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  • Pope Tawadros ordains new Metropolitan Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Near East--2 last Cairo

    Date: 2016-02-28 09:36:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:25 - ID:4404285

    As the number of Christians is getting bigger in the Near East, the Coptic Church decided to cut down to six the number of countries the new Metropolitan Archbishop is responsible for, Pope Tawadros said at the consecration ceremony. The rest of ....

  • Pope Tawadros ordains new Metropolitan Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Near East

    Date: 2016-02-28 09:11:54 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:22 - ID:4403629

    CAIRO, Feb 28 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria ordained on Sunday Bishop Theodore Antony as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Jerusalem and the Near East in succession of Anba Abraham who died in November. Bishop Theodore Antony of Anba ....

  • Egyptian Mufti adviser stresses importance of dialogue with world

    Date: 2016-02-27 10:15:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:21 - ID:4398413

    SYDNEY, Feb 27 (MENA) – Egyptian Grand Mufti Adviser Ibrahim Negm said his successful visit to Australia managed to draw a line between the sublime message of Islam represented in mercy and peace and erroneous practices of extremists and terrorists ....

  • Muslim World League chief to visit Egypt by end of week

    Date: 2016-02-26 16:28:34 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:4395005

    CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) - Abdullah bin Abdul Mohsen Al Turki, the Secretary General of the Muslim World League, will pay a visit to Egypt by the end of this week. During the visit, Al Turki will meet with Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb, Egypt's ....

  • Mufti congratulates Azhar Grand Imam on getting honorary PhD from Indonesian univ.

    Date: 2016-02-26 13:40:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:45 - ID:4394517

    CAIRO, Feb 26 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawky Allam congratulated on Friday Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb on receiving an honorary PhD from the Indonesian University of Maulana Malik Ibrahim. In a statement, Allam said this move ....

  • Egypt's Mufti advisor calls for concerted efforts to restore true image of Islam

    Date: 2016-02-26 13:21:45 GMT - Australia - Religion - SN:42 - ID:4394333

    SYDNEY, Feb 26 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti adviser Ibrahim Negm called for concerted efforts to restore the true image of Islam. The remarks were made during a meeting held between Negm and representatives of the Muslim Community in Australia. Negm ....

  • Al Azhar rejects interference in internal affairs of countries

    Date: 2016-02-25 17:04:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:91 - ID:4390801

    JAKARTA, Feb 25 (MENA) – Al Azhar rejects the interference in the internal affairs of countries on the pretext of supporting one sect, Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb said on Thursday. "The internal affairs of all Arab and Islamic countries should be ....

  • Mufti adviser: Sisi supports religious institutions' efforts to spread moderate Islam

    Date: 2016-02-25 13:33:26 GMT - Australia - Religion - SN:63 - ID:4389073

    CANBERRA, Feb 25 (MENA) – Advisor to the Egyptian Mufti Ibrahim Negm asserted that President Abdel Fattah El Sisi is totally supporting religious institutions' efforts to spread moderate Islam and renew religious discourse. This came during his ....

  • Azhar Grand Imam granted honorary PhD from Indonesian university

    Date: 2016-02-24 11:13:35 GMT - Indonesia - Religion - SN:23 - ID:4379725

    MALANG, East Java, Indonesia, Feb 24 (MENA) – Indonesian University of Maulana Malik Ibrahim; the State Islamic University of Malang, on Wednesday granted Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb an honorary PhD degree. The move comes in ....

  • Al Azhar Grand Imam warmly welcomed in Indonesia

    Date: 2016-02-24 08:22:28 GMT - Indonesia - Religion - SN:7 - ID:4378813

    MALANG/EAST JAVA, Feb 24 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El Tayyeb, chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, arrived on Wednesday in Malang City, the second biggest city in East Java province, coming from Jakarta as part of his current ....

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