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Grand mufti adviser warns of issuing fatwas by unspecialized people
Date: 2016-06-18 14:00:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:5118417
CAIRO, June 18 (MENA) – The adviser of Egypt's grand mufti cautioned of the gravity of entitling unspecialized people with issuing fatwas. During a Awqaf Ministry seminar on developing religious discourse and confronting extremist thought, Magdy ....
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Bill on civil marriage, increasing divorce reasons rejected - Zaki
Date: 2016-06-16 09:07:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:5106721
CAIRO, June 16 (MENA) - A bill on civil marriage and allowing more reasons for divorce was rejected, Head of the Evangelical Church Andrea Zaki said. In statements to MENA, Zaki said he formed two theological and legal committees to prepare a ....
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Only nation's head of state has right to declare jihad - Gomaa
Date: 2016-06-16 07:47:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:19 - ID:5106529
CAIRO, June 16 (MENA) - Only the nation's head of state has the right to declare jihad, war or peace, Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said. The constitution pinpoints this leader; either the president, the parliament or etc, the minister ....
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Catholic Church in Luxor hosts Iftar banquet
Date: 2016-06-16 06:54:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:9 - ID:5106361
LUXOR, June 16 (MENA) - The Catholic Church in Luxor hosted an Iftar banquet attended by Muslims and Copts on Wednesday. The Catholic Church holds every year a Iftar banquet with the view to promoting the national unity among Muslims and Copts. ....
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Deep understanding of Islamic teachings protects youths from atheism- Azhar grand imam
Date: 2016-06-15 16:11:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:80 - ID:5103913
CAIRO, June 15 (MENA) – Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said Wednesday that deep understanding of Islam teachings and heritage would protect Muslim youths from atheism. El Tayyeb warned that atheism in the modern age is funded by huge anti-Islam ....
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Evangelical Church thanks Sisi for repairing churches attacked by terrorists
Date: 2016-06-14 19:25:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:103 - ID:5099273
MINYA, June 14 (MENA) - Head of the Evangelical Church Rev. Andrea Zaki expressed thanks to President Abdel Fattah El Sisi Tuesday for repairing the churches stormed by terrorists following the dispersal of protest camps of Rabaa al-Adawiya and ....
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IRA denies links to delayed travel of Azhar envoy to Italy
Date: 2016-06-14 14:18:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:74 - ID:5097429
CAIRO, June 14 (MENA) - Azhar Islamic Research Academy (IRA) urged on Tuesday the Egyptian Embassy in Rome to send a visa to allow Al Azhar envoy to travel to Italy to deliver sermons during the holy fasting month of Ramadan. In a statement, the ....
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Awqaf minister heads for Morocco
Date: 2016-06-12 08:44:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:14 - ID:5082101
CAIRO, June 12 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mokhtar Gomaa left here on Sunday for Morocco on a two-day visit to meet with Moroccan Awqaf and Islamic affairs officials. The visit comes at an official invitation from Moroccan Awqaf Minister Ahmed Tawfiq ....
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Pope Tawadros: 3 new dioceses to be established in US, Greece, New Valley
Date: 2016-06-11 21:39:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:5081277
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and the Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Saturday announced plans to establish new diocese in the US for the Carolinas. During a mass at Church of Virgin Mary in Al-Zaytoun district of ....
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Awqaf min. to head for Morocco Sunday
Date: 2016-06-11 19:19:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:71 - ID:5080961
CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa will head for Morocco Sunday at an official invitation from his Moroccan counterpart Ahmed al Tawfiq. The two-day visit comes within the framework of the friendly ties in various ....
