Religion
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Azhar University president meets Indonesian delegation
Date: 2018-12-03 22:02:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:89 - ID:7698158
CAIRO, Nov 3 (MENA) - Azhar University President Mohamed Hussein el Mahrsawy on Monday received an Indonesian delegation on ways to boost cooperation. Students from over 100 countries are studying at the university thanks to Azhar's moderation ....
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Pope Tawadros receives AUC students
Date: 2018-12-03 11:19:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:39 - ID:7697078
CAIRO, Dec 3 (MENA) Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received on Monday students from the American University in Cairo (AUC). The Coptic Orthodox Church spokesperson, Father Boulos Halim, said the pope discussed ....
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Iftaa observatory: decline in terrorist operations during last week of November
Date: 2018-12-03 10:22:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:32 - ID:7696940
CAIRO, Dec 3 (MENA) - The observatory of takfiri fatwas, an affiliate to the Egyptian Iftaa House, has registered a relative decline in terrorist operations worldwide during the last week of November. As many as 191 persons were killed, wounded ....
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Bishop Ermia meets Hungarian FM, amb.
Date: 2018-12-02 22:27:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:7696518
CAIRO, Dec 2 (MENA) - Bishop Ermia, the general bishop and head of the Coptic Orthodox Cultural Center, met on Sunday with Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Hungarian Ambassador to Egypt Péter Kveck at Saint Mark's ....
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IUL condemns media campaign against Al Azhar
Date: 2018-12-02 21:48:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:7696415
CAIRO, Dec 2 (MENA) - The Islamic Universities League (IUL) denounced the smear campaign to which Al Azhar and its leaders and scholars have been a target of late. In a statement on Sunday, the league warned of the malicious intentions of those ....
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Azhar forms African affairs committee to boost Egypt's role
Date: 2018-12-02 07:41:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:9 - ID:7695297
CAIRO, Dec 2 (MENA) - Al Azhar will form a committee for African affairs as Egypt will hold the rotating presidency of the African Union (AU) next year. The move has been decided by Grand Imam Dr. Ahmed el Tayyeb, said a statement issued by Al ....
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Pope Tawadros II stresses importance of dialogue, communication
Date: 2018-11-30 22:27:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:7693926
CAIRO, Nov 30 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Friday received professors and students of the Ecumenical Institute for the Middle East. During the meeting, the Pope stressed the importance of dialogue ....
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PM chairs meeting on legalizing status of churches
Date: 2018-11-30 10:53:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:21 - ID:7693131
CAIRO, Nov 30 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli chaired a meeting with a committee tasked with legalizing status of the churches in the presence of the ministers of justice, antiquities and parliamentary affairs along with representatives of ....
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Al-Azhar denies having affiliated centers in USA
Date: 2018-11-29 21:43:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:84 - ID:7692761
CAIRO, Nov 29 (MENA) – Al-Azhar denied Thursday that it had any affiliated religious centers, societies, or institutions in USA. In a statement released Thursday night, Azhar said some religious and educational bodies which have recently been ....
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Pope Tawadros receives S. Korean delegation in Egypt for visiting Holy Family Journey
Date: 2018-11-29 18:59:13 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:78 - ID:7692526
CAIRO, Nov 29 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Thursday received a visiting South Korean delegation at Abbasiya's St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral. The delegation is in Egypt for revitalizing ....