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  • Egypt's Mufti embarks on European tour

    Date: 2015-04-19 10:07:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:35 - ID:2408845

    CAIRO, April 19 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam left here on Sunday on a European tour that will take him to Netherlands and France to clarify the true image about Islam and extend bridges of cooperation. The Mufti's tour comes as part of the ....

  • Mufti to start European tour Sunday

    Date: 2015-04-18 10:42:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:35 - ID:2402681

    CAIRO, April 18 (MENA) – Grand Mufti Shawqi Allam will start a European tour on Sunday to clarify the true values of Islam and build bridges of cooperation with the West. The tour will start with the Netherlands and then France, Dar al Iftaa said ....

  • PM attends opening of Quran contest

    Date: 2015-04-18 09:03:11 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:27 - ID:2402337

    CAIRO, April 18 (MENA) – Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa attended the opening of the 22nd International Quran Recitation Competition, organized by the Awqaf Ministry, Saturday. About 100 contestants from 60 ....

  • PM to open int'l Quran competition Saturday

    Date: 2015-04-17 08:07:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:18 - ID:2396905

    CAIRO, April 17 (MENA) – Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab and Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa will inaugurate on Saturday the 29th International Quran Recitation Competition, organized by the Awqaf Ministry. About 100 contestants from 70 states ....

  • Jihad not confined to fighting, says Tayyeb

    Date: 2015-04-16 12:17:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:66 - ID:2390581

    CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said on Thursday that it is a mistake to confine Jihad (holy war) to fighting. "Fighting is just a type of Jihad," Tayyeb said in a statement carried by al Azhar Sheikhdom. "Jihad does ....

  • Anti-extrimism campaigns to be launched in Qalioubia

    Date: 2015-04-15 14:44:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:80 - ID:2385269

    QALIOUBIA, Egypt, April 15 (MENA) - Awqaf Ministry will launch breaching campaigns in the mosques of Qalioubia governorate, said the ministry's undersecretary Sabri Dwidar. The campaigns' main aim is to counter extremist ideology and correct many ....

  • Azhar Imam: Al Azhar ready to boost cooperation with Oman

    Date: 2015-04-15 13:23:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:2383713

    CAIRO, April 15 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb asserted on Wednesday that Al Azhar is ready to boost cooperation with the Sultanate of Oman in the education and Islamic call areas. This came during a meeting held between Tayyeb and ....

  • Terror has no religion or homeland, says Mufti

    Date: 2015-04-14 13:40:31 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:2376745

    CAIRO, April 14 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam said on Tuesday terrorism has no religion or homeland. During a meeting with German Ambassador to Egypt Hansjorg Haber, Allam called on all countries to unite to fight terrorism. He also ....

  • Awqaf minister urges trying collaborators, terrorists targeting innocent people

    Date: 2015-04-13 09:27:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:27 - ID:2368901

    CAIRO, April 13 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Ali Guma called for trying the collaborators and terrorists who are targeting innocent people and police and army men. Those should be charged with treason, he said in a statement. "At ....

  • Sisi greets Coptic Christians in Lebanon on Easter

    Date: 2015-04-12 20:27:47 GMT - Lebanon - Religion - SN:121 - ID:2366777

    BEIRUT, April 12 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi greeted on Sunday the Coptic Christians in Lebanon on Easter, Egypt's Ambassador in Beirut Mohamad Badreddin Zayed said. The ambassador, accompanied by a delegation from the Egyptian Embassy, ....

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