Religion
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Egypt's share in Hajj season back to normal - Awqaf min.
Date: 2017-03-02 11:39:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:6618425
CAIRO, March 2 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Thursday said 78,138 Egyptian pilgrims would be allowed to perform Hajj this year after finalizing expansion projects at the Holy Mosque in Mecca. Egypt's share in Hajj season, along ....
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Muslims, Christians reject attempt of segregation: Al Azhar Imam 2 last Cairo
Date: 2017-03-01 22:15:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:83 - ID:6615457
The Grand Imam of Al Azhar warned the scholars and intellectuals of the excessive use of the term “minorities” that carries the meanings of discrimination and separation. Tayyeb said the participants in Al Azhar conference agreed that terrorism ....
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Muslims, Christians reject attempt of segregation: Al Azhar Imam
Date: 2017-03-01 20:51:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:6615269
CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb on Wednesday said Muslims and Christians reject any attempt of segregation. The imam, who is also the head of the Muslim Council of Elders, made the remarks in the “Cairo ....
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Jordanian priest lauds Azhar grand imam's role in 'establishing distinguished Muslim-Christian ties'
Date: 2017-03-01 12:17:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:6611585
CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) - Father Rifat Bader, the director of the Catholic Center for Studies and Media in Jordan, underlined the key role played by Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb in establishing "distinguished" Muslim-Christian ....
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Anba Armia lauds Azhar role in spreading moderate Islam
Date: 2017-03-01 10:41:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:30 - ID:6610821
CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) - Head of the Orthodox cultural center bishop Armia has praised the role played by Al Azhar in promoting moderate Islamic teachings. Addressing a conference on freedom and citizenship, which is organized by Al Azhar, Armia ....
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Pope Tawadros II to receive Merkel Thursday
Date: 2017-03-01 06:55:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:7 - ID:6609321
CAIRO, March 1 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese will receive on Thursday German Chancellor Angela Merkel - during her visit to Cairo - at the Baptist HQ of the Abbasiya Cathedral. Merkel will start on ....
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Head of Evangelical Church calls for new religious ideology
Date: 2017-02-28 14:54:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:6606085
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Head of the Evangelical Church in Egypt Andrea Zaki has called for a new religious ideology to upgrade society. Addressing a conference on freedom and citizenship organized by Al Azhar Tuesday, Zaki warned of extremist ....
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Azhar presses for coordination to fight extremism
Date: 2017-02-28 13:24:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:6605369
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Feb 28 (MENA) - Egypt's Al Azhar is pressing for coordination among civilian and religious institutions to fight terrorism and extremism. Coordination is needed to help treat societal injuries and dry up sources of ....
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Calls for peaceful coexistence 'no longer luxury' - official
Date: 2017-02-28 13:15:00 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:6605329
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Calls for peaceful coexistence and dialogue between religions are no longer a luxury, said President of the Evangelical Church in Egypt Andrea Zaki. In exclusive statements to MENA on the sidelines of his participation in ....
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Catholic patriarch says dialogue only means to fight terrorism
Date: 2017-02-28 13:08:47 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:53 - ID:6605021
CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Patriarch of Catholic Copts in Egypt Ibrahim Is'haq has said that dialogue is the only means to set up a mechanism to fight world terrorism. Speaking to MENA on the sidelines of a conference on freedom and citizenship ....