Religion

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  • Evangelical Church discusses unified personal status law for Copts

    Date: 2015-08-18 17:56:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:103 - ID:3181589

    CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) – The Evangelical Church's committees of legal and theological affairs held a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the unified personal status law for Christian Copts. Chaired by head of the Evangelical Church Rev. Adrea Zaki, the ....

  • Head of Darulfatwa in Australia hails role of Azhar envoys

    Date: 2015-08-18 13:36:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:60 - ID:3179805

    CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) - Chairman of the Islamic High Council of Australia (Darulfatwa) Salim Alwan on Tuesday hailed the vital role played by Azhar envoys to illustrate the tolerant image of Islam. During a meeting with Egypt's Awqaf Minister ....

  • Sisi says preachers have big responsibility to counter false fatwas

    Date: 2015-08-18 13:25:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:59 - ID:3179661

    CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has stressed the big responsibility of men of the cloth to counter false fatwas that defame Islam. In a meeting with a number of preachers and scholars from 50 countries Tuesday, Sisi said ....

  • Al Ashraf syndicate supports Azhar statement against extremism

    Date: 2015-08-18 11:38:23 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:35 - ID:3178833

    CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) - The Syndicate of Al Ashraf (descendants of the Prophet Muhammad of Islam) has voiced support for a statement by Al Azhar stressing its ability to counter attempts to spread lies and permit chaos, murder and sabotage. Issued ....

  • Awqaf minister meets Egypt's new ambassador to Vatican

    Date: 2015-08-18 11:27:30 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:3178301

    CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Tuesday met with Egypt's new ambassador to Vatican Hatem Seif El Nasr for talks on the ministry's dispatch of missions to Arab, Islamic and other world nations. The ambassador, who is ....

  • Algerian, Egyptian Awqaf ministers to meet Tuesday

    Date: 2015-08-17 13:53:13 GMT - Algeria - Religion - SN:55 - ID:3173465

    ALGIERS, Aug 17 (MENA) – Algerian Awqaf Minister Mohammed Eissa will meet his Egyptian counterpart Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa on Tuesday in Cairo to discuss a number of issues related to preparing preachers, Egyptian Ambassador here Omar Abu Eish ....

  • PM says Egypt witnessing economic, social, religious leaps

    Date: 2015-08-17 11:39:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:36 - ID:3172113

    CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said Monday that Egypt has taken strides at the economic, social, religious and cultural levels. Egypt is moving toward a better future for Egyptians and the world, especially after the ....

  • Intl Iftaa conf. kicks off - 3 Cairo

    Date: 2015-08-17 10:57:59 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:30 - ID:3171689

    For his part, Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb warned against being lax with Takfiri fatwas, saying that sound fatwas are the only means for encouraging people to commit to modesty away from extremism. Tayyeb urged muftis to review their ....

  • Intl Iftaa conf. kicks off - 2 Cairo

    Date: 2015-08-17 10:32:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:28 - ID:3171693

    Egypt’s Mufti and conference chairman Shawqi Allam said he hopes the event draws a line between chaotic fatwas destabilizing societies and spreading extremism and the accurate understanding of the role of fatwas in pushing forward progress and ....

  • Intl Iftaa conf. kicks off

    Date: 2015-08-17 09:44:47 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:20 - ID:3171605

    CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) – The international conference for Iftaa kicked off on Monday under the auspices of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. The two-day international event is organized by the Egyptian Iftaa House with the participation of senior ....

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