Religion
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IRA acting to legalize religious opinions
Date: 2016-07-12 14:26:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:85 - ID:5246477
CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - Work is underway to legalize Fatwas (religious opinions) through a panel recently formed to choose qualified cadres to join Fatwa committees to be established across Egypt. The Fatwa committees should work to respond to ....
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Al Azhar undersecretary warns from fierce war against education in Egypt
Date: 2016-07-10 18:06:36 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:74 - ID:5234857
CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman warned from a fierce war targeting education in Egypt in general and Azharite education in particular to destroy the future of the coming generations. He stressed the importance of ....
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Sisi sheds light on importance of grooming imams to convey correct image of Islam
Date: 2016-07-10 17:11:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:66 - ID:5235273
CAIRO, Junly 10 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held a meeting on Sunday with minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa to review the strategy of promoting the understanding of the upright teachings of Islam. Presidential spokesman Alaa ....
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Pope Tawadros II Ordains priests to Austria, UAE
Date: 2016-07-10 15:09:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:51 - ID:5233809
WADI EL NATRUN, Egypt, July 10 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese on Sunday ordained two priests to serve Egyptian churches in Austria and Dubai. The pope led a mass at the Church of the Transfiguration in ....
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Azhar slams terrorist attacks in Iraq
Date: 2016-07-10 13:42:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:44 - ID:5234013
CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - Al Azhar condemned on Sunday the terrorist attacks that targeted several Iraqi cities in the past period, leaving dozens of civilians dead and wounded. In a statement, Azhar stressed that such terrorist attacks have ....
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Churches council thanks political leadership over church building law
Date: 2016-07-06 12:07:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:40 - ID:5216933
CAIRO, July 6 (MENA) - The Egyptian Council of Churches thanked the political leadership for pushing a head with the draft law on building new churches. In a statement released on Wednesday, the council wished that the law will be fair enough to ....
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Over 200,000 attend Eidul Fitr celebrations in Moscow
Date: 2016-07-05 21:18:19 GMT - Russia - Religion - SN:87 - ID:5214937
MOSCOW, July 5 (MENA) - More than 200,000 Muslims took part in Moscow-based celebrations of the Eidul Fitr (Lesser Bairam) holiday, the press service of the Russian Interior Ministry's Moscow branch told Interfax on Tuesday. "The festivities, ....
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Female monk, officer killed in shooting in Menoufiya: Anba Ermia
Date: 2016-07-05 18:01:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:73 - ID:5214689
CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - A car carrying three female monks came under fire in Menoufiya governorate on Tuesday, leaving one of them dead, a cleric said. The three monks along with a doctor and the driver were heading for a monastery when their car ....
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Pope Tawadros greets Awqaf min. on Eidul Fitr
Date: 2016-07-05 15:27:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:5214037
CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Tuesday sent a cable of greetings to Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on the occasion of Eidul Fitr, slated to start on Wednesday. In his message, the ....
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Pope Tawadros greets Azhar Grand Imam on Eidul Fitr
Date: 2016-07-05 14:47:58 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:5213965
CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - Head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II on Tuesday sent a cable of greetings to Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb on the occasion of Eidul Fitr. In his message, the pope voiced his best wishes for all ....