Religion

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  • Tayyeb stresses Azhar to activate communications with Muslims worldwide

    Date: 2016-05-17 11:27:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:4924077

    ABUJA, May 17 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb said Azhar is adamant to activate communications with Muslims worldwide, especially in Africa, to rectify erroneous concepts and disseminate the upright teachings of Islam. During a ....

  • Al Azhar imam heads to Nigeria

    Date: 2016-05-16 14:40:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:62 - ID:4919653

    CAIRO, May 16 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb left Cairo International Airport Monday heading to Nigeria on a three-day visit where he will meet with the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari to probe means of overcoming extremist ....

  • Al Azhar imam urges launching joint Arab campaign to overcome terrorist thoughts

    Date: 2016-05-15 16:43:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:4913905

    CAIRO, May 15 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb called for launching a joint Arab campaign to overcome the terrorist ideas and curb its effect on the youth of the Islamic nation. This remark came duringa meeting held on Sunday ....

  • Egypt, Tunisia sign agreement on religious cooperation

    Date: 2016-05-15 11:25:21 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:35 - ID:4911133

    ASWAN, May 15 (MENA) - Egypt and Tunisia signed on Sunday an agreement to enhance cooperation in the religious domain. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the conference of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs here. The agreement ....

  • Egypt's Mufti calls for adopting Islamic approach to cope up with societal changes

    Date: 2016-05-14 13:01:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:4905489

    ASWAN, Egypt, May 14 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam called for adopting an Islamic approach that come in line with the societal changes, maintain constants and take into consideration the daily changes taking place in the Islamic ....

  • Awqaf minister inaugurates conf. on role of religious institutions in facing challenges

    Date: 2016-05-14 10:11:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:4904273

    ASWAN, Upper Egypt,May 14 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Dr Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa inaugurated Saturday the 26th conference of the Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs to probe the role of religious institutions in overcoming challenges. The conference is ....

  • Awqaf minister meets senior officials, scholars in religious institutions' development conference

    Date: 2016-05-13 21:49:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:90 - ID:4902493

    ASWAN, Egypt, May 13 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa and Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs Ahmed Ageba on Friday received senior officials and scholars taking part in the religious institutions' ....

  • Lebanon Mufti, Palestinian Awqaf min. arrive in Cairo to attend religious conf.

    Date: 2016-05-13 12:54:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:4900057

    CAIRO, May 13 (MENA) - Lebanon's Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul-Latif Derian and Palestinian Minister of Awqaf Yousef Adeis arrived in Cairo Friday to take part in a religious conference in Aswan. As many as 500 participants from Egypt and abroad will ....

  • Dar Al Ifta welcomes Germany's move against Islamophobia

    Date: 2016-05-13 11:12:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:4899033

    CAIRO, May 13 (MENA) – The Islamophobia Observatory of the Egyptian Dar Al Ifta welcomed on Friday the German government's move to classify Islamophobia as a "politically-motivated hate crime". In a statement, the observatory said the new ....

  • Azhar denies discussing renewal of religious discourse with Al-Nour party's leaders

    Date: 2016-05-12 22:43:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:119 - ID:4897649

    CAIRO, May 12 (MENA) – Al-Azhar has denied reports about discussing renewal of religious discourse with leaders of the Salafist Al-Nour party. Al-Azhar has nothing to do with reports announced by Al-Nour party’s members about drafting a bill about ....

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