Religion
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Ready to provide all forms of support to Malaysia's IIUM - Mufti
Date: 2015-10-11 15:21:03 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:3509585
CAIRO, Oct 11 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam on Sunday said Dar al Iftaa is ready to provide all forms of support to the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and train the country's muftis. During a meeting with an IIUM ....
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Awqaf min: Int'l awqaf academy to be established to train imams, preachers
Date: 2015-10-10 09:46:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:24 - ID:3501385
CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar decided to establish an international Awqaf academy to train imams and preachers from Egypt and other world countries. In a statement on Saturday, Mokhtar said that the training in the academy ....
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Pope Tawadros chairs Mass in US church
Date: 2015-10-08 18:35:45 GMT - USA - Religion - SN:80 - ID:3493553
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese chaired a Mass in Coptic Orthodox convent in the state of Atlanta during his visit to the United States. Pope Tawadros started Wednesday a three-week ....
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Grand Imam of Al Azhar leaves Amman for Cairo
Date: 2015-10-08 18:28:49 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:78 - ID:3493785
AMMAN, Oct 8 (MENA) – Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayyeb left Amman on Thursday, wrapping up a two-day visit to Jordan. During the visit, Tayyeb attended the meeting the Muslim Council of Elders. Tayyeb was seen off at the airport by ....
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Jordan maintains diplomatic, legal options to counter Israeli violations of Al Aqsa: Jordanian king
Date: 2015-10-07 17:55:17 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:91 - ID:3486813
AMMAN, Oct 7 (MENA) – Jordan maintains diplomatic and legal options to counter Israeli violations against Al Aqsa Mosque and Al Haram Al Sharif if they persist, Petra News Agency quoted Jordan's King Abdullah II as having said on Wednesday. "We ....
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Azhar Imam: Terrorism distorted real image of Islam
Date: 2015-10-07 17:31:44 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:90 - ID:3486981
AMMAN, Oct 7 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayyeb on Wednesday said terrorist groups distorted the image of Islam and Muslims around the world. Speaking to Jordan News Agency (Petra), the Grand Imam reiterated importance of the ....
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Sisi meets Awqaf minister over religious discourse, pilgrims
Date: 2015-10-07 17:28:51 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:89 - ID:3486905
CAIRO, Oct 7 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi met on Wednesday with Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa. They discussed the latest developments of the Mina stampede incident, which left 148 Egyptian pilgrims dead and 86 missing so ....
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Grand Imam of Al Azhar arrives in Amman
Date: 2015-10-06 21:58:23 GMT - Jordan - Religion - SN:74 - ID:3481477
AMMAN, Oct 6 (MENA) – Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayyeb arrived in the Jordanian capital Amman Tuesday night on a few days' visit. Tayyeb will preside over a meeting of the Muslim Council of Elders, hosted by the Jordanian ....
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Gharbiya imam under probe over Azhar accusations
Date: 2015-10-05 15:00:17 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:61 - ID:3472401
CAIRO, Oct 5 (MENA) – Director of the Religious Sector at the Ministry of Awqaf Mohamed Abdel Raziq Omar has referred an imam in Gharbiya to investigation and suspended him from any preaching till the probe is over. In a statement, al Azhar said ....
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Awqaf minister meets Kurdish delegation over Daesh fight
Date: 2015-10-04 14:21:33 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:3465785
CAIRO, Oct 4 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam met on Sunday with a delegation of the Kurdish Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs. They discussed prospects of cooperation in the anti-terror war and the latest developments in Iraq's ....