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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

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