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Islamophobia Observatory praises unity of Palestinian Muslims, Christians in face of Israeli Azan ban
Date: 2016-11-20 10:53:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:24 - ID:5994249
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - The Islamophobia Monitoring Observatory at Egypt's Dar al Ifta has praised the Palestinian national unity among Muslims and Christians in the face of the Israeli ban on the Muslim call to prayer "Azan" in Jerusalem. In a ....
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Al Azhar takes part in the 2nd Arab Islamic conference for orphans in Sudan
Date: 2016-11-20 09:57:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:16 - ID:5994153
CAIRO, Nov 20 (MENA) - Al Azhar will take part in the second Arab Islamic conference on orphan issues, to be hosted by Khartoum on Tuesday. Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman will represent Al Azhar in the conference to be attended by a host of ....
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Jihad calls by terrorists are lies -- Saudi mufti
Date: 2016-11-19 09:17:22 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:17 - ID:5988733
RIYADH, Nov 19 (MENA) - Mufti of Saudi Arabia Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah Al Alsheikh described calls by terrorists for Jihad as lies and void and erroneous ideology. Citing the extremist thoughts of terrorists who kill without justification, ....
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Al Othaimeen sworn in as new OIC chief
Date: 2016-11-17 16:16:09 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:64 - ID:5981249
MECCA, Nov 17 (MENA) - Yusuf al Othaimeen was sworn in Thursday as a new Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the beginning of an emergency meeting. Othaimeen said he will work hard to serve Islamic issues, enhance ....
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Awqaf Ministry denies excluding scholars from council membership
Date: 2016-11-17 13:42:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:5980637
CAIRO, Nov 17 (MENA) – The Awqaf Ministry denied it has excluded any scholars from the membership of its Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs. Some scholars have turned down the membership requests over personal reasons and their reasons have been ....
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Egypt's top imam calls for tolerance, peace, co-existence
Date: 2016-11-17 09:09:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:20 - ID:5978625
CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - In a message to the world, Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed Tayyeb called on Thursday for spreading the culture of tolerance, peace and co-existence among the sons of the same country and between different peoples and ....
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Dar al Ifta observatory slams Israel's bill restricting call to prayer
Date: 2016-11-16 14:15:36 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:5973493
CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Islamophobia Monitoring Observatory at Egypt's Dar al Ifta condemned a proposed Israeli bill to ban religious institutions from using outdoor loudspeakers. The bill will force mosques to silence their loudspeakers, ....
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28 killed in fresh attacks in Myanmar's restive Rakhine
Date: 2016-11-14 20:18:32 GMT - Japan - Religion - SN:93 - ID:5963485
TOKYO, Nov 14 (MENA) – A total of 28 people were killed over when government troops conducted a sweep over the weekend in Myanmar's restive Rakhine state, Kyodo news agency quoted local media as saying on Monday. The fatalities mark the ....
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Muslim communities observatory welcomes Trump's condemnation of attack on Muslims
Date: 2016-11-14 13:06:45 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:5960357
CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - The observatory of Muslim communities of the general secretariat of Iftaa houses in the world has welcomed US President-elect Donald Trump's condemnation of the attack on the Muslim community and minorities in the US following ....
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Azhar chosen member of panel on developing mechanisms of communication between religious leaderships
Date: 2016-11-13 15:15:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:86 - ID:5954301
CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - A representative from Al Azhar was elected as member of a panel on developing mechanisms of communication among religious leaderships in the African Union countries. He is to represent North Africa. Also, former Tunisian ....
