Religion

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  • Al Azhar Imam visits site of terrorist attack in Berlin

    Date: 2017-05-24 19:45:35 GMT - Germany - Religion - SN:78 - ID:6826498

    BERLIN, May 24 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el-Tayyeb laid a wreath of flowers in the site of a terrorist truck attack in Berlin. Members of the Egyptian community gathered at the scene to welcome the Imam and to show support for ....

  • Pope Tawadros II donates Moscow award to build church, mosque in Egypt's administrative capital

    Date: 2017-05-23 22:46:36 GMT - Russia - Religion - SN:117 - ID:6824958

    MOSCOW, May 23 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Disoces said on Tuesday he will donate an award he received from the Orthodox Peoples Unity Fund in Moscow to build a church and a mosque in Egypt’s new administrative ....

  • Al Azhar imam: Religions mainly meant to achieve peace, coexistence among peoples

    Date: 2017-05-23 22:27:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:114 - ID:6824990

    BERLIN, May 23 (MENA) - Religions are mainly meant to achieve peace and coexistence among peoples, Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb said on Tuesday. During a meeting here with the popes of the Protestant and Catholic churches in Berlin and ....

  • Pope Tawadros II receives int'l prize from IFUOCN

    Date: 2017-05-23 20:44:12 GMT - Russia - Religion - SN:108 - ID:6824862

    MOSCOW, May 23 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Tuesday received an international prize from the International Foundation for Unity of Orthodox Christian Nations (IFUOCN) in Russia. The prize-awarding ....

  • Azhar Imam renews call for outlining int'l strategy against terrorism

    Date: 2017-05-23 11:40:02 GMT - Germany - Religion - SN:52 - ID:6823810

    BERLIN, May 23 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyib renewed his call for outlining an urgent international strategy for combating terrorism and drying up its roots. In statements on Tuesday, Azhar Imam condemned the terrorist ....

  • Berlin welcomes religious scholars, including Azhar Imam, from world countries

    Date: 2017-05-23 11:30:10 GMT - Germany - Religion - SN:46 - ID:6823809

    BERLIN, May 23 (MENA) - Berlin will host on Friday an event called "Religious Reform Movement in Europe" which is hosted by the Protestant Church on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of its establishment. The event groups religious scholars ....

  • Azhar deplores Manchester Arena attack

    Date: 2017-05-23 09:10:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:24 - ID:6823587

    CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) - Al Azhar condemned Monday's suicide blast at Britain's Manchester Arena that left behind 22 people, including children, killed and 59 injured. In a statement on Tuesday, Azhar lashed out at such vicious criminal act that ....

  • Al Azhar grand imam heads to Berlin

    Date: 2017-05-22 14:03:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:68 - ID:6822509

    CAIRO, May 22 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb will head on Monday to the German capital Berlin where he will participate in the ceremony of the religious reform movement in Europe organized by the Protestant Church on the ....

  • Housing min. appointed head of Egypt's hajj mission

    Date: 2017-05-18 09:31:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:6816312

    CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi issued a republican decree appointing Housing Minister Mostafa Madboly as head of Egypt's official hajj mission for the 1438 AH pilgrimage season. The prime minister is set to issue a decision ....

  • Al Azhar imam decries false claims targeting senior scholars

    Date: 2017-05-17 18:28:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:6815642

    CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb decried on Wednesday false claims that targeted senior scholars in the past period. During a meeting with the board of Al Azhar University, Tayyeb attributed most of success ....

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