Religion

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  • New branch of Egyptian family house opens in Aswan

    Date: 2015-12-11 13:18:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:44 - ID:3907026

    CAIRO, Dec 11 (MENA) - Al Azhar said a new branch of the Egyptian family house was opened in Aswan. In a statement Friday, Al Azhar said the branch will act under the prestigious Islamic institute and the Orthodox Church to spread the culture of ....

  • Awqaf minister warns against chaos instigators

    Date: 2015-12-11 10:00:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:33 - ID:3905850

    CAIRO, Dec 11 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa renewed o Friday a warning against chaos instigators. In a statement, the minister urged a decisive and courageous confrontation with these elements, and, especially, moving them from ....

  • Azhar imam stresses importance of unifying Palestinians against Judaizing Al Quds

    Date: 2015-12-10 20:22:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:96 - ID:3903978

    CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb underscored the importance of Palestinian unity and reconciliation to counter the plots of Judaizing Al Quds. Tayyeb's remarks came during his meeting with Archbishop of the Greek ....

  • Al Azhar undersecretary, Thai amb. probe joint education coop.

    Date: 2015-12-10 14:15:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:67 - ID:3901830

    CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) - Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman met Thursday with Thailand's Ambassador here. The two sides discussed means of enhancing joint educational cooperation via joining the Thia students to Al Azhar faculties. During the ....

  • Azhar deplores attack on Catholic church in Yemen

    Date: 2015-12-10 12:40:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:56 - ID:3900498

    CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) – Al Azhar condemned on Thursday the terrorist attack that targeted a Catholic church in the Yemeni city of Aden. In a press release, Azhar said that attacking churches via demolishing or bombing them or intimidating ....

  • Maronite Patriarch Rai heads for Cairo on several days' visit

    Date: 2015-12-10 08:56:37 GMT - Lebanon - Religion - SN:24 - ID:3898405

    BEIRUT, Dec 10 (MENA) - Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai left here on Thursday for Cairo on a several days' pastoral visit to Egypt during which he will meet with President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. During the visit, the Patriarch will meet with Pope ....

  • Lebanon's Maronite Patriarch visits Egypt Thursday

    Date: 2015-12-09 22:50:53 GMT - Lebanon - Religion - SN:152 - ID:3896417

    BEIRUT, Dec 9 (MENA) - Lebanon's Maronite Patriarch Beshara al-Rai will visit Egypt on Thursday and meet President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The Patriarch is expected to hold meetings with Grand Imam of Al Azhar Ahmed el Tayyeb and head of Egyptian ....

  • Mufti leaves Egypt for Abu Dhabi

    Date: 2015-12-09 17:16:48 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:124 - ID:3896186

    CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam started on Wednesday a two-day visit to Abu Dhabi, the UAE, for participation in the Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies. The forum will discuss challenges threatening the Islamic ....

  • Mass to commemorate Russia plane victims in Sharm el Shiekh

    Date: 2015-12-09 16:20:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:110 - ID:3895674

    SHARM EL SHIEKH, Egypt, Dec 9 (MENA) - A Sharm el Sheikh Church held Wednesday a Mass to commemorate the victims of the Russian plane crash. Culture Minister Helmy el Namnam, South Sinai Governor Khalid Fouda and officials of the governorate and ....

  • Scholars: Azhar can not declare anybody as infidel

    Date: 2015-12-09 14:51:55 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:101 - ID:3894722

    CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - Azhar scholars on Wednesday asserted, at a meeting with a delegation of Canterbury bishops, that Al Azhar's approach is not to declare anybody as infidel. The remark was made at the 12th session of dialogue between both ....

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