Religion
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Renewing religious discourse is responsibility of Al Azhar - minister
Date: 2016-10-17 12:06:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:41 - ID:5784881
CAIRO, Oct 17 (MENA) - Justice Minister Mohamed Hossam Abdel Rehim stressed on Monday that renewing the religious discourse is the responsibility of Al Azhar, saying the religious institution together with Darul Iftaa play an important role in ....
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Foreign ministry hails organizing int'l conference by Dar El Ifta on besiege edicts of violence in west
Date: 2016-10-16 16:49:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:5780681
CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) - The Egyptian Foreign Ministry lauded Sunday Dar El Ifta's initiative to organize an international conference on besieging religious edicts (fatwas) of violence in the west. The conference will be held here on October ....
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Myanmar Mufti arrives in Egypt for Dar al Iftaa int'l conference
Date: 2016-10-16 11:54:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:40 - ID:5778173
CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) - Myanmar Mufti Abdul Salam Mantin arrived here Sunday morning coming from UAE to attend an international conference organized by Egypt’s Darul Iftaa. Themed “Scholarly Preparation, Fatwa Issuance Training for Imams in Muslim ....
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Grand Mufti of Brunei in Cairo to participate in Darul Ifta international conference
Date: 2016-10-16 11:26:36 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:32 - ID:5778113
CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) – Grand Mufti of Brunei Haji Awang Abdul Aziz arrived here on Sunday coming from the UAE to participate in a two-day international conference organized by Darul Ifta. The conference, to open Monday, comes within an initiative ....
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Egypt’s mufti praises army’s decisive actions after Sinai attack
Date: 2016-10-15 12:58:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:5772965
CAIRO, Oct 15 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawky Allam on Saturday described a statement issued by the General Command of the Armed Forces earlier in the day as a “decisive response” to terrorists and takfiris who distort religion and seek to destabilize ....
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Intl Iftaa conf. aims to counter extremism - mufti
Date: 2016-10-13 13:04:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:53 - ID:5762129
CAIRO, Oct 13 (MENA) - The international conference that will be organized by Dar al Iftaa on October 17 and 18 aims to face intellectual extremism and terrorism, Mufti Shawqi Allam said. The establishment of the General Secretariat for Fatwa ....
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Al Azhar University organizes conf on women next week
Date: 2016-10-13 12:26:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:46 - ID:5762373
CAIRO, Oct 13 (MENA) - The Islamic Studies of Al Azhar University will organize an international conference on women on Tuesday under the sponsorship of Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb. A group of researchers representing more than 21 ....
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IDSC denies closure of Hussien mosque
Date: 2016-10-12 16:23:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:5758205
CAIRO, Oct 12 (MENA) - The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) denied on Wednesday media reports about the closure of Al Hussien mosque on the occasion of the Ashura anniversary. In a fact-finding report, the IDSC stressed ....
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Awqaf minister, Ghana'a amb. discuss training Ghanaian imams in Cairo
Date: 2016-10-12 16:22:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:56 - ID:5757953
CAIRO, Oct 12 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamd Mokhtar Gomaa met on Wednesday with Ghana'a Ambassador here Umar Sanda Ahmed. The meeting took up means of delegating Egyptian imams to Ghana, either permanently or during the holy fasting month of ....
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Prince al Hassan lauds Azhar role in service of Muslim nation
Date: 2016-10-12 11:22:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:30 - ID:5755333
CAIRO, Oct 12 (MENA) - Jordan's Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (RIIFS) has praised the "religious and national" role played by Al Azhar in the service of the Arab and Muslim nations. Prince al Hassan bin Talal, the chairman of RIIFS ....