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West not Islam behind terror, violence - Observatory
Date: 2015-09-10 11:50:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:3323045
CAIRO, Sept 10 (MENA) - The fatwa monitoring observatory at Dar al Iftaa said terror from which the world is suffering is a Western-made phenomenon first mooted by occupation and ended up by nurturing extremists who serve the Western agendas. In ....
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Pope Tawadros to start foreign tour soon
Date: 2015-09-09 21:07:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:101 - ID:3321361
CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese will start next month a foreign tour that would take him to Sweden, Denmark, the US and Ethiopia. The tour will include a pastoral trip in Sweden, Denmark ....
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New English web service for Al Azhar Islamic Research Academy
Date: 2015-09-09 17:28:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:79 - ID:3320393
CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) – Al Azhar Islamic Research Academy launched a web site in English to offer scientific services and Fatwas to the English-speaking Muslims. The new project came out of Al Azhar's keenness on serving Muslims around the world ....
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Islam values forbid all kinds of intolerance, extremism: Mufti
Date: 2015-09-09 16:55:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:3320201
CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawki Allam on Wednesday said that Islam values forbid all kinds of intolerance and extremism. The Mufti made the remarks in a speech to a seminar held at the Egyptian Iftaa House under theme ....
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Hajj rules violators face imprisonment, fine, deportation -- Saudi official
Date: 2015-09-09 16:46:25 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:73 - ID:3320129
RIYADH, Sept 9 (MENA) - Anyone to be found involved in facilitating illegal travel of pilgrims to Saudi Arabia will be punished by imprisonment, or fine or deportation, said the Hajj passports section official on Monday. All preparations have ....
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Azhar slams burning of Baghdad mosque
Date: 2015-09-09 15:42:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:66 - ID:3319389
CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Al Azhar condemned on Wednesday the burning of a mosque in Baghdad at the hands of sectarian militias. "Such prohibited acts resemble crimes committed by Daesh group," Azhar said in a statement. It also called on all ....
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160,000 violators prevented from performing Hajj - Makkah Emir
Date: 2015-09-08 22:45:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:114 - ID:3314409
JEDDAH, Sept 8 (MENA) - Makkah Governor Khalid al Faisal on Tuesday said that concerned Saudi authorities have returned about 160.000 violators who did not obtain Hajj permits. Faisal, who chaired a meeting of the Central Hajj Committee, stressed ....
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First tourism Hajj flight kicks off - ministry
Date: 2015-09-08 16:38:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:79 - ID:3312649
CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) - Egypt's Tourism Ministry said that the first Hajj flight for tourism and economic levels kicked off Tuesday. In a statement, the ministry added that the first land trip for the tourism level kicked off last Saturday. The ....
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Islam religion of peace, cooperation, mercy - Al Azhar
Date: 2015-09-08 14:07:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:53 - ID:3311197
CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb asserted that Islam is the religion of peace, cooperation and mercy. Tayyeb said that Islam believes in freedom of expression and human rights, and recognizes the rights of all human ....
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Azhar rejects division of Al Aqsa mosque - Tayyeb
Date: 2015-09-07 16:42:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:3305729
CAIRO, Sept 7 (MENA) - Al Azhar rejects the idea of the division of Al Aqsa Mosque, said Al Azhar Grand Imam Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb. Al Aqsa Mosque is Islamic and no one can impose control on it, he added. He further said that Al Azhar also ....