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Gomaa: International conference on renewing religious discourse will be held in Luxor on Nov 14
Date: 2015-11-04 10:38:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:3663553
CAIRO, Nov 4 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Dr. Mokhtar Gomaa, who doubles as Chairman of the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, said on Wednesday that arrangements were completed for holding the Council's international conference on November 14. In ....
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Awqaf to open new academy for training preachers
Date: 2015-11-03 22:48:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:127 - ID:3660569
CAIRO, Nov 3 (MENA) – Awqaf (Endowments) Ministry announced on Tuesday it would open its new academy for training preachers from Egypt and other countries in January. The new academy is meant to improve the professional performance of religious ....
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Awqaf officials call for more convoys to tackle extremism
Date: 2015-11-02 15:22:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:68 - ID:3652065
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Nov 2 (MENA) – Awqaf Ministry Undersecretary in Luxor Mohamed Saleh called for intensifying religious convoys to counter the extremist ideology and correct misconceptions. During a meeting Monday with Awqaf directorate ....
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Fatwa observatory dismisses Jihad call by former MP
Date: 2015-11-02 15:09:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:3651409
CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) – The fatwa monitoring observatory at Dar al Iftaa said a call by fugitive former MP of the Islamic Group Assem Abdel Maged for Jihad aimed at politicizing religion and manipulating Quran verses and Hadiths for the group's ....
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Awqaf minister calls on followers of divine religions to address Israeli aggression on Quds
Date: 2015-11-02 14:57:26 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:3651137
CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa called on followers of the divine religions to join hands to address the Israeli aggression on Al Quds (East Jerusalem) and its holy site. The minister on Monday met with head of the ....
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Islamic, Christian worlds have great responsibility to confront judaization of Al Quds
Date: 2015-11-02 12:30:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:3649489
CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) - The Islamic and Christian worlds have great responsibility in standing against a scheme to judaize Al Quds, said Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam. The national unity between Muslims and Christians in the Arab world represents an ....
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Pope Tawadros condoles with Russia over plane crash victims
Date: 2015-11-01 11:56:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:40 - ID:3643325
CAIRO, Nov 1 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II expressed on Sunday his heartfelt condolences to Russia over the victims of the Russian plane that crashed in central Sinai on Saturday. "In the name of myself and the Coptic Church, I express my deepest ....
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Orthodox church says it has noting to do with Fayyoum cave monastery
Date: 2015-10-30 16:31:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:3633541
CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - The Coptic Orthodox Church said on Friday that it has nothing to do with the site of the cave monastery in Fayyoum. This monastery has not been acknowledged yet, the church said. The church issued the statement after some ....
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Egyptians urged to work hard for Egypt's progress
Date: 2015-10-30 15:32:00 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:53 - ID:3633277
KAFR EL SHIEKH, Oct 30 (MENA) - Former mufti Ali Gomaa called Friday on the Egyptian people to work hard for the progress of Egypt. On the sidelines of his visit to Kafr El Sheikh governorate, Gomaa said that the Egyptian people should cooperate ....
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Pope Tawadros II back home from US
Date: 2015-10-29 18:19:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:92 - ID:3629741
CAIRO, Oct 29 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese returned home after a three-week visit to the United States. During the visit, the pope inspected a number of churches and monasteries and met with a host of ....
