Religion

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  • Azhar university chief asserts role of expat students, moderate approach

    Date: 2019-06-24 19:43:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:7995205

    CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - Al-Azhar led by Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb has always welcomed expat students, President of Al-Azhar University Mohamed Al Mahrasawy said on Monday. There are foreign students from more than 100 countries, he cited, ....

  • Awqaf min.: 1,000 Quranic schools open in 2 years to fight extremism

    Date: 2019-06-24 14:12:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:7994707

    CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - The Awqaf Ministry has opened within less than two years 1,000 free Quranic school to educate Muslim youth and children on the moderate teachings of Islam, Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Monday. Besides ....

  • Azhar underscores efforts to bring about peace

    Date: 2019-06-23 17:16:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:7993442

    CAIRO, June 23 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb said great efforts are being exerted to bring about peace and prevent any attempt to misuse religion to foment sedition. In his meeting with students of Islamic studies at American ....

  • Azhar university organizes int'l conf. on higher education in Africa

    Date: 2019-06-23 07:26:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:10 - ID:7992428

    CAIRO, June 23 (MENA) - Al Azhar University in cooperation with the Association of African Universities will organize a conference under the rubric "The role of higher education institutions in boosting higher education strategy in the African ....

  • Al-Azhar slams Baghdad terror attack

    Date: 2019-06-21 22:05:19 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:64 - ID:7990948

    CAIRO, June 21 (MENA) - Al Azhar condemned on Friday a terror attack that targeted a mosque in eastern Baghdad, killing seven people and wounding more than 20 others. In a statement, Al Azhar said targeting innocent citizens is rejected by ....

  • Al-Azhar expresses support for refugees worldwide

    Date: 2019-06-20 17:22:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:68 - ID:7989527

    CAIRO, June 20 (MENA) - Al-Azhar Al-Sharif on Thursday expressed its full support for the refugees around the world. In a statement issued by Al Azhar to mark the World Refugee Day, which falls on June 20, it underlined the suffering of more than ....

  • Pope Tawadros receives Iraqi amb. in Cairo

    Date: 2019-06-20 13:03:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:34 - ID:7989025

    CAIRO, June 20 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese received on Thursday Iraq's Ambassador to Egypt Ahmed Nayef al Dulaimi in the Coptic Orthodox Cathedral of St Mark in Abbassiya. The pontiff welcomed the ....

  • Al Azhar participates in 1st intl conf. on role of Abu Hanifah

    Date: 2019-06-20 08:05:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:10 - ID:7988479

    CAIRO, June 20 (MENA) - Al Azhar Al Sherif will participate in the first International Conference on the Life, Thought and Contribution of Imam Abu Hanifah An Numan, set for Kabul on Thursday. The conference will be attended by Abdel-Moneim ....

  • Dar Al Iftaa Book: Religion has nothing to do with overpopulation

    Date: 2019-06-18 13:40:15 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:7985862

    CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) - Mufti of the Republic Shawqi Allam said Tuesday Dar Al Iftaa has prepared a book to assert that religion was not part of overpopulation as some claim. The book was launched by the Ministry of Social Solidarity, he said ....

  • Ifta observatory: "Khawarij" only brought poverty to world Muslims

    Date: 2019-06-17 10:35:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:25 - ID:7983784

    CAIRO, June 17 (MENA) - World Muslims only gained poverty and sluggish economy from the acts of Khawarij, or dissidents, of our times, the Observatory for Monitoring Takfiri Fatwas and Extremist Ideologies at Dar al-Ifta said on Monday. It warned ....

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