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Ideas for renewing religious discourse to be discussed, not published - Al Azhar
Date: 2016-06-26 15:05:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:5163185
CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - Al Azhar said Sunday that ideas of renewing religious discourse are being discussed and will not be published now. Meetings will be resumed after Eidul Fitr to reach a final version for a document on this matter. This ....
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Awqaf minister heads for Bahrain
Date: 2016-06-25 12:18:08 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:34 - ID:5156521
CAIRO, June 25 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa left Cairo on Saturday heading for the Bahraini capital, Manama. The minister is due to pay a three-day official visit to the gulf state at an invitation of the Bahraini Ministry of ....
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Mufti advisor: Disseminating upright teachings of religion best weapon against terrorism
Date: 2016-06-21 12:52:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:46 - ID:5133857
CAIRO, June 21 (MENA) - Mufti's advisor Ibrahim Negm said spreading the upright teachings of religions is the best weapon in the face of extremism and terrorism. Addressing a ceremony in the US marking the eulogy of the Orlando victims outside ....
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Azhar chief meets Thai envoy
Date: 2016-06-20 16:15:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:5129861
CAIRO, June 20 (MENA) – Thai students studying at Al Azhar are given attention and care from Al Azhar officials, Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said. During a meeting with Thai Ambassador to Egypt Peerasak Chantavarin on Monday, Tayyeb said ....
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Grand mufti adviser warns of issuing fatwas by unspecialized people
Date: 2016-06-18 14:00:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:5118417
CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) – The adviser of Egypt's grand mufti cautioned of the gravity of entitling unspecialized people with issuing fatwas. During a Awqaf Ministry seminar on developing religious discourse and confronting extremist thought, Magdy ....
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Bill on civil marriage, increasing divorce reasons rejected - Zaki
Date: 2016-06-16 09:07:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:5106721
CAIRO, June 16 (MENA) - A bill on civil marriage and allowing more reasons for divorce was rejected, Head of the Evangelical Church Andrea Zaki said. In statements to MENA, Zaki said he formed two theological and legal committees to prepare a ....
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Only nation's head of state has right to declare jihad - Gomaa
Date: 2016-06-16 07:47:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:19 - ID:5106529
CAIRO, June 16 (MENA) - Only the nation's head of state has the right to declare jihad, war or peace, Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said. The constitution pinpoints this leader; either the president, the parliament or etc, the minister ....
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Catholic Church in Luxor hosts Iftar banquet
Date: 2016-06-16 06:54:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:9 - ID:5106361
LUXOR, June 16 (MENA) - The Catholic Church in Luxor hosted an Iftar banquet attended by Muslims and Copts on Wednesday. The Catholic Church holds every year a Iftar banquet with the view to promoting the national unity among Muslims and Copts. ....
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Deep understanding of Islamic teachings protects youths from atheism- Azhar grand imam
Date: 2016-06-15 16:11:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:80 - ID:5103913
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) – Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said Wednesday that deep understanding of Islam teachings and heritage would protect Muslim youths from atheism. El Tayyeb warned that atheism in the modern age is funded by huge anti-Islam ....
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Evangelical Church thanks Sisi for repairing churches attacked by terrorists
Date: 2016-06-14 19:25:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:103 - ID:5099273
MINYA, June 14 (MENA) - Head of the Evangelical Church Rev. Andrea Zaki expressed thanks to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi Tuesday for repairing the churches stormed by terrorists following the dispersal of protest camps of Rabaa al-Adawiya and ....
