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Pope Tawadros II arrives in Austria
Date: 2016-05-19 16:31:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:103 - ID:4941929
CAIRO, May 19 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria arrived in Vienna Thursday on a pastoral visit. The Pope was received at the airport by Egypt's Ambassador to Austria Khaled Shamaa as well as a number of Egyptian Christian priests in ....
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El Tayyeb: Azhar seeks to boost coop. with Nigeria
Date: 2016-05-19 08:08:35 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:4937305
CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb asserted on Thursday that Al Azhar seeks to foster cooperation with Nigeria during the coming period in propagating the culture of coexistence and peace. He made the remarks during ....
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Saudi court sentences Daesh extremist to 23 years in prison
Date: 2016-05-18 15:56:28 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:80 - ID:4933817
RIYADH, May 18 (MENA) – The Saudi Specialized Criminal Court (SCC) sentenced Daesh extremist to 23 years in jail for describing Saudi rulers, scholars and security personnel as infidel, Saudi Okaz paper reported on Wednesday. Also, the court has ....
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Dar al Iftaa lauds statements of Vatican's pope about Muslim woman's right to wear veil
Date: 2016-05-18 13:31:18 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:50 - ID:4932897
CAIRO, May 18 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar al Iftaa praised on Wednesday statements of Pope Francis of the Vatican in which he defended the Muslim woman's right to wear a veil. "Everyone must have the freedom to externalize his or her own faith. If a ....
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Egypt's mufti: Protecting homeland, defending its borders 'religious duty'
Date: 2016-05-18 09:49:49 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:16 - ID:4930549
AMMAN, May 18 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Dr. Shawqi Allam said protecting homeland and defending its borders are "religious duty". Speaking at the third session of the International Conference on Fatwa that was held Wednesday in Jordan, the mufti ....
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Boko Haram has nothing to do with Isalm - Azhar imam
Date: 2016-05-17 20:46:38 GMT - Nigeria - Religion - SN:101 - ID:4929125
ABUJA, May 17 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb said Tuesday Nigeria's Boko Haram and similar terrorist groups have nothing to do with Islam. Islam has never been a religion of murder, violence or demolition, but a religion that ....
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Egypt's observatory of takfiri fatwas condemns Daesh attacks against human heritage
Date: 2016-05-17 15:19:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:72 - ID:4927121
CAIRO, May 17 (MENA) - An observatory of takfiri fatwas affiliated with the Egyptian Iftaa House Tuesday condemned what it called "systematic and continued attacks of the terrorist Daesh group against human heritage." The remarks came after the ....
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Vatican Pope rejects concern about Islam in France
Date: 2016-05-17 13:44:07 GMT - Vatican - Religion - SN:57 - ID:4925709
THE VATICAN, May 17 (MENA) - Pope Francis of the Vatican believes that a healthy secularism paired with a strong law that grants above all a religious freedom is the key to a successful and peaceful State, while States tied to a single religion ....
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Egypt's Mufti: We focus on construction not fighting
Date: 2016-05-17 13:09:19 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:51 - ID:4925837
AMMAN, May 17 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam said on Tuesday Al Azhar opinion about Jihad is different from the opinion of the extremist groups as Al Azhar urges construction, building and respect of lives while the extremist groups focus on ....
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Egypt's mufti calls for strategic approach to fight extremism
Date: 2016-05-17 11:42:55 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:30 - ID:4924777
AMMAN, May 17 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Dr Shawqi Allam has called for a strategic and professional way to fight violence and extremism so that stability is restored. Addressing an international conference on extremism and takfiri ideology, which ....
