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Azhar pays great attention to Africa, says undersecretary
Date: 2018-12-18 18:08:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:7720878
CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - Al Azhar and its affiliated institutions pay great attention to the African continent, given the significant relations between Egypt and African states and the key role played by the highest seat of Sunni Islam to combat the ....
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Awqaf min. to MENA: 608 mosques renovated in 2018
Date: 2018-12-18 08:17:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:13 - ID:7719711
CAIRO, Dec 18 (MENA) - The Awqaf Ministry said that nearly 608 mosques were renovated in 2018. In statements to MENA on Tuesday, Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said that the year of 2018 witnessed the launch of many initiatives and programs ....
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Azhar Imam greets Pope Francis on Christmas, birthday
Date: 2018-12-17 21:36:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:7719488
CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) - Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb has greeted Vatican Pope Francis and Christians worldwide on Christmas. In a phone call, the Grand Imam also greeted Pope Francis on his 82nd birthday, Al Azhar said in a statement ....
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Islamophobia Observatory welcomes British lawmakers' calls to redefine "Islamophobia"
Date: 2018-12-17 13:15:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:7718373
CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar Al Iftaa's Observatory of Islamophobia on Monday welcomed calls by more than 50 British cross-party parliamentarians to adopt a new definition of Islamophobia, which would classify discrimination against Muslims as ....
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Pope Tawadros meets head of ME Council of Churches
Date: 2018-12-16 22:13:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:7717908
CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese met on Sunday with Acting Secretary General of the Middle East Council of Churches Souraya Bechealany at Saint Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasiya ....
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Pope Tawadros II meets with officials of charity committee at level of churches
Date: 2018-12-13 16:13:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:7713557
CAIRO, Dec 13 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese met on Thursday with officials of the charity committee of churches and dioceses. The meeting reviewed four programs followed in the social development ....
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Al Azhar: Islamic sciences offer spectrum of interpretation to Sharia
Date: 2018-12-12 13:19:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:48 - ID:7711388
CAIRO, Dec 12 (MENA) - Al Azhar Undersecretary Saleh Abbas said the Islamic sciences have been composed to correct the wrong understanding of Sharia (Islamic law), find out serious solutions for problems of the modern age and ease peoples' ....
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Fatwa committees respond to over 700,000 questions in 2018 - report
Date: 2018-12-12 12:13:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:7711139
CAIRO, Dec 12 (MENA) - The Islamic Research Complex said main and sub-fatwa committees responded in 2018 to about 711,000 questions in various religious spheres. The committees were keen to answer as much as they can of people's questions, ....
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Egypt's Mufti to deliver keynote speech at Riyadh's Islamic conf.
Date: 2018-12-11 22:59:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:90 - ID:7710569
MECCA, Dec 11 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam on Wednesday will deliver the keynote speech at the International Islamic Conference on Islamic Unity, to be held in Riyadh under the title of "The Perils of Labeling and Exclusion". The ....
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Awqaf minister praises Egypt-Saudi Arabia roles in serving nation
Date: 2018-12-11 18:49:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:7710515
JEDDAH, Dec 11 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Tuesday hailed the pivotal roles played by Egypt and Saudi Arabia in serving the interests of the nation as well as establishing regional and global peace and security. Meeting ....
