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Egypt’s mufti praises army’s decisive actions after Sinai attack
Date: 2016-10-15 12:58:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:5772965
CAIRO, Oct 15 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawky Allam on Saturday described a statement issued by the General Command of the Armed Forces earlier in the day as a “decisive response” to terrorists and takfiris who distort religion and seek to destabilize ....
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Intl Iftaa conf. aims to counter extremism - mufti
Date: 2016-10-13 13:04:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:53 - ID:5762129
CAIRO, Oct 13 (MENA) - The international conference that will be organized by Dar al Iftaa on October 17 and 18 aims to face intellectual extremism and terrorism, Mufti Shawqi Allam said. The establishment of the General Secretariat for Fatwa ....
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Al Azhar University organizes conf on women next week
Date: 2016-10-13 12:26:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:46 - ID:5762373
CAIRO, Oct 13 (MENA) - The Islamic Studies of Al Azhar University will organize an international conference on women on Tuesday under the sponsorship of Grand Sheikh of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb. A group of researchers representing more than 21 ....
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IDSC denies closure of Hussien mosque
Date: 2016-10-12 16:23:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:5758205
CAIRO, Oct 12 (MENA) - The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) denied on Wednesday media reports about the closure of Al Hussien mosque on the occasion of the Ashura anniversary. In a fact-finding report, the IDSC stressed ....
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Awqaf minister, Ghana'a amb. discuss training Ghanaian imams in Cairo
Date: 2016-10-12 16:22:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:56 - ID:5757953
CAIRO, Oct 12 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamd Mokhtar Gomaa met on Wednesday with Ghana'a Ambassador here Umar Sanda Ahmed. The meeting took up means of delegating Egyptian imams to Ghana, either permanently or during the holy fasting month of ....
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Prince al Hassan lauds Azhar role in service of Muslim nation
Date: 2016-10-12 11:22:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:30 - ID:5755333
CAIRO, Oct 12 (MENA) - Jordan's Royal Institute for Inter-Faith Studies (RIIFS) has praised the "religious and national" role played by Al Azhar in the service of the Arab and Muslim nations. Prince al Hassan bin Talal, the chairman of RIIFS ....
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Pope Tawadros II receives Belgian, Dutch ambassadors
Date: 2016-10-11 16:21:07 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:82 - ID:5750577
CAIRO, Oct 11 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Tuesday received here newly-appointed Belgian Ambassador to Egypt Sibille de Cartier d'Yves and Dutch Ambassador Laurentius Westhoff. Bishop Polis Halim, ....
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Egypt to host int'l conf Monday on providing training for imams in Muslim minorities communities
Date: 2016-10-11 13:58:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:5749501
CAIRO, Oct 11 (MENA) - Egypt's Darul-Ifta announced holding an international conference under the rubric of "training for imams in Muslim minorities communities" on Monday. The two-day conference will see the participation of delegations from ....
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Pope Tawadros II opens Abu Serga altars after renovation
Date: 2016-10-10 15:57:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:89 - ID:5743993
CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Monday inaugurated the altars of Saints Sergius and Bacchus Church, also known as Abu Serga, in Misr al Qadimah in Cairo after renovation. Besides the ....
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Dar al Iftaa to host conf. on handling extremism in West
Date: 2016-10-10 12:04:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:53 - ID:5741693
CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) - Egypt’s Dar al Iftaa will host an international conference to discuss a number of vital issues related to Muslim minorities in western countries and how to prepare Imams to handle extremism and encounter the challenges facing ....
