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  • Int'l Quran competition kicks off in Cairo

    Date: 2018-03-24 09:36:08 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:15 - ID:7311780

    CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) - The 25th International Quran Recitation Competition kicked off on Saturday under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The six-day contest is organized by the Ministry of Awqaf, with around 66 competitors from ....

  • Egypt's Mufti gives Friday sermon on “Divine Mercy” in Pakistan

    Date: 2018-03-23 14:29:13 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:7310966

    CAIRO, March 23 (MENA) – Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam on Friday gave a sermon on the Divine Mercy at one of the largest mosques in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad. During the sermon, Allam talked about one of the sublime values in Islam; the ....

  • Mufti: Right Islam teachings could overcome extremist minority

    Date: 2018-03-22 19:35:23 GMT - Pakistan - Religion - SN:90 - ID:7309823

    ISLAMABAD, March 22 (MENA) – The right and tolerant Islam teachings could silence the voices of the extremist minority, Egypt’s mufti Shawki Allam said Thursday. During his meeting with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi in Islamabad, ....

  • Awqaf Minister unveils plan to spread moderate teachings of Islam

    Date: 2018-03-22 15:54:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:71 - ID:7309570

    CAIRO, March 22 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Guma said on Thursday the ministry has a plan to spread moderate Islamic teachings to protect young people from extremist thoughts. The plan is based on choosing imams carefully and ....

  • Egypt's Mufti calls for rallying efforts of all communities to face terrorism

    Date: 2018-03-22 14:53:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:7308939

    ISLAMABAD, March 22 (MENA) - Egypt’s Mufti Shawqi Allam on Thursday called on all spectra of societies to face extremism and terrorism, saying this is the only way to emerge from the crisis and achieve victory against terrorism. Addressing an ....

  • Quarn competition kicks off in Cairo

    Date: 2018-03-22 14:02:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:53 - ID:7309079

    CAIRO, March 22 (MENA) - The opening ceremony of the Holy Quran international competition for foreign scholars was held Thursday. The competition is being sponsored by the World Organization for Al-Azhar Graduates with the participation of 20 ....

  • Mufti: Egypt firm in war against terrorism

    Date: 2018-03-21 22:22:56 GMT - Pakistan - Religion - SN:75 - ID:7308249

    ISLAMABAD, March 21 (MENA) – Egypt’s mufti Shawqi Allam on Wednesday said the country is firm in its war against terrorism, supported by its people. Allam’s remarks came during his meeting with Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain at the ....

  • Egypt's mufti denounces Kabul attack

    Date: 2018-03-21 13:17:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:7307341

    CAIRO, March 21 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam strongly condemned the suicide attack that hit Afghanistan's capital Kabul on Wednesday, leaving at least 29 persons dead and several others wounded. In a statement, Allam stressed that this ....

  • Al Azhar denounces Kabul suicide attack

    Date: 2018-03-21 12:36:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:7307247

    CAIRO, March 21 (MENA) - Al Azhar strongly condemned the suicide attack that took place Wednesday in western Afghanistan's capital Kabul, leaving 29 persons dead and 52 others wounded. In a statement, Al Azhar said that intimidating innocent ....

  • Pope Tawadros meets director of French archaeological institute

    Date: 2018-03-20 17:45:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:95 - ID:7306126

    CAIRO, March 20 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese met Tuesday with the director of the French Institute for Oriental Archaeology at the Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo. Spokesman for the ....

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