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Azhar to dispatch convoy to Chad on Saturday
Date: 2016-02-10 15:24:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:4289445
CAIRO, Feb 10 (MENA) - A convoy from Al Azhar will head for Chad on Saturday to distribute medications and aid to the needy people there, Al Azhar said in a statement on Wednesday. The convoy will also help in digging wells in the areas which ....
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Sisi asserts to El Tayyeb state support for Azhar to fight extremism
Date: 2016-02-10 15:05:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:75 - ID:4289081
CAIRO, Feb 10 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi asserted the state's support for Al Azhar and its university to fight extremism. In a meeting with the Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb on Wednesday, the president called for pursuing ....
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Al Azhar imam to visit Indonesia
Date: 2016-02-10 14:49:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:70 - ID:4288957
CAIRO, Feb 10 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb will head for Indonesia during the coming days on an official visit where he will meet with Indonesian President Joko Widodo. He will deliver a speech to all Muslims around the ....
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Mufti sheds light on cooperation with Islamic centres in Portugal
Date: 2016-02-09 13:42:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:68 - ID:4280665
CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam held a meeting on Tuesday with Portuguese Ambassador in Cairo Madalena Fischer. The discussed cooperation between Dar al Ifta and Islamic centers in Portugal as the Mufti told the diplomat that ....
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Al Azhar developing its curricula to cope with age - official
Date: 2016-02-09 08:17:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:11 - ID:4277925
CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - Al Azhar is developing its educational curricula to cope with the developments of the age, Al Azhar University President Ibrahim Hodhod said. During a seminar held on the fringe of the Cairo International Book Fair, he said ....
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Egyptian churches to hold prayer week
Date: 2016-02-09 07:27:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:6 - ID:4277717
CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) – Christian denominations will gather to pray for unity during the prayer week to be held on February 13-20. The prayer week is to be held by the Middle East Council of Churches and the Council of Egyptian Churches. ....
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Egypt's mufti meets US human rights official
Date: 2016-02-08 15:31:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:67 - ID:4274577
CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Allam met here Monday with US Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy, and Human Rights Sarah Sewall. During the meeting, Allam said that Egypt respects freedom of expression and opinion ....
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Pope Tawadros meets Russian Church delegation
Date: 2016-02-06 19:17:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:111 - ID:4262829
CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on Saturday received a delegation of the Russian Church in Cairo. The visit came in the framework of the bilateral dialogue committee between the Coptic ....
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Awqaf minister praises dialogue with parliament panels
Date: 2016-02-06 15:28:36 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:81 - ID:4261801
CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Dialogue between executive officials and specialized panels formed by the parliament will help serve the country's national interests, said Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Saturday. "This will push forward the nation ....
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Azhar hails Obama's visit to Maryland mosque
Date: 2016-02-06 14:46:24 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:71 - ID:4261105
CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Al Azhar on Saturday hailed a visit paid by US President Barack Obama to a Baltimore County mosque Wednesday in an effort to help combat political marginalization of Muslims in America . In a statement, Al Azhar expressed ....
