Religion

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  • Awqaf minister, Kuwaiti ambassador discuss boosting cooperation

    Date: 2015-10-12 13:12:47 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:53 - ID:3516205

    CAIRO, Oct 12 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Monday met with Kuwaiti Ambassador in Cairo Salem Al Zamanan and head of the Kuwaiti Zakat House in Cairo Ismail Al Kandari. The meeting dealt with ways to boost cooperation in the ....

  • Awqaf min. says Luxor conf. to boost tourism, refute Daesh claims

    Date: 2015-10-12 07:53:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:11 - ID:3513365

    CAIRO, Oct 12 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Monday the conference organized by the ministry in the tourist city of Luxor comes as part of efforts to develop religious discourse and fight extremist ideas. The minister told ....

  • Ready to provide all forms of support to Malaysia's IIUM - Mufti

    Date: 2015-10-11 15:21:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:3509585

    CAIRO, Oct 11 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam on Sunday said Dar al Iftaa is ready to provide all forms of support to the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and train the country's muftis. During a meeting with an IIUM ....

  • Awqaf min: Int'l awqaf academy to be established to train imams, preachers

    Date: 2015-10-10 09:46:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:24 - ID:3501385

    CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar decided to establish an international Awqaf academy to train imams and preachers from Egypt and other world countries. In a statement on Saturday, Mokhtar said that the training in the academy ....

  • Pope Tawadros chairs Mass in US church

    Date: 2015-10-08 18:35:45 GMT - USA - Religion - SN:80 - ID:3493553

    WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese chaired a Mass in Coptic Orthodox convent in the state of Atlanta during his visit to the United States. Pope Tawadros started Wednesday a three-week ....

  • Grand Imam of Al Azhar leaves Amman for Cairo

    Date: 2015-10-08 18:28:49 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:78 - ID:3493785

    AMMAN, Oct 8 (MENA) – Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayyeb left Amman on Thursday, wrapping up a two-day visit to Jordan. During the visit, Tayyeb attended the meeting the Muslim Council of Elders. Tayyeb was seen off at the airport by ....

  • Jordan maintains diplomatic, legal options to counter Israeli violations of Al Aqsa: Jordanian king

    Date: 2015-10-07 17:55:17 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:91 - ID:3486813

    AMMAN, Oct 7 (MENA) – Jordan maintains diplomatic and legal options to counter Israeli violations against Al Aqsa Mosque and Al Haram Al Sharif if they persist, Petra News Agency quoted Jordan's King Abdullah II as having said on Wednesday. "We ....

  • Azhar Imam: Terrorism distorted real image of Islam

    Date: 2015-10-07 17:31:44 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:90 - ID:3486981

    AMMAN, Oct 7 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayyeb on Wednesday said terrorist groups distorted the image of Islam and Muslims around the world. Speaking to Jordan News Agency (Petra), the Grand Imam reiterated importance of the ....

  • Sisi meets Awqaf minister over religious discourse, pilgrims

    Date: 2015-10-07 17:28:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:89 - ID:3486905

    CAIRO, Oct 7 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Wednesday with Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa. They discussed the latest developments of the Mina stampede incident, which left 148 Egyptian pilgrims dead and 86 missing so ....

  • Grand Imam of Al Azhar arrives in Amman

    Date: 2015-10-06 21:58:23 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:74 - ID:3481477

    AMMAN, Oct 6 (MENA) – Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayyeb arrived in the Jordanian capital Amman Tuesday night on a few days' visit. Tayyeb will preside over a meeting of the Muslim Council of Elders, hosted by the Jordanian ....

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