Religion

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  • Head of Evangelical community in Egypt leaves for Islamic forum in Berlin

    Date: 2016-04-03 09:02:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:14 - ID:4641257

    CAIRO, April 3 (MENA) - Head of the Evangelical denomination in Egypt Dr Andrei Zaki left Cairo on Sunday for Berlin to attend a four-day Islamic forum to kick off Wednesday. In statements before leaving, Zaki said the forum will address threats ....

  • Azhar sheikh urges activating global dialogue to stop wars

    Date: 2016-03-31 16:03:58 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:96 - ID:4627793

    CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb called for activating the global dialogue to stop wars and bloodshed and confront terrorism. Tayyeb's remark came during his meeting Thursday with a US delegation, grouping ....

  • German minister says Islam religion of mercy, peace

    Date: 2016-03-31 15:58:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:93 - ID:4627713

    CAIRO, March 31 (MENA) - German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière said Islam is a religion of mercy and peace and is totally away from hatred and violence. Giving a lecture at Al Azhar's conferences' centre in Cairo, the minister asserted that ....

  • Germany welcomes proposal on setting up 'true Islam center'

    Date: 2016-03-30 22:12:15 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:116 - ID:4621585

    CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) - Germany has approved an initiative on establishing an Azharite center for teaching Arabic and true Islam. The step was announced by German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière during a meeting with Grand Imam of Al Azhar ....

  • UAE official asserts continued support for Al Azhar

    Date: 2016-03-30 20:27:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:105 - ID:4621545

    CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) – Chairman of the UAE General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments on Wednesday asserted his country's continued support for Al Azhar. In statements after meeting with Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb, Mohamed Matar ....

  • Azhar's curricula based on pluralism - Tayyeb

    Date: 2016-03-30 16:07:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:84 - ID:4620413

    CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) - Al Azhar's curricula are based on pluralism that respect all opinions, said Al Azhar Grand Imam Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb. During a meeting with a Russian delegation under president of the Russian Islamic University in Kazan ....

  • Fatwa observatory condemns Belgian leader’s call to cancel recognition of Islam

    Date: 2016-03-30 12:36:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:46 - ID:4618105

    CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) - Dar Al Ifta's Fatwa Monitoring Observatory has strongly condemned the call of the far-right leader in Belgium Philippe Dyontr to cancel the recognition of Islam in Belgium. Describing the call as abhorrent racism, the ....

  • GAIAE head arrives in Cairo for talks

    Date: 2016-03-30 11:38:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:4617373

    CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) - Chairman of the General Authority of Islamic Affairs and Endowments (GAIAE) in the UAE Mohammad Mattar Al Kaabi arrived here Wednesday on a visit to Egypt where he will meet with a galaxy of officials. Kaabi's visit comes ....

  • Azhar: Harmony has to be reached between branches of Islam

    Date: 2016-03-30 10:23:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:4616753

    CAIRO, March 30 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayeb said harmony has to be reached between the branches of Islam to preserve the unity of the nation. Azhar has always stood firmly against Shia preachers to disrupt the Arab nation by ....

  • Azhar imam: Islam rejects hideous crimes committed against women

    Date: 2016-03-29 15:36:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:103 - ID:4613081

    CAIRO, March 29 (MENA) – Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said on Tuesday that Islam rejects all types of slavery and does not approve girls’ abduction and other hideous crimes committed against women. This came during meeting with visiting ....

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