Religion
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Awqaf minister praises dialogue with parliament panels
Date: 2016-02-06 15:28:36 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:4261801
CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Dialogue between executive officials and specialized panels formed by the parliament will help serve the country's national interests, said Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Saturday. "This will push forward the nation ....
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Azhar hails Obama's visit to Maryland mosque
Date: 2016-02-06 14:46:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:71 - ID:4261105
CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Al Azhar on Saturday hailed a visit paid by US President Barack Obama to a Baltimore County mosque Wednesday in an effort to help combat political marginalization of Muslims in America . In a statement, Al Azhar expressed ....
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Russian Orthodox Church’s senior delegation arrives in Cairo
Date: 2016-02-05 16:48:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:72 - ID:4256497
CAIRO, Feb 5 (MENA) – A high-level delegation from the Russian Orthodox Church arrived Friday in Egypt on a several-day visit. The Russian delegation will hold talks with its Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church. The delegation grouped archbishop ....
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Islamophobia Observatory lauds Obama's speech on Muslims in US
Date: 2016-02-04 11:07:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:4248201
CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) – The Islamophobia Monitoring Observatory at Egypt's Dar al Ifta hailed on Thursday US President Barack Obama's speech during his first visit to a mosque in the US. Earlier, Obama visited a mosque in Baltimore city in Maryland ....
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Preachers capable of spreading moderate teachings of Islam, says Awqaf ministry
Date: 2016-02-04 10:25:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:33 - ID:4247717
CAIRO, Feb 4 (MENA) - Preachers of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs are capable of spreading moderate teachings of Islam in the coming period, the Ministry of Awqaf said on Thursday. In a press statement, the ministry said the council has ....
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Al Azhar shows solidarity with Muslims in Myanmar
Date: 2016-02-03 18:27:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:103 - ID:4244213
CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Egypt's Al Azhar has expressed its solidarity with the Muslims suffering from brutal assaults in Myanmar. Egypt's highest Sunni institution called on developed world countries to help the Rohingya Muslims to get their ....
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Greeting Christians in their feasts not against Islam - Azhar undersecretary
Date: 2016-02-03 15:00:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:79 - ID:4243477
CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman said that greeting Christians in their feasts is not against Islamic sharia law, which endorses the principle of peaceful co-existence between Muslims and non-Muslims in one society. ....
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Takfiri observatory urges confronting different tools adopted by Daesh
Date: 2016-02-03 11:44:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:40 - ID:4241521
CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - The Observatory for Anomalous and Takfiri Fatwas of Dar al Ifta urged to confront the different tools and ways adopted by Daesh terrorist group in delivering a message to its followers and those who want to join the group. In ....
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Vatican official praises Egypt's efforts to fight extremism
Date: 2016-02-02 13:29:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:73 - ID:4235989
CAIRO, Feb 2 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to the Vatican Hatem Seif El Nasr met head of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace Peter Turkson who lauded Egypt's efforts to confront terrorism, extremism and religious intolerance. A statement ....
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Azhar official: renewal of religious discourse encouraged by Islamic Shariaa
Date: 2016-01-31 16:40:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:103 - ID:4223341
CAIRO, Jan 31 (MENA) - Al Azhar undersecretary Abbas Shoman asserted on Sunday that renewing the religious discourse is one of the distinguished features of the Islamic Sharia. This issue was one of the top priorities of the Prophet Muhammed, his ....