Religion
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Muslim Council of Elders condemns Egyptian girl murder in US
Date: 2017-06-21 08:37:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:17 - ID:6863684
CAIRO, June 21 (MENA) - The Muslim Council of Elders, chaired by Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Dr. Ahmed El-Tayyeb, has deplored the killing of an Egyptian Muslim girl in Virginia, the US. In a press release, the council said that the attack is racist, ....
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Top Saudi council: MB is power seeker, not devoted to righteous religious principles
Date: 2017-06-20 07:41:51 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:9 - ID:6862260
RIYADH, June 20 (MENA) - The Saudi Council of Senior Scholars accentuated that the Muslim Brotherhood group is not adopting righteous religious concepts, the group is, however, seeking to take over power. On Twitter, the council said the Muslim ....
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Sisi to attend Laylat al-Qadr celebration Wednesday - Awqaf min.
Date: 2017-06-19 15:32:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:6861662
CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is expected to attend on Wednesday Laylat al-Qadr celebration organized by Awqaf Ministry. The president will honor the Quran memorizers who won the International Al Quran Memorization ....
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Awqaf min. honors Qur’an memorizers in MENA
Date: 2017-06-19 15:00:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:6861599
CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) – Awqaf (Endowments) Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa honored on Monday employees in the Middle East News Agency (MENA) and their children who memorized the holy Qur’an during the annual ceremony organized by the agency in the ....
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Pope Tawadros greets Azhar Imam on advent of Eid ul-Fitr
Date: 2017-06-19 10:56:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:27 - ID:6861000
CAIRO, June 19 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb received on Monday Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and his accompanying delegation at Azhar Sheikdom. The pontiff greeted Azhar Imam on the advent of Eidul Fitr and wished Egypt ....
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Pope Tawadros receives Iraqi vice president
Date: 2017-06-15 18:25:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:72 - ID:6856714
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark received on Thursday Iraq’s Vice President Iyad Allawy at Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo's Abbaseya district. Allawy's visit to the ....
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Pope Tawadros receives UN resident coordinator
Date: 2017-06-15 10:57:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:24 - ID:6855858
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of Saint Mark received on Thursday United Nations Resident Coordinator Richard Dictus. Dictus underlined the United Nations deep sympathy with families of the victims ....
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Fire breaks out in church in Dakahlia; no casualties reported
Date: 2017-06-14 19:19:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:89 - ID:6855249
CAIRO, June 14 (MENA) – A huge blaze broke out Wednesday at the Church of Nuns in the Saint Demiana Monastery in Belqas, Dakahlia. Officials said the cause of the fire is still unknown and the crime lab specialists are inspecting the scene to ....
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Salama asserts role of media, clerics in facing terror
Date: 2017-06-14 12:17:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:6854423
CAIRO, June 14 (MENA) - Al Ahram Board Chairman and Head of the Syndicate of Journalists Abdel Mohsen Salama said Islam is an easy and tolerant religion away from any extremism. During a meeting with participants at the Islamic intellect forum, ....
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Extremism, misinterpretation of religion foundation of terrorism -- Mufti
Date: 2017-06-14 11:15:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:29 - ID:6854323
CAIRO, June 14 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam has asserted that extremism is the main cause of terrorism. "Terrorism is at first an idea or a fatwa of a religious text but with misinterpretation," Mufti said in his TV sermon. "Terrorist ....