Religion

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  • IRA denies links to delayed travel of Azhar envoy to Italy

    Date: 2016-06-14 14:18:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:74 - ID:5097429

    CAIRO, June 14 (MENA) - Azhar Islamic Research Academy (IRA) urged on Tuesday the Egyptian Embassy in Rome to send a visa to allow Al Azhar envoy to travel to Italy to deliver sermons during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. In a statement, the ....

  • Awqaf minister heads for Morocco

    Date: 2016-06-12 08:44:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:14 - ID:5082101

    CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mokhtar Gomaa left here on Sunday for Morocco on a two-day visit to meet with Moroccan Awqaf and Islamic affairs officials. The visit comes at an official invitation from Moroccan Awqaf Minister Ahmed Tawfiq ....

  • Pope Tawadros: 3 new dioceses to be established in US, Greece, New Valley

    Date: 2016-06-11 21:39:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:5081277

    CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and the Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Saturday announced plans to establish new diocese in the US for the Carolinas. During a mass at Church of Virgin Mary in Al-Zaytoun district of ....

  • Awqaf min. to head for Morocco Sunday

    Date: 2016-06-11 19:19:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:71 - ID:5080961

    CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa will head for Morocco Sunday at an official invitation from his Moroccan counterpart Ahmed al Tawfiq. The two-day visit comes within the framework of the friendly ties in various ....

  • Refuting MB arguments is religious, national duty - Awqaf minister

    Date: 2016-06-11 14:21:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:48 - ID:5079057

    CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Saturday said that refuting the arguments of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood and identifying their "sleeper-cells" are religious and national duties. In a statement, the minister ....

  • Azhar calls for intensifying efforts against terror, extremism

    Date: 2016-06-11 12:43:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:39 - ID:5078825

    CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) – The Azhar Observatory on Saturday called for intensifying efforts and promoting cooperation between all international bodies to counter extremist ideologies using all modern means of communication. The remarks came in a ....

  • Dar Al Iftaa deplored Indian politician's statements calling for Muslim-free India

    Date: 2016-06-09 10:13:26 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:5068241

    CAIRO, June 9 (MENA) – The Islamophobia Monitoring Observatory of Dar Al Iftaa condemned on Thursday statements issued by Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Sadhvi Prachi who called for a Muslim-free India. In a press release, the observatory ....

  • Egyptian observatory slams Daesh decision to cancel Tarawih prayers

    Date: 2016-06-08 13:03:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:5063933

    CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) - An observatory of takfiri fatwas affiliated with the Egyptian Iftaa House has slammed a decision by the terrorist Daesh group to cancel Tarawih prayers (extra prayers performed by Sunni Muslims at night in the Islamic month of ....

  • Mufti advisor in US to revive Ramadan spirit

    Date: 2016-06-08 12:13:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:5063569

    CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqi Allam has delegated his advisor Dr Ibrahim Negm to the US to revive the Ramadan spirit at Islamic centers in New York and Washington. The move comes as part of efforts to spread correct religious ....

  • Azhar participates in Paris anti-terror conf.

    Date: 2016-06-07 14:39:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:74 - ID:5057825

    CAIRO, June 7 (MENA) - The Azhar observatory in foreign languages is currently participating in an anti-terror conference in Paris. The three-day conference is organized by the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie. It will conclude ....

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