Religion

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  • Awqaf officials call for more convoys to tackle extremism

    Date: 2015-11-02 15:22:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:68 - ID:3652065

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Nov 2 (MENA) – Awqaf Ministry Undersecretary in Luxor Mohamed Saleh called for intensifying religious convoys to counter the extremist ideology and correct misconceptions. During a meeting Monday with Awqaf directorate ....

  • Fatwa observatory dismisses Jihad call by former MP

    Date: 2015-11-02 15:09:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:3651409

    CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) – The fatwa monitoring observatory at Dar al Iftaa said a call by fugitive former MP of the Islamic Group Assem Abdel Maged for Jihad aimed at politicizing religion and manipulating Quran verses and Hadiths for the group's ....

  • Awqaf minister calls on followers of divine religions to address Israeli aggression on Quds

    Date: 2015-11-02 14:57:26 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:3651137

    CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa called on followers of the divine religions to join hands to address the Israeli aggression on Al Quds (East Jerusalem) and its holy site. The minister on Monday met with head of the ....

  • Islamic, Christian worlds have great responsibility to confront judaization of Al Quds

    Date: 2015-11-02 12:30:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:42 - ID:3649489

    CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) - The Islamic and Christian worlds have great responsibility in standing against a scheme to judaize Al Quds, said Egypt's Mufti Shawki Allam. The national unity between Muslims and Christians in the Arab world represents an ....

  • Pope Tawadros condoles with Russia over plane crash victims

    Date: 2015-11-01 11:56:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:40 - ID:3643325

    CAIRO, Nov 1 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II expressed on Sunday his heartfelt condolences to Russia over the victims of the Russian plane that crashed in central Sinai on Saturday. "In the name of myself and the Coptic Church, I express my deepest ....

  • Orthodox church says it has noting to do with Fayyoum cave monastery

    Date: 2015-10-30 16:31:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:3633541

    CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - The Coptic Orthodox Church said on Friday that it has nothing to do with the site of the cave monastery in Fayyoum. This monastery has not been acknowledged yet, the church said. The church issued the statement after some ....

  • Egyptians urged to work hard for Egypt's progress

    Date: 2015-10-30 15:32:00 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:53 - ID:3633277

    KAFR EL SHIEKH, Oct 30 (MENA) - Former mufti Ali Gomaa called Friday on the Egyptian people to work hard for the progress of Egypt. On the sidelines of his visit to Kafr El Sheikh governorate, Gomaa said that the Egyptian people should cooperate ....

  • Pope Tawadros II back home from US

    Date: 2015-10-29 18:19:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:92 - ID:3629741

    CAIRO, Oct 29 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese returned home after a three-week visit to the United States. During the visit, the pope inspected a number of churches and monasteries and met with a host of ....

  • Azhar says ready to help spread moderate Islam in Iraq

    Date: 2015-10-28 18:13:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:117 - ID:3623265

    CAIRO, Oct 28 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb renewed support to the Iraqi people in encountering extremism and spreading moderate Islam. Tayyeb made the remarks during a meeting with Head of Sunni Endowment Diwan Abdul Latif ....

  • Iraqi Shiite Endowment Diwan, Sadr Current assert importance of Iraqi-Egyptian ties

    Date: 2015-10-27 16:56:53 GMT - Iraq - Religion - SN:96 - ID:3615905

    BAGHDAD, Oct 27 (MENA) – Head of the Iraqi Shiite Endowment Diwan Alaa Musawi asserted the importance of respecting the beliefs of others. In press statements Tuesday, Musawi called for officially opening to the Egyptian Ministry of Awaf and ....

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