vatican. The Grand Imam is paying a four-day visit to Italy. Tayyeb described the Pope as a model of tolerant and ....
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Egypt, Malaysia probe fostering religious cooperation
Date: 2018-10-16 17:43:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:94 - ID:7624875
CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) – Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa met on Tuesday with Malaysia’s Minister of Religious Affairs Mujahid Yusof and its Mufti Zulkifli Mohamad Al-Bakri. The meeting touched on means of fostering bilateral cooperation in ....
