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Al Azhar condemns burning of copies of Quran by extremists in Denmark

Date: 2023-03-27 15:41:00 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:48 - ID:10086457

CAIRO, March 27 (MENA) - Al Azhar strongly condemned the burning of copies of the Quran by a group of extremists in Denmark. In a statement on Monday, Al Azhar described this as a provocative and terrorist act and a hate crime which shows the ....

Female preachers participate in daily Arabic, English, sign classes

Date: 2023-03-25 14:55:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:10083633

CAIRO, March 25 (MENA) - Al-Azhar female preachers participate in the Ramadan awareness plan at Al-Azhar Mosque, the Islamic Research Academy said in a statement Saturday. For the first time, female preachers are giving some lessons in English ....

Intensive Ramadan activities organized this year - Minister

Date: 2023-03-25 13:26:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:10083535

CAIRO, March 25 (MENA) The holy month of Ramadan provides an opportunity to intensify Dawah activities, Awqaf minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa told MENA Saturday. Following the coronavirus crisis's breakthrough, the ministry moved to intensify ....

Registration for Emerging Peacemakers Forum begins

Date: 2023-03-24 09:37:48 GMT - United Arab Emirates - Religion - SN:10 - ID:10081896

ABU DHABI, March 24 (MENA) – The Muslim Council of Elders, headed by Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb, announced that registration for the second edition of the Emerging Peacemakers Forum has begun. The council's Secretary-General Mohamed ....

Dar Al Iftaa: Thursday to mark start of Ramadan

Date: 2023-03-21 17:12:26 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:10078227

CAIRO, March 21 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar Al Iftaa announced that Wednesday will be the last day of Shaaban and that Thursday, 23 March 2023 is the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan for the 1444 Hijri year. Ramadan is the ninth month of ....

Coptic Catholic Patriarch greets Sisi on holy month of Ramadan

Date: 2023-03-21 12:19:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:39 - ID:10077412

CAIRO, March 21 (MENA) - Coptic Catholic Patriarch in Egypt Ibrahim Isaac cabled greetings to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. In his cable, Isaac wished Egypt more progress and prosperity. (MENA) M ....

Egypt’s Darul Iftaa to sight crescent of Ramadan Tuesday

Date: 2023-03-20 11:46:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:10075530

CAIRO, March 20 (MENA) - Egypt’s Darul Iftaa, the body responsible for issuing religious edicts, announced on Monday that it will sight the crescent of the holy month of Ramadan on Tuesday. On its Facebook account, Darul Iftaa said that there ....

Pope Tawadros greets Muslims on holy month of Ramadan

Date: 2023-03-19 12:27:11 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:10073939

CAIRO, March 19 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Saint Mark Diocese greeted Muslims on the occasion of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. In a sermon he delivered at the Church of Saint Helena in Cairo's Maadi district ....

Tayyeb invites West to know Islam closely on 1st Int'l Day to Combat Islamophobia

Date: 2023-03-15 21:17:19 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:91 - ID:10068917

CAIRO, March 15 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed el-Tayyeb has urged Western nations to have a closer look at Islam to explore its wise teachings and laws that uphold human dignity, safeguard the rights of women, criminalize extremism, and ....

Egypt’s Dar El-Iftaa: moon sighting to determine start of Ramadan to begin after sunset next Tuesday

Date: 2023-03-14 19:26:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:10066860

CAIRO, March 14 (MENA) - Dar El-Iftaa, the main authority responsible for issuing religious edicts in Egypt, said it will try to spot next Tuesday evening the crescent that would herald the arrival of the holy fasting month of Ramadan and will air ....