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Catholic Church deplores Israeli assault on Jerusalem monastery monks
Date: 2018-10-24 18:55:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:78 - ID:7637422
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church Ibrahim Isaac on Tuesday condemned an assault by Israeli police against monks of the Deir Al-Sultan Monastery (Sultan Monastery) in Jerusalem's Old City. The Catholic Church strongly ....
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'Egyptian Family House' initiative confirms possibility of coexistence among followers of various religions
Date: 2018-10-24 15:37:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:62 - ID:7636906
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Council of Senior Scholars Abbas Shouman has praised efforts of Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb with the aim of closing the gap between the East and the West. He also hailed the grand imam's ....
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German scholar: Gov't, students in country keen on learning Islamic studies
Date: 2018-10-24 15:13:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:7636759
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Sebastian Günther, Professor and Chair of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Göttingen in Germany said that teaching the Islamic studies at the German universities confirms the importance the government and ....
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Narrowing gap between East, West derived from Islam's int'l message - cleric
Date: 2018-10-24 13:38:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:7636750
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Member of the Council of Al Azhar Senior Scholars Ahmed Omar Hashem stressed that Al Azhar's mission to narrow the gap between the East and West is derived from Islam's international message. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon ....
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Morocco's Budinar urges clear foundations for Islam, West relationship
Date: 2018-10-24 12:09:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:7636659
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Sameer Budinar, the Director of Morocco's Center for Humanities and Social Studies, underlined the importance of laying down clear foundations for the relationship between Islam and the West. He made the remarks on ....
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El Sultan Monastery in Jerusalem owned by Egypt, says Anba Antonious
Date: 2018-10-24 11:18:37 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:30 - ID:7636509
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Coptic Metropolitan of Jerusalem and the Near East Metropolitan Anba Antonious stressed on Wednesday that the El Sultan Monastery in Jerusalem's Old City has been owned by Egypt and Coptic Church since the 7th century. We ....
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Egypt known for pluralism, diversity, says Anba Adly
Date: 2018-10-24 10:37:58 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:27 - ID:7636261
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Egypt is a country known for its pluralism, diversity and acceptance of the other, said Bishop Adly Thomas of Giza. Speaking to MENA on the sidelines of an international seminar organized by Al Azhar on Islam and the West, ....
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"Islam and the West" seminar continues for 3rd day in row
Date: 2018-10-24 09:50:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:19 - ID:7636290
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Activities of the third and last day of an international seminar hosted by Al Azhar under the theme of Islam and the West kicked off on Wednesday. Wednesday's debate sessions focus on points of difference and points of ....
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Mufti calls for concerted int'l efforts to face extremism, terrorism
Date: 2018-10-24 09:44:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:17 - ID:7636292
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam asserted the importance of concerted international efforts to face extremism and terrorism. This came on Wednesday during Allam's meeting with a delegation of Germany's Berghof Foundation. The ....
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Former OIC chief calls for fostering peaceful coexistence among peoples
Date: 2018-10-23 21:52:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:103 - ID:7635981
CAIRO, Oct 23 (MENA) - Former secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu asserted the importance of Europe’s acknowledgement and appreciation of Islamic contributions to human civilization. Addressing ....
