Religion
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Takfiri Fatwa Observatory urges int'l community to back Egypt's counter-terrorism efforts
Date: 2017-02-18 14:24:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:48 - ID:6544933
CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar al Iftaa's Takfiri Fatwa Observatory urged the international community to support Egypt's efforts to stand up to Daesh-affiliated terrorist organizations, which the observatory named as "Daesh sisters". In a ....
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Egypt's mufti warns of new concepts contradicting religious principles
Date: 2017-02-18 11:07:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:27 - ID:6543569
CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) – Egypt's Mufti Shawky Allam warned of new concepts in the society, such as the single mother concept, that contradict all religious principles and social norms. In a TV interview, the mufti cautioned that such concepts pose ....
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Extremists not allowed to promote ideologies at mosques -- Official
Date: 2017-02-18 08:35:13 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:14 - ID:6543001
ALEXANDRIA, Feb 18 (MENA) - An Awqaf Ministry official has said that extremists cannot and won't be allowed to promote their ideologies inside mosques. The Awqaf Ministry is the only body responsible for issuing preaching permits, said Dr Abdel ....
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Pope Tawadros takes part in Los Angeles priests conf. via video-conference
Date: 2017-02-17 17:24:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:6541153
CAIRO, Feb 17 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese had delivered a video-conference speech to a conference of priests of Coptic Orthodox Dioceses of Los Angeles and the Southern United States. The one-hour ....
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Pope ordains 34 new priests for churches in Egypt, UAE, USA
Date: 2017-02-16 20:04:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:76 - ID:6536929
WADI EL NATRUN, Egypt, Feb 16 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark on Thursday ordained as many as 34 new priests for churches in Egypt, the United Arab Emirates and the US. Out of this number, 28 priests ....
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Austrian amb. in Cairo hails Al Azhar's role in overcoming terrorism
Date: 2017-02-16 11:16:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:30 - ID:6533281
CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Austrian Ambassador here Georg Stillfried stressed that overcoming terrorism and spreading true image about Islam has become the most important duty not only in the Islamic world but also in Europe. Al Azhar is the most ....
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Azhar sheds light on respecting women rights
Date: 2017-02-15 14:14:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:46 - ID:6528721
CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) – Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Wednesday stressed the importance of respecting the women rights which are maintained by Islam, calling for benefiting from the women energy. This came during a meeting with a Sudanese ....
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Awqaf min.: Ministry to focus on correcting religious discourse
Date: 2017-02-15 13:22:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:40 - ID:6527949
CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa asserted on Wednesday that the ministry’s plans during the coming period will focus on correcting the religious discourse, combating the extremist thoughts and enabling youths to hold ....
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Muslim scholars condemn Daesh group
Date: 2017-02-14 13:52:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:67 - ID:6521549
CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) - The Observatory of Takfiri Fatwa (religious opinion) of the Egyptian Darul Iftaa on Tuesday asserted that a recent attack by Daesh terrorist group against Muslim scholars describing them as supporters of dictators, indicates ....
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Azhar imam, Pope Tawadros open meeting for promoting values in society 3 last Cairo
Date: 2017-02-14 11:24:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:40 - ID:6520393
Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese called for launching a five-pronged mechanism for restoring ethical values, depending on family, school, university, mosque/or church, friends and media to bring up a good ....