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Azhar imam leaves Monday for UAE

Date: 2015-04-26 15:41:58 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:87 - ID:2460317

CAIRO, April 26 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb will leave Monday for the UAE, leading a high-level delegation, to attend the 2nd Annual Forum for Promoting Peace in Muslim Societies Conference. Tayyeb will deliver an address at the ....

Patriarch Bechara calls for peace in Middle East

Date: 2015-04-26 10:04:49 GMT - France - Religion - SN:30 - ID:2456457

PARIS, April 26 (MENA) - The UNESCO has welcomed Bechara Boutros Rahi, the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch and the Whole Levant, on the 70th anniversary of its establishment. The Patriarch said he was glad to attend the celebration and seeks to ....

Egypt Mufti concludes Paris visit

Date: 2015-04-25 15:25:35 GMT - France - Religion - SN:68 - ID:2453757

PARIS, April 25 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawky Allam wrapped up on Saturday a five-day visit to France during which he held meetings with top officials. Allam told MENA that his European tour, which took him to the Netherlands and France, aimed at ....

Extremists misinterpret Jihad: Egyptian Mufti

Date: 2015-04-25 14:07:49 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:56 - ID:2453193

CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam accused extremists of ignoring the true meaning of Jihad which mainly aims at defending the homeland against enemies. "Jihad is not just about killing, slaughtering and terrorizing innocent ....

Awqaf min. slams extremists

Date: 2015-04-25 11:16:08 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:2452089

CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) – Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa slammed extremists who read the Holy Quran and at the same time kill innocent people under the cover of Islam. In a press release, the minister wondered what wrong or harm men of ....

Mufti: France visit aims to correct misconceptions about Islam

Date: 2015-04-24 15:16:20 GMT - France - Religion - SN:70 - ID:2448769

PARIS, April 24 (MENA) - Egypt's Mufti Shawqi Allam said on Friday that his current visit to France aims at correcting misconceptions about Islam. In statements to MENA, Allam blamed the misleading fatwas (religious opinions) for the wave of ....

Muslim presence in Europe vital to all sides - mufti

Date: 2015-04-24 11:18:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:37 - ID:2447101

CAIRO, April 24 (MENA) – The Muslim presence in Europe is positive and vital to all sides, Egypt’s Mufti Shawqy Allam said. During a meeting with a French presidential adviser at the Elysee Palace, Allam said terrorism is a global phenomenon and ....

Heads of Eastern churches meet in Armenia

Date: 2015-04-23 21:58:32 GMT - Armenia - Religion - SN:150 - ID:2445069

YEREVAN, April 23 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese partook in the meeting of heads of Eastern churches held here to mark the 100th anniversary of the Armenian genocide. The participants tackled the ....

Armenian church mourns 1.5 million genocide victims

Date: 2015-04-23 17:47:31 GMT - Armenia - Religion - SN:124 - ID:2443897

YEREVAN, April 23 (MENA) - Head of Armenian Apostolic Church Catholicos Karekin II led a mass making the death of 1.5 million Armenians massacred by Ottoman forces in 1915. The ceremony was attended by thousands of people including foreign ....

Pope Tawadros II participates in Mass on Armenia genocide victims

Date: 2015-04-23 15:11:57 GMT - Armenia - Religion - SN:103 - ID:2442833

YEREVAN, April 23 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese took part in a Mass held Thursday to mourn the Armenians who were killed in a massacre committed by Turks in 1915. This came during the 100th anniversary ....