Religion

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  • Cairo governor to attend Xmas Mass of Roman Orthodox denomination

    Date: 2016-12-23 09:25:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:23 - ID:6203973

    CAIRO, Dec 23 (MENA) – Prime Minister Sherif Ismail delegated Cairo Governor Atef Abdel Hamid to attend the Christmas Mass of the Roman Orthodox denomination on Sunday. In a statement on Friday, the Cairo Governorate said Pope and Patriarch of ....

  • Azhar imam: We are confident in army's ability to maintain security

    Date: 2016-12-21 11:41:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:6192245

    CAIRO, Dec 21 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb expressed on Wednesday great confidence in the Armed Forces' ability to preserve security and fight violence and terrorism. During a meeting with a delegation of cadets of the Command and ....

  • Dar al Ifta welcomes OIC media strategy to confront Islamophobia

    Date: 2016-12-20 12:45:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:6185113

    CAIRO, Dec 20 (MENA) - The Islamophobia observatory of Egypt's Dar al Ifta welcomed the media strategy of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to confront Islamophobia during the 11th session of OIC information ministers that will start in ....

  • Allam due to attend Board of Trustees Forum for Promoting Peace in UAE

    Date: 2016-12-17 10:09:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:6164609

    CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) – Egypt's Mufti Shawky Allam is due to take part in the third Board of Trustees Forum for Promoting Peace which is held in the UAE on Saturday through Monday. In a statement on Saturday, Darul Iftaa said the forum will ....

  • Awqaf minister to participate in Abu Dhabi's Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies Forum

    Date: 2016-12-16 17:37:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:72 - ID:6162413

    CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa is scheduled Sunday to take part in the third Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies Forum, set for Abu Dhabi on December 18-19. The two-day conference will be held under the auspices of ....

  • Awqaf min. chairs 1st meeting of scientific committee on Friday sermons

    Date: 2016-12-15 09:57:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:24 - ID:6153141

    CAIRO, Dec 15 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa chaired on Thursday the first meeting of the scientific committee, formed upon directives by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to outline a scientific plan for religious discourse and Friday ....

  • Egypt's mufti condemns misconceptions about religion

    Date: 2016-12-14 14:48:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:6148733

    CAIRO, Dec 14 (MENA) – A seminar themed “refuting extreme calls” was launched on Wednesday on the role of extremist calls in dividing the nation. The event, which was attended by Egyptian Mufti Shawqi Allam, is organized by the World Association ....

  • Al Azhar Imam: Muslim countries have prospects of welfare, yet badly managed

    Date: 2016-12-13 16:12:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:79 - ID:6141109

    CAIRO, Dec 13 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said Muslim countries have all potentials of welfare, yet they suffer from the mismanagement of these prospects. In a speech given Tuesday by Al Azhar undersecretary Abbas Shoman on ....

  • Bahrain's Coptic Orthodox Church receives condolences over church attack

    Date: 2016-12-13 11:04:09 GMT - Bahrain - Religion - SN:30 - ID:6138697

    MANAMA, Dec 13 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy in Bahrain on Tuesday announced that St Mary and St Rewis Coptic Orthodox Church in Bahrain will receive condolences over the martyrs of Boutroseya Church attack. The Egyptian embassy flew its flag at ....

  • Anba Moussa: Terrorists who committed chapel attack will receive divine punishment

    Date: 2016-12-13 10:11:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:6138077

    CAIRO, Dec 13 (MENA) - Anba Moussa, the bishop of youth in the Orthodox Coptic Church on Tuesday said that terrorists who committed Sunday's church attack will receive divine punishment in retribution. He added during the third day funeral prayer ....

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