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Al Azhar welcomes criticism from qualified persons only - official
Date: 2016-01-14 11:12:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:4112741
CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) – Al Azhar welcomes any criticism as long as the critic is a scholar in religion and language and respects the manners of dialogue, Al Azhar undersecretary Abbas Shoman. Addressing a seminar on "Al Azhar and the media" on ....
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Pope Tawadros II opens Martyr Stephanos Church in Qena
Date: 2016-01-14 10:25:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:44 - ID:4112245
QENA, Egypt, Jan 14 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II, the 118th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Apostolic See of St. Mark, opened on Thursday Martyr Stephanos Church in Qus city of Qena governorate. The launching was also attended by a number of ....
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Family House to train Muslim, Christian clerics
Date: 2016-01-14 10:19:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:38 - ID:4112225
CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) – The "Family House" announced preparations to start training Muslim and Christian clerics in the different governorates. The training will be restricted to the clerics who participated in the house's "together for Egypt" ....
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Draft law on churches to give powers to governors -- minister
Date: 2016-01-13 18:50:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:139 - ID:4109217
CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - A draft law on building and restoring churches is being drawn out, said Minister of Legal Affairs and House of Representatives Magdy el Agaty. The power of granting permits to set up or renovate churches will be given by ....
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Pope Tawadros opens church in Qena
Date: 2016-01-13 15:32:43 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:116 - ID:4108305
QENA, Upper Egypt Jan 13 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II, the 118th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Apostolic See of St. Mark, on Wednesday launched the Saints Peter and Paul Church in Al Shoon area in Qena in the presence of a number of security ....
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Ifta observatory sounds alarm about attacks on Sunni mosques in Iraq
Date: 2016-01-13 15:05:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:106 - ID:4107233
CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - The Observatory of the extremist thoughts of Dar al Ifta warned of the criminal and terrorist acts against the Sunnis in the Iraqi province of Diyala. A statement issued by the observatory on Wednesday pointed out that some ....
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Darul Iftaa hails Obama for rejecting discrimination against Muslims
Date: 2016-01-13 12:44:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:73 - ID:4106397
CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) – The Islamophobia observatory, which is affiliated to the Egyptian Darul Iftaa ( the department in charge of giving religious opinion) on Wednesday hailed the State of the Union address by US President Barack Obama that was ....
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Pope Tawadros opens new church during Qena visit
Date: 2016-01-13 11:20:15 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:4105617
QENA, Jan 13 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II, the 118th Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the Apostolic See of St. Mark, on Wednesday launched a new church in Qena in the presence of a number of bishops and around 2,000 Copts. Qena Governor general ....
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Azhar condemns Istanbul terror blast, urges unity against terrorism
Date: 2016-01-13 09:46:11 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:27 - ID:4104265
CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - Al Azhar has strongly condemned the terrorist attack that hit the Turkish city of Istanbul Tuesday leaving 10 people killed and scores injured. In a statement released on Wednesday, Azhar denounced terrorism in all its ....
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Pope in Qena Wednesday
Date: 2016-01-12 15:27:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:93 - ID:4100465
QENA, Upper Egypt, Jan 12 (MENA) - Preparations have been made in Qena to receive Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese on his first visit to the Upper Egyptian city since his inauguration. The pope is expected here ....
