Religion

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  • Patriarch of Coptic Catholic Church greets Tawadros II on Christmas

    Date: 2017-01-03 11:28:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:6264845

    CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - Patriarch of the Coptic Catholic Church Ibrahim Ishaq visited the Orthodox Cathedral on Tuesday to greet Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Christmas. Pope Tawadros said the church marks ....

  • PM delegates Cairo governor to attend Xmas celebrations at Armenian Orthodox Church

    Date: 2017-01-03 10:57:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:19 - ID:6264357

    CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail delegated Cairo Governor Atef Abdel Hamid to attend Christmas celebration of Cairo's Armenian Orthodox Church on Friday. Abdel Hamid greeted all Christians on the Christmas. (MENA) M N E/A S E ....

  • AL Azhar decries Baghdad's double bombing

    Date: 2017-01-01 09:48:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:11 - ID:6251429

    CAIRO, Jan 1 (MENA) - Al Azhar vehemently condemned on Sunday the twin bombing that hit central Baghdad Saturday and left dozens dead and injured. In a statement, al Azhar reaffirmed its rejection of terror attacks that target innocent people, ....

  • Media propaganda for small incidents represents free marketing for terrorist groups - Dar al Iftaa

    Date: 2016-12-30 15:11:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:51 - ID:6244681

    CAIRO, Dec 30 (MENA) - The Observatory for Anomalous and Takfiri Fatwas of Dar al Iftaa said Friday media exaggeration in covering terror threats serve the extremist groups and achieve their goals in spreading fear and panic among citizens. In a ....

  • Mufti: Dar Al-Iftaa has potentials to face extremist thoughts

    Date: 2016-12-28 16:08:54 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:6233941

    KAFR EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Dec 28 (MENA) - The Egyptian Dar Al-Iftaa has all needed potentials to face extremist thoughts and terrorist groups, Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam said on Wednesday. The extremist groups are taking Quranic verses out of their ....

  • Tayyeb: Azhar approach protects Egyptians from extremism

    Date: 2016-12-28 15:50:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:6233949

    CAIRO, Dec 28 (MENA) - Al Azhar curriculums are based on pluralism and protect the Egyptians from being misled by extremist groups, Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb said on Wednesday. Tayyeb made the statements during a meeting with ....

  • Al Azhar asserts keenness on Libyan unity

    Date: 2016-12-26 20:21:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:70 - ID:6223093

    CAIRO, Dec 26 (MENA) – Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyib affirmed on Monday Al Azhar’s keenness on Libyan unity. Receiving a delegation of Libyan law experts, Tayyib affirmed Al Azhar’s readiness to offer full support to Libyans in the ....

  • Episcopal Church praises efforts to secure Christmas celebrations

    Date: 2016-12-26 08:47:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:10 - ID:6218813

    CAIRO, Dec 26 (MENA) - Head of the Episcopal Church in Egypt Mounir Hanna has praised efforts to secure Christmas celebrations. In a statement Monday, Hanna thanked policemen for their big efforts over the year. On Saturday, Hanna led Christmas ....

  • Azhar imam wishes Vatican pope Merry Christmas

    Date: 2016-12-26 08:24:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:8 - ID:6218597

    CAIRO, Dec 26 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb has greeted Vatican Pope Francis and Catholics in Egypt and the world on Christmas. Heavenly religions are all about tolerance and co-existence, Tayyeb said in a statement ....

  • Egypt abides by Islamic Sharia, mufti stresses

    Date: 2016-12-25 16:07:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:6216345

    CAIRO, Dec 25 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqi Allam has refuted claims by extremist groups that the country does not abide by the teachings of Islam. Such claims are baseless, Allam said Sunday, stressing that those groups misunderstand the ....

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