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Azhar TV channel in Arabic, English, French to be aired within year
Date: 2016-05-28 18:20:55 GMT - France - Religion - SN:76 - ID:4998125
PARIS, May 28 (MENA) - An Al Azhar TV channel in Arabic, English and French languages will be launched within a year, Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb has said. The move is part of efforts to fight extremism and correct misconceptions about Islam, ....
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Dar Al Iftaa slams Israel for organizing obscene festival in Quds
Date: 2016-05-27 14:04:00 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:49 - ID:4991145
CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - The Islamophobia Monitoring Observatory of Dar Al Iftaa has slammed Israel for organizing an obscene festival in the occupied Al Quds city. The festival included a dancing show performed by 12 naked Austrian dancers. The ....
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Awqaf minister sends to foreign ministry Egypt's document to renounce extremism, discrimination
Date: 2016-05-27 07:33:11 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:16 - ID:4989025
CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa sent to the Foreign Ministry Egypt's document on means of renouncing extremism and racial discrimination. The document was approved by the conference of the Supreme Council for Islamic ....
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Dar Al-Ifta warns of sectarian rift danger
Date: 2016-05-27 07:16:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:11 - ID:4989021
CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar Al-Ifta warned of the danger of fueling sectarian rift in Egypt similar to what happened in Iraq, Syria and other countries and communities that were hit and torn apart by sectarianism. Commenting on reports on ....
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Dar Al Ifta observatory sheds light on Azhar chief's Vatican visit
Date: 2016-05-26 14:41:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:4985613
CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb is leading a global campaign through his historic visits in the East and West to serve Islam and Muslims, show the tolerance of Islam and fight Islamophobia, the Islamophobia Monitoring ....
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Pope Tawadros urges self restraint over Menya incidents
Date: 2016-05-26 11:16:57 GMT - Austria - Religion - SN:35 - ID:4984601
VIENNA, May 26 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese urges exercising self restraint and foiling any attempt to manipulate Menya incidents to simmer sectarian violence. The pope, currently in Vienna, is closely ....
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French National Assembly speaker welcomes Azhar top imam's Paris visit
Date: 2016-05-26 11:05:43 GMT - France - Religion - SN:34 - ID:4984305
PARIS, May 26 (MENA) - President of the French National Assembly, lower house of parliament, Claude Bartolone stressed the importance of his meeting with visiting Al Azhar Grand Ahmed el Tayyeb. He hailed a visit by the grand imam to the Bataclan ....
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Sisi delegates Awqaf min. to attend celebration to explore Ramadan's Crescent
Date: 2016-05-25 15:38:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:83 - ID:4980325
CAIRO, May 25 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi delegated Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa to attend Darul Ifta celebration to explore the crescent of Ramadan on June 5, announced the Awqaf Ministry on Wednesday. On this occasion, the ....
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Egypt moving steadily toward progress - Mufti
Date: 2016-05-25 13:10:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:62 - ID:4978701
CAIRO, May 25 (MENA) - Egypt is steadily moving toward progress and stability, affirmed Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawki Allam. The remark was made during his meeting on Wednesday with a high-level French parliamentary delegation under MP Philip Folio, ....
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Islam against all forms of violence -- Azhar grand imam
Date: 2016-05-25 12:48:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:4978689
CAIRO, May 25 (MENA) - Islam is a religion that prohibits all forms of violence and terrorism, Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed el Tayyeb has said. Al Azhar has always voiced solidarity with victims of terrorism all over the world, Tayyeb said ....