Religion

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  • Pope Tawadros chairs Holy Synod closing session

    Date: 2015-05-28 11:32:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:55 - ID:2682469

    CAIRO, May 28 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese chaired on Thursday the closing session of the meetings of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church. As many as 115 bishops attended the meeting, which was ....

  • Awqaf minister condemns MB preachers' inciting statement

    Date: 2015-05-28 09:50:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:2681469

    CAIRO, May 28 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa criticized on Thursday the inciting statement signed by 160 preachers of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group against Egypt's judges, policemen and media people. The statement, as ....

  • Azhar, Australian Darul-Iftaa discuss cooperation

    Date: 2015-05-27 15:57:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:112 - ID:2677329

    CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - Secretary of Azhar Abbas Shoman met on Wednesday with Secretary General of the Australian Darul-Iftaa (House of giving religious opinions) Selim Elwan al Husseini. During their meeting, the two officials discussed ways of ....

  • Mahlab receives report on preparations for Hajj season

    Date: 2015-05-26 19:15:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:130 - ID:2671317

    CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab on Tuesday received a report from Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on the ongoing preparations for this year Hajj season. The preparations are aimed at improving the services provided for ....

  • Azhar imam says renewing religious discourse not collectively tackled

    Date: 2015-05-26 15:26:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:100 - ID:2669781

    CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) – Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb has said that the issue of renewing the religious discourse has not been collectively tackled at the cultural, media, educational and religious levels. Al Azhar has been promoting ....

  • Aman leads delegation to 42nd ICFM In Kuwait tomorrow

    Date: 2015-05-26 11:57:40 GMT - Malaysia - Religion - SN:56 - ID:2667757

    KUALA LUMPUR, May 26 (MENA) - Foreign Minister Datuk Seri Anifah Aman will lead the Malaysian delegation to the 42nd Session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers in Kuwait, beginning Wednesday, Bernama ....

  • Tayyeb holds meeting with intellectuals over renewing religious discourse

    Date: 2015-05-26 10:13:37 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:30 - ID:2666793

    CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb held a meeting on Tuesday with men of letter, intellectuals and media people. The meeting is aimed at outlining the criteria and regulations for renewing religious discourse and ....

  • Awqaf minister says to take seriously recommendations of tolerance, moderation forum

    Date: 2015-05-25 22:48:13 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:160 - ID:2664617

    CAIRO, May 25 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said that his ministry will seriously take the recommendations issued by "tolerance and moderation" Forum. The ministry will give attention to its preachers and clerics in various ....

  • Tolerance, moderation forum urges cooperation to create balanced discourse

    Date: 2015-05-25 22:20:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:157 - ID:2664609

    CAIRO, May 25 (MENA) - The first forum on tolerance and moderation has called for cooperation among various state institutions in order to create a balanced religious and scientific discourse that maintains the fundamentals of Sharia and put forward ....

  • Ceremony held to mark 2nd anniversary of churches council

    Date: 2015-05-25 20:52:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:146 - ID:2664329

    CAIRO, May 25 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese chaired Monday a celebration marking the second anniversary of the establishment of the Egyptian Council of Churches. The celebration, held at Cairo's ....

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