Religion

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  • Awqaf Ministry part and parcel of Azhar – min.

    Date: 2015-05-31 14:36:12 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:85 - ID:2701537

    CAIRO, May 31 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said the ministry is an inseparable part of Al Azhar, denying news reports about disagreements between the two entities. Leaders of the two institutions are fully aware of the nature of ....

  • Darul Iftaa condemns Daesh's anti-women acts

    Date: 2015-05-30 10:53:56 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:2693353

    CAIRO, May 30 (MENA) - The anti-Takfiri fatwas observatory of Darul Iftaa condemned several recent criminal practices by the terrorist group of Daesh against women, including abduction, enslavement and sale at the 'slave market.' In a statement, ....

  • Azhar imam condemns Saudi Shiite mosque blast

    Date: 2015-05-29 18:59:50 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:85 - ID:2691321

    CAIRO, May 29 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb on Friday condemned a suicide attack outside a Shiite mosque in Dammam, eastern Saudi Arabia, during Friday prayers. "Bloodshed is forbidden and houses of worship should be distanced from ....

  • Pope Francis to visit Sarajevo

    Date: 2015-05-29 11:58:33 GMT - Vatican - Religion - SN:41 - ID:2689121

    VATICAN, May 29 (MENA) - Details of Pope Francis’ forthcoming visit to Sarajevo on Saturday June 6 have been released by the Vatican press office, the Vatican Radio reported. The one day visit, focused on the themes of peace and reconciliation, ....

  • Establishment of any monastery requires written permission from pope or bishop of diocese - Holy Synod

    Date: 2015-05-28 14:37:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:88 - ID:2684353

    CAIRO, May 28 (MENA) - The establishment of any monastery requires a written permission or a permit from the pope of the church or the bishop of the diocese in which the monastery will be built. The decision was taken by the Holy Synod of the ....

  • West caused world's sufferance - Al Azhar imam

    Date: 2015-05-28 13:43:58 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:78 - ID:2683317

    CAIRO, May 28 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Sheikh Ahmed el Tayyeb said that the West bears the responsibility of the world's sufferance especially that it fostered terrorists, calling for combating the Islamphobia in the western countries. El ....

  • Dar Al-Ifta: Incitement against Egypt, its institutions act subversion

    Date: 2015-05-28 13:29:14 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:74 - ID:2683441

    CAIRO, May 28 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar Al-Ifta (Ifta House) described the Fatwa (religious edict) issued recently by a number of pro-terrorist Muslim Brotherhood persons against Egypt and its security, judicial and media outlets as an act of ....

  • Pope Tawadros chairs Holy Synod closing session

    Date: 2015-05-28 11:32:29 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:55 - ID:2682469

    CAIRO, May 28 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese chaired on Thursday the closing session of the meetings of the Holy Synod of the Coptic Orthodox Church. As many as 115 bishops attended the meeting, which was ....

  • Awqaf minister condemns MB preachers' inciting statement

    Date: 2015-05-28 09:50:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:2681469

    CAIRO, May 28 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa criticized on Thursday the inciting statement signed by 160 preachers of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood group against Egypt's judges, policemen and media people. The statement, as ....

  • Azhar, Australian Darul-Iftaa discuss cooperation

    Date: 2015-05-27 15:57:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:112 - ID:2677329

    CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - Secretary of Azhar Abbas Shoman met on Wednesday with Secretary General of the Australian Darul-Iftaa (House of giving religious opinions) Selim Elwan al Husseini. During their meeting, the two officials discussed ways of ....

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