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Pope Tawadros II meets Ethiopian Church delegation
Date: 2016-08-01 16:50:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:5357073
CAIRO, Aug 1 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese received on Monday a delegation from the Ethiopian Church. The Pope discussed with the delegation cooperation relations between the Coptic and Ethiopian ....
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AIRA chief reviews preparations for opening fatwa committees nationwide
Date: 2016-07-31 13:04:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:30 - ID:5350521
CAIRO, July 31 (MENA) - Mohie Eddin Afifi, the Secretary-General of Al Azhar Islamic Research Academy (AIRA), reviewed with chief preachers nationwide preparations for inaugurating fatwa committees across the country. During the meeting on ....
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Awqaf minister says decision of pre-written Friday sermons to be applied
Date: 2016-07-28 21:01:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:86 - ID:5339069
CAIRO, July 28 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Gomaa said on Thursday that the ministry is going ahead with its decision to put into action pre-written Friday sermons. Following a meeting with Awqaf officials in the governorates, the minister ....
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Al Azhar imam says judiciary preserves Egypt's security, stability
Date: 2016-07-28 13:17:15 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:5336837
CAIRO, July 28 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb stressed that the Egyptian judiciary preserves the country's security and stability as it is one of the most import pillars of Egypt besides other national state ....
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Al Azhar prohibits monopoly, practices leading to increase of dollar price
Date: 2016-07-27 15:56:54 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:5331973
CAIRO, July 27 (MENA) - Al Azhar has stressed that the monopoly of the US dollar and all practices leading to its price increase are prohibited in Islam. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Al Azhar said that it follows up the measures of ....
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Muslim Council of Elders calls for int'l strategy to fight terrorism
Date: 2016-07-27 13:20:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:44 - ID:5330729
CAIRO, July 27 (MENA) - The Muslim Council Of Elders has called on the world community to outline a clear strategy to promote the values of peace and co-existence in the face of extremism and terrorism. The council, in a statement on Wednesday, ....
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Azhar willing to cooperate with Pakistan to face terrorism -- Grand Imam
Date: 2016-07-26 15:07:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:5325729
CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) - Al Azhar has said it is willing to cooperate with Pakistan to solve problems in the country through dialogue. In a meeting with Pakistani Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif, Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el ....
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Mufti condemns attack on Franch church
Date: 2016-07-26 14:46:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:5325725
CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam condemned on Tuesday the killing of a priest at the hands of two armed men in a church located in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray in northern France. In a statement, Allam described the attack as ....
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Dar Al Ifta warns of attempts to incite hatred against Muslims in Europe
Date: 2016-07-26 13:35:47 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:51 - ID:5325157
CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) - The Islamophobia Observatory of the Egyptian Dar Al Ifta warned on Tuesday of attempts by the far-right groups in Europe to incite hatred against Islam and Muslims following the terrorist attacks which rocked several European ....
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Preachers urged to confront fatwa 'chaos'
Date: 2016-07-26 13:25:00 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:48 - ID:5325141
CAIRO, July 26 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb urged preachers to confront extremist thoughts and the chaos of fatwas (religious edicts), which are issued by enemies of Islam to tarnish its image. This came during a meeting held ....
