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Muslim mother 'attacked for wearing hijab' as she went to collect children from London primary school
Date: 2015-06-06 12:33:47 GMT - United Kingdom - Religion - SN:54 - ID:2740513
LONDON, June 6 (MENA) - Police are investigating after a group of women allegedly ripped off a Muslim mother's hijab during a "racist" attack as she went to collect her children from school, Evening Standard newspaper reported. The young mum was ....
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Awqaf minister: Confronting terrorism is a duty
Date: 2015-06-06 10:30:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:2739461
CAIRO, June 6 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohammad Mokhtar Gomaa highlighted the need for confronting and uprooting terrorism, considering it a religious and legitimate duty. In a statement released on Saturday, Gomaa said any attempt to defame ....
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Pope Francis to visit Bosnia on Saturday
Date: 2015-06-05 09:28:15 GMT - Vatican - Religion - SN:30 - ID:2733885
VATICAN, June 5 (MENA) - Pope Francis will start a visit to Bosnia on Saturday, said Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi. Pope Francis will hold a Mass in Sarajevo Olympic Stadium, where nearly 60,000 persons are set to take part. ....
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Islamic research academy condemns Daesh acts
Date: 2015-06-04 15:32:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:77 - ID:2730297
CAIRO, June 4 (MENA) - Al Azhar's Islamic Research Academy condemned acts committed by Daesh terrorist group, who kill innocent people and those who pose any threat to the group. In a statement, the academy said that such criminal acts are ....
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Azhar chief urges peace-loving states to support Palestinian cause
Date: 2015-06-04 15:05:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:73 - ID:2730305
CAIRO, June 4 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb urged peace-loving countries to stand by the fair solution of the Palestinian issue and protect Al Aqsa Mosque from frequent attacks. The Grand Imam made the remark during a meeting on ....
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Jihad only meant to repel attacks, says Azhar official
Date: 2015-06-03 15:37:01 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:102 - ID:2723329
CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - Jihad (holy war) was adopted by Islam only to fend off attacks, Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman said on Wednesday. During a lecture held at the Police Academy, Shoman urged the youth not to be misled by the terrorist ....
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Mufti meets Austrian amb.
Date: 2015-06-03 15:17:36 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:98 - ID:2723325
CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam met on Wednesday with Austrian Ambassador to Egypt George Stillfried. They discussed ways of bolstering cooperation between the two states in the religious field. Allam thanked the Austrian ....
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More than 50 mosques subjected to destruction, explosion by Daesh - fatwa monitoring observatory
Date: 2015-06-03 12:30:04 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:68 - ID:2722177
CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - More than 50 mosques were subjected to destruction and explosion by Daesh terrorist group in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, said the fatwa monitoring observatory at Dar al Ifta. In a statement Wednesday, the ....
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Awqaf minister in Arabia Saturday
Date: 2015-06-03 09:52:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:33 - ID:2720253
CAIRO, June 3 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa will start an official visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday at an invitation from Minister of Islamic Affairs there Sheikh Saleh bin Abdel Aziz bin Mohamed al Sheikh. Gomaa, in statements ....
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Sisi deploys Cairo governor to attend Mid-Shabaan Night
Date: 2015-06-01 16:42:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:87 - ID:2709149
CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has delegated Cairo governor Galal Mostafa to attend the festive of the Mid-Sha'ban Night. The event is organized by the ministry of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) at Al Sayda Zeinab Mosque, ....
