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Dar al Ifta condemns storming of Australian church by right-wing protesters
Date: 2016-08-16 12:40:22 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:48 - ID:5437185
CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) – The Islamophobia observatory of Dar al Ifta condemned the storming of an Anglican church in Australia by right-wing extremists dressed as Arabs. Right-wing protestors dressed in mock Muslim outfits and chanting anti-Islamic ....
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Azhar eyes more cooperation with embassies to open cultural centers abroad
Date: 2016-08-15 14:57:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:5431853
CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) – Al Azhar seeks more cooperation with Egyptian embassies around the world to open Azhar cultural centers to teach the Arabic language, Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayeb said. During a meeting with a number of Egyptian ambassadors on ....
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Mufti condemns storming of Aqsa Mosque by Jewish settlers
Date: 2016-08-15 11:01:47 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:23 - ID:5430269
CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam strongly decried a raid on Al Aqsa Mosque by Jewish settlers under the tight guard of Israeli officers and Special Forces to commemorate "Tisha B'Av", which marks the destruction of the so-called ....
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Azhar convoy to Sudan examines 3,000 patients
Date: 2016-08-14 15:03:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:5426445
CAIRO, Aug 14 (MENA) – The medical team of Al Azhar convoy to Sudan checked up 3,000 patients and gave them medicine for free. This comes while Al Azhar convoy continues its activities in Sudanese cities of Merowe and Dongola for the fifth day in ....
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Social solidarity can deter all organizations following "political Islam" slogan
Date: 2016-08-14 11:34:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:5425169
CAIRO, Aug 14 (MENA) - The observatory of Takfiri fatwas and extremist ideologies affiliated to Dar al Ifta al Misriyyah asserted that the incidents of Rabaa and Nahda assert that social solidarity can deter all the currents and organizations that ....
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Malaysian minister hails Al Azhar role in combating extremism
Date: 2016-08-11 15:02:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:5411561
CAIRO, Aug 11 (MENA) - Malaysian Religious Affairs Minister Dato' Seri Jamil Khir hailed the role of Al Azhar and the Association for Al Azhar Graduates in spreading a moderate religious approach. The minister hailed Al Azhar's keenness on ....
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Church delegation in Cairo after visit to Al Quds over monastery contested with Ethiopia
Date: 2016-08-07 21:40:22 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:84 - ID:5390181
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - A Coptic Orthodox Church delegation arrived here Sunday after a visit to Al Quds for talks on Deir El Sultan monastery that is owned by the Egyptian Coptic Orthodox Church. The visit was meant to holding talks with the ....
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Awqaf minister condemns terrorist attack in Belgium
Date: 2016-08-07 10:03:58 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:19 - ID:5386093
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa denounced on Sunday the terrorist attack in Belgium that left two policewomen wounded. In press statements, the minister said terrorism is a serious virus that should be ....
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Gomaa: If I die millions of others would defend right
Date: 2016-08-06 09:45:01 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:20 - ID:5381397
RIYADH, Aug 5 (MENA) – Egypt’s former mufti Ali Gomaa said Saturday that if he died millions of people would defend the right. Gomaa was speaking to the Saudi newspaper of Okaz after a botched attempt on his life on Friday. The ex-mufti said ....
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Awqaf minister: Coming stage to witness more cooperation among religious institutions
Date: 2016-08-04 15:02:52 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:5374109
CAIRO, Aug 4 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has said the coming stage will witness more cooperation and coordination among the country's religious institutions under Al Azhar grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb in line with the country's ....