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  • Azhar imam, PM inspect restoration works at Azhar Mosque

    Date: 2015-08-31 09:22:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:24 - ID:3256793

    CAIRO, Aug 31 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed Tayyeb and Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab checked on the restoration works at Al Azhar mosque that aims at developing the most prestigious institute of Sunni Islam without affecting its architectural ....

  • Ready to provide full fatwa support for Iraqi Kurdistan - Mufti

    Date: 2015-08-30 13:55:54 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:72 - ID:3252645

    CAIRO, Aug 30 (MENA) - Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawky Allam on Sunday said Dar al Iftaa is ready to provide full fatwa and scientific support for Iraqi Kurdistan to disseminate the true Islam and confront extremist ideas. During his meeting with a ....

  • Al Azhar Sheikh sheds light on relations with Indonesia

    Date: 2015-08-30 13:52:41 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:71 - ID:3252889

    CAIRO, Aug 30 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb praised the strength of relations binding Egypt and Indonesia. During a meeting on Sunday with Mohamed Zine, the governor of the Indonesian province of Banjara, the Grand Imam expressed Al ....

  • Pope Tawadros II opens Saint Takla Haymanot church in Alex.

    Date: 2015-08-30 12:46:39 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:3252353

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Aug 30 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese inaugurated Sunday Saint Takla Haymanot Coptic Orthodox Church in Alexandria. A host of Alexandria priests attended the inauguration along with ....

  • Sunni scholars furious at Iranian Prophet Muhammad Film

    Date: 2015-08-29 10:26:36 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Religion - SN:32 - ID:3245349

    RIYADH, Aug 29 (MENA) - Prominent Sunni Muslim scholars are demanding that Tehran ban a film on the life of the Prophet Muhammad of Islam that was released on August 27. Scholars at Egypt's Al Azhar, the most prestigious institute of Sunni Islam, ....

  • Awqaf to hold Imam workshops nationwide to renew religouse discourse

    Date: 2015-08-28 11:54:32 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:35 - ID:3241209

    BANHA, Aug 28 (MENA) - The Awqaf Ministry will organize workshops for Imams and preachers at all Awqaf Directorates nationwide to propose their recommendations regarding the renewal of the religious discourse, Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa ....

  • Pope Tawadros visits Ethiopia in September

    Date: 2015-08-26 21:16:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:140 - ID:3232941

    CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) – Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of Saint Mark Diocese said Wednesday he would visit Ethiopia in September upon an invitation from Patriarch of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Abune Mathias. In statements, Pope ....

  • Luxor airport gears up for moving pilgrims

    Date: 2015-08-26 18:08:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:117 - ID:3232037

    LUXOR, Egypt, Aug 26 (MENA) – Luxor International Airport gears up for moving 1,627 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for performing pilgrimage rituals. The airport will operate four flights on September 15 to move the pilgrims, head of the national ....

  • Azhar willing to support Djibouti: Grand Imam

    Date: 2015-08-26 17:14:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:111 - ID:3231753

    CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) - Grand Imam of Al Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al Tayyeb said on Wednesday that Al Azhar is ready to offer all forms of support to the Djibouti people in educational and cultural aspects. He made the remarks during a meeting with the ....

  • Azhar keen on promoting world peace, spreading tolerance, coexistence: Grand Imam

    Date: 2015-08-26 13:22:53 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:65 - ID:3229509

    CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Wednesday stressed that the world's top Sunni Islamic authority is keen on promoting world peace and spreading a culture of tolerance and coexistence. The Grand Imam made the remarks ....

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