Religion

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  • Mufti advisor says extremism exists among followers of all religions

    Date: 2016-05-24 14:33:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:66 - ID:4972317

    CAIRO, May 24 (MENA) - The phenomena of extremism and fanaticism are evident among followers of all faiths and are not characteristic of one particular religion, said Ibrahim Negm, an adviser to the Egyptian Mufti. The Egyptian Iftaa House is ....

  • Berri praises meeting between Tayyeb, Pope Francis

    Date: 2016-05-24 14:00:33 GMT - Lebanon - Religion - SN:54 - ID:4972333

    BEIRUT, May 24 (MENA) - President of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union (AIPU) Nabih Berri has praised the meeting which was held on Monday between Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb and Pope Francis of the Vatican. In a press statement on Tuesday, ....

  • Awqaf min. to visit Kazakhstan next week

    Date: 2016-05-24 13:15:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:4972297

    CAIRO, May 24 (MENA) – Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa will head next week for Astana leading a senior delegation on a four-day visit to Kazakhstan. In statements to MENA, Gomaa said that, during the visit, he will meet with a number of ....

  • Egypt's Mufti hails Grand Imam's Vatican visit

    Date: 2016-05-23 16:30:13 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:74 - ID:4966773

    CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam praised a visit paid by Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb to the Vatican earlier on Monday. In a statement, Allam said the visit came at a crucial time as the world needs cooperation between all ....

  • Grand Imam, Pope Francis emphasize Azhar, Vatican dialogue

    Date: 2016-05-23 15:31:15 GMT - Italy - Religion - SN:71 - ID:4965649

    ROME, May 23 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Islamic Research Academy Mohieddin Afifi said Monday Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb and Pope Francis of the Vatican emphasized the two top religious institutions' role in developing new visions to ....

  • Azhar, Vatican agree to hold world peace conference, resume dailouge 2 last Rome

    Date: 2016-05-23 15:21:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:68 - ID:4965993

    The Grand Imam said that the meeting was very important to explore efforts to spread peace and co-existence. He added that Azhar, with all bodies, spares no effort to spread the moderate teachings of Islam, promote peace, dialogue and ....

  • Azhar, Vatican agree to hold world peace conference, resume dailouge

    Date: 2016-05-23 15:06:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:66 - ID:4965985

    ROME, May 23 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayeb and Pope Francis on Monday agreed to hold a global peace conference and to resume dialogue between the Vatican and Al-Azhar, a statement following a 30-minute historic meeting at the ....

  • Pope Francis meets Azhar Sheikh

    Date: 2016-05-23 14:32:10 GMT - Italy - Religion - SN:54 - ID:4965265

    ROME, May 23 (MENA) – Pope Francis of the Vatican and Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb had a meeting on Monday, the first of its kind in history between the two religious institutions. The meeting addressed efforts to spread peace and ....

  • MB statements reflect failure of exploiting religion in politics - Takfiri Fatwa Observatory

    Date: 2016-05-23 12:53:13 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:45 - ID:4964529

    CAIRO, May 23 (MENA) - The Takfiri Fatwa Observatory affiliated to Dar al Iftaa underlined that the statements of some leaders of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) abroad pertaining to conducting "major reviews" of the organization's practices ....

  • Preparations underway for Azhar chief’s Vatican visit - envoy

    Date: 2016-05-22 19:09:21 GMT - Italy - Religion - SN:92 - ID:4960441

    ROME, May 22 (MENA) – Egypt’s Ambassador to the Vatican Hatem Seif el Nasr said preparations are underway for an extraordinary meeting to group Pope Francis of the Roman Catholic Church and Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayeb at the papal HQ in the ....

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