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Egypt’s Mufti deplores Daesh terror attack in Kabul
Date: 2016-07-24 15:34:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:5313589
CAIRO, July 24 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam strongly condemned on Sunday the terrorist attack carried out by Daesh close to a popular march in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing and injuring more than 200 people. In a statement, Allam said ....
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Al Azhar imam lauds progress India achieved in cultural, economic diversity
Date: 2016-07-24 15:13:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:48 - ID:5313621
CAIRO, July 24 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb has hailed the diversity India achieved in the cultural, religions and economic domains. His remarks came during a meeting with Indian Ambassador here Sanjay Bhattacharyya. El ....
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Int’l circles interested in Sisi’s initiative to renew religious discourse – official
Date: 2016-07-22 11:30:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:5303389
CAIRO, July 22 (MENA) – An adviser to Egypt’s Mufti said many international circles concerned with terrorism-combat are interested in President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s initiative on renewing religious discourse, a statement by Darul Ifta quoted him ....
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Pope says he is following Minya incidents minute by minute
Date: 2016-07-21 06:00:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:4 - ID:5296421
CAIRO, July 21 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II stressed that he is personally following up the developments of Minya incidents minute by minute. The pontiff, speaking at his weekly sermon at the Hanging Church in Old Cairo Wednesday evening, said he ....
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Awqaf ministry, Australia’s Islamic council discuss cooperation means
Date: 2016-07-20 20:57:36 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:92 - ID:5295457
CAIRO, July 20 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Wednesday met with Head of Australia’s Islamic council Hassan Moussa. During the meeting, they discussed the aspects of cooperation between the ministry and the council. Moussa ....
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Azhar warns of plots to stir sectarian strife among Egyptians
Date: 2016-07-20 13:28:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:5293101
CAIRO, July 20 (MENA) - Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman warned on Wednesday of plots to stir sectarian strife among Egyptians. In press statements, Shoman said Azhar, through its 1060-year march, has been standing up to intellectual and ....
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Dar Al Ifta condemns Kingston mosque vandalism
Date: 2016-07-19 14:14:25 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:69 - ID:5287189
CAIRO, July 19 (MENA) - The Islamophobia Observatory of the Egyptian Dar Al Ifta has decried the vandalism of a Kingston mosque in the US state of Rhode Island. A few days ago, vandals spray-painted anti-Muslim graffiti in large red letters on ....
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Azhar condemns German train attack
Date: 2016-07-19 14:05:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:68 - ID:5286805
CAIRO, July 19 (MENA) - Al Azhar has strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a train in southern Germany. A 17-year-old Afghan asylum seeker attacked passengers with an axe and knife on a train near Wuerzburg-Heidingsfeld on Monday night, ....
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Mufti slams terror attack on German train
Date: 2016-07-19 10:25:15 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:32 - ID:5285633
CAIRO, July 19 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawky Allam condemned the terror attack by an Afghan extremist on a German train, leaving more than 15 people injured. In a statement on Tuesday, Allam said such actions smear the image of Islam which calls ....
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Mufti urges Minya residents to face sectarian sedition bids
Date: 2016-07-19 09:46:58 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:26 - ID:5285273
CAIRO, July 19 (MENA) – Egypt’s Mufti Shawqi Allam urged the resident of Tahna al Gabal village in Minya, Upper Egypt, to exercise self-restraint and face bids to ignite sectarian strife after a fight erupted between Muslims and Copts in the village ....