Religion

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  • Orthodox Church mourns Armed Forces martyrs in Sinai

    Date: 2018-03-08 16:38:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:62 - ID:7285222

    CAIRO, March 8 (MENA) - The Coptic Orthodox Church mourned on Thursday the servicemen who were killed while fighting terrorists in Sinai. The church, in a statement, reiterated its support of Armed Forces and policemen, expressing confidence that ....

  • Azhar ready to design new program to solve problems of Muslims abroad

    Date: 2018-03-08 15:49:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:7284946

    CAIRO, March 8 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said Al Azhar is ready to design a new program, in cooperation with Britain, to handle the challenges facing Muslims abroad and offer scholarships to British Muslim students to study at ....

  • Al Azhar imam receives invitation to attend conference on Islam's moderation in Indonesia

    Date: 2018-03-08 15:30:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:7284897

    CAIRO, March 8 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb received an invitation from Indonesian President Joko Widodo to visit his country and attend a conference on moderation in Islam. The invitation was handed by an Indonesian ....

  • Egypt's Mufti stresses Islam honors women

    Date: 2018-03-08 11:11:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:26 - ID:7284197

    CAIRO, March 8 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqi Allam said that the Islamic teachings came to honor women and grant them their legitimate rights after the injustice and humiliation women had suffered before Islam, calling on competent institutions ....

  • Azhar organizes conference on Islamic heritage and delusion

    Date: 2018-03-07 11:54:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:7282438

    CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) - Conference under the theme of "Islamic heritage between regulations of understanding and delusion" kicked off on Wednesday under the auspices of Grand Imam of Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb. The two-day conference is organized by ....

  • Pope Tawadros leads funeral mass of Anba Fam at El Botroseya Church

    Date: 2018-03-07 09:45:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:27 - ID:7282311

    CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Orthodox Church on Wednesday led the funeral mass of deceased Anba Fam, Bishop of Tema and Its Environs, at the St. Peter and St. Paul's Church (commonly known as El Botroseya Church). Sohag ....

  • Copts in Tama to take Thursday off to attend funeral of Anba Fam

    Date: 2018-03-06 12:29:54 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:58 - ID:7280665

    CAIRO, March 6 (MENA) - Sohag Governor Dr Ayman Abdel Moneim has given Copts in Tama City, Assiut a day off to pay their last respects to their bishop Anba Fam and take part in his funeral to be held Thursday morning. The governor will head for ....

  • World Association of Azhar Graduates slams Boko Haram's abduction of schoolgirls

    Date: 2018-03-06 09:57:08 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:29 - ID:7280353

    CAIRO, March 6 (MENA) - The World Association for al Azhar Graduates condemned Nigeria's Boko Haram abduction of schoolgirls. In a statement on Tuesday, the association slammed Boko Haram's criminal acts as violating all religious principles and ....

  • Saudi CP arrives at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral

    Date: 2018-03-05 16:44:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:70 - ID:7279486

    CAIRO, March 5 (MENA) - Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman arrived at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasiya Monday. Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese, ....

  • Saudi CP departs Al Azhar HQs

    Date: 2018-03-05 16:35:58 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:68 - ID:7279491

    CAIRO, March 5 (MENA) - Saudi Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Mohammed bin Salman left Al Azhar headquarters after meeting Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb. Bin Salman and el Tayyeb probed issues concerning ....

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