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Darul Iftaa releases cartoon underlining cherishing Islamic Sharia

Date: 2018-12-09 13:00:36 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:55 - ID:7706197

CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - Darul Iftaa's cartoon unit released a video stressing that the Islamic Sharia is applied in Egypt in line with the Constitution which stipulates that Islam is the official religion of the state. The video was released to ....

Mufti hails Sisi initiative to renew religious discourse

Date: 2018-12-06 18:49:17 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:71 - ID:7702946

ABU DHABI, Dec 6 (MENA) – Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam said on Thursday that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's initiative to renew religious discourse is necessary in the current stage. In statements to Extra News channel, Allam called on all ....

Pope Tawadros receives Anba Raphael ahead of Melbourne visit

Date: 2018-12-06 11:39:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:35 - ID:7702039

CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received on Thursday Bishop Anba Raphael of Cairo Downtown Churches. In statements on Thursday, Spokesman for the Coptic Orthodox Church Father Boulos Halim ....

FPPMS stresses importance of entrenching culture of dialogue, coexistence

Date: 2018-12-06 09:51:15 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:25 - ID:7701880

ABU DHABI, Dec 6 (MENA) - Participants in the fifth edition of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies (FPPMS) underlined the importance of entrenching the culture of citizenship, coexistence and dialogue. The conferees urged promoting ....

Al Azhar University mulls cooperation spheres with educational, religious institutions in Thailand

Date: 2018-12-05 14:54:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:7701037

CAIRO, Dec 5 (MENA) - President of Al-Azhar University Mohammed el Maharsawi expressed his keenness on consolidating joint cooperation with the educational and religious institutions in Thailand in a way that guarantees promoting tolerant values of ....

French church seeks trips of Holy Family route

Date: 2018-12-05 14:43:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:7700962

CAIRO, Dec 5 (MENA) - Egypt's Catholic church receives Wednesday a delegation from France's Catholic church to discuss means of organizing religious trips to the Route of the Holy Family. Coordinator of the tour father Farid Fayez said the visit ....

stresses Secretary: Awqaf academy for training imams important for facing extremism

Date: 2018-12-05 12:10:02 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:35 - ID:7700215

ABU DHABI, Dec 5 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the World Council of Muslim Communities Mohammed al-Bashari stressed the importance of the Awqaf academy for training and innovation that will be launched in January to train and qualify imams and renew ....

Mufti: Islam urges co-existence by followers of all religions

Date: 2018-12-05 09:18:52 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:15 - ID:7700243

ABU DHABI, Dec 5 (MENA) - Egyptian Mufti of the Republic Shawky Allam on Wednesday underlined the necessity of expanding the scale of co-existence and enhancing the values of diversity for establishing peace and security. Addressing the fifth ....

5th edition of forum for promoting peace in Muslim societies kicks off in Abu Dhabi

Date: 2018-12-05 08:15:34 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:12 - ID:7700169

ABU DHABI, Dec 5 (MENA) - The fifth edition of the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies (FPPMS) kicked off on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi city. The event is held under the theme "Alliance of Virtue: An Opportunity for Global ....

Awqaf minister, Mufti arrive in Abu Dhabi for peace forum

Date: 2018-12-04 17:24:21 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:92 - ID:7699777

ABU DHABI, Dec 4 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam and Azhar senior figures arrived in Abu Dhabi Tuesday to take part in the fifth "Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies" forum The two-day forum will kick off ....