Religion
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Tayyeb: Egyptians' unity enabled them to encounter challenges
Date: 2018-06-11 17:58:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:82 - ID:7440361
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb said the visit paid by Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Monday embodies the spirit of love binding Muslims and Christians. The unity between ....
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Quran memorization award for persons with special needs tripled upon presidential directive
Date: 2018-06-11 16:40:08 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:7440275
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Upon the directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Minister of Awqaf Mokhtar Gomaa upped the value of the award given to the first winner of a Quran memorization contest held for persons with special needs. Sisi gave ....
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Azhar mourns death of Indonesian female student
Date: 2018-06-11 07:01:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:10 - ID:7439011
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb has mourned the death of Indonesian female student Fatemah bint Dersam, who was hit by a car in Nasr City on Sunday. Al Azhar greatly appreciates foreign students who are receiving ....
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Alleged Shiite prayer call recitation at Hussein Mosque denied
Date: 2018-06-08 20:53:54 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:7436312
CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) - The Awqaf Ministry denied on Friday that a Shiite prayer call was recited at Al-Hussein Mosque in Old Cairo. "What has been raised through some social media websites in this regard is unfounded and is a fabrication," the ....
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Kuwait CP hails strength of relations with Egypt
Date: 2018-06-08 12:39:34 GMT - Kuwait - Religion - SN:25 - ID:7435740
KUWAIT CITY, June 8 (MENA) - Former president of Al Azhar University Ahmed Omar Hashim said Friday Crown Prince of Kuwait Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah lauded the strength of the Egyptian-Kuwaiti relations. Hashim told MENA that he met with ....
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Evangelical church hails Dar al-Iftaa's role in spreading tolerance in Egypt
Date: 2018-06-05 14:51:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:47 - ID:7431705
CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - Head of the Evangelical Church in Egypt Andrea Zaki praised on Tuesday the role played by Egypt's Dar al-Iftaa in spreading tolerance and supporting the culture of co-existence. During a meeting with Egypt's Mufti Shawqi ....
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Sisi to attend "Lailat al Qadr" ceremony to be organized by Awqaf Ministry
Date: 2018-06-05 10:28:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:19 - ID:7431085
CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi will attend a ceremony to be organized by the Awqaf Ministry to mark Lailat al Qadr (the night that the Quran was first revealed to the Prophet Muhammad). The Awqaf Ministry will honor Quran ....
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Awqaf min. lauds role of Quran schools in protecting youth against destructive ideologies
Date: 2018-06-04 09:28:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:15 - ID:7429326
CAIRO, June 4 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has said that Quran schools play an important role in protecting youth against destructive ideologies. He said his Ministry is seeking to open more Quran schools and offices with the ....
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Pope Tawadros attends celebration marking Holy Family's journey to Egypt
Date: 2018-06-01 21:10:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:7426269
CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese attended on Friday a celebration commemorating the Holy Family's journey to Egypt. The celebration was organized by the National Egyptian Heritage Revival ....
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Assuit's Muharraq monastery celebrates journey of holy family
Date: 2018-06-01 09:37:11 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:18 - ID:7425497
CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - Bishop Begol, the head of Muharraq monastery (Holy Virgin Mary monastery in Assiut,) chaired Friday a mass to commemorate the flight of the Holy Family in Egypt. "Egypt is blessed with the visit of Jesus, his mother Virgin ....