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  • Wednesday, July 19, marks beginning of new Hijri year: Dar Al-Iftaa

    Date: 2023-07-17 18:44:19 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:57 - ID:10260705

    CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) - Egypt's Dar Al-Iftaa announced that Wednesday, July 19, 2023 is the first day of the month of Muharram and the beginning of the 1445 Hijri year. In a statement, Dar Al-Iftaa offered greetings to President Abdel Fattah El ....

  • Al Azhar imam urges enabling youth in communities

    Date: 2023-07-16 15:53:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:67 - ID:10258352

    CAIRO, July 16 (MENA) - Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed El Tayyeb called for enabling youth in communities and giving them a greater role in leading the world to a better future for humanity. Tayyeb's remarks came in a message he addressed to the ....

  • Pope inaugurates church of bishop Serapamon in Wadi AnNatrun

    Date: 2023-07-16 10:17:46 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:34 - ID:10257933

    CAIRO, July 16 (MENA) – Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II inaugurated the church of bishop Serapamon, the Abbot of the Monastery of Saint Pishoy in Wadi AnNatrun Sunday. Two alters were opened earlier today as well. (MENA) M ....

  • Sisi delegates Cairo governor to attend Awqaf ceremony of New Hijri Year

    Date: 2023-07-16 07:11:10 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:10 - ID:10257546

    CAIRO, July 16 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi delegated Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal to attend Awqaf Ministry's ceremony of the new Hijri year that will be held on Tuesday evening at Al Hussein Mosque, the City Hall said in a statement ....

  • UNHCHR: recurrent desecration of Holy Quran in some countries can polarise societies and aggravate tensions

    Date: 2023-07-11 16:55:45 GMT - Switzerland - Religion - SN:59 - ID:10251010

    GENEVA, July 11 (MENA) - Volker Türk, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has called on States to combat “the weaponization of religious differences for political purposes.” During an urgent debate by the Office of the United Nations High ....

  • MCE advisor: Promoting "values of understanding, acceptance of the other" path to achieving real peace

    Date: 2023-07-10 16:03:57 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:52 - ID:10248721

    CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - Former UN Under-Secretary-General and Special Adviser to the Muslim Council of Elders (MCE) Adama Dieng on Monday asserted that promoting the values of understanding and acceptance of the other and embracing diversity is the ....

  • 10 mosques will be opened on Friday - Awqaf Ministry

    Date: 2023-07-03 18:56:37 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:72 - ID:10238124

    CAIRO, July 3 (MENA) - The Ministry of Awqaf revealed that as many as 10 mosques will be opened on Friday, at the start of the new fiscal year. One of the mosques underwent maintenance and development, while the other nine are either new, ....

  • Pope Tawadros back to Papal Office after recovery from illness

    Date: 2023-07-02 21:47:06 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:45 - ID:10236701

    CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark has returned Sunday to the Papal Office at St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo's Abbassia district after his recovery from an inflammation of the seventh ....

  • Donations to "Adahi & feeding Sukuk" project hit EGP 250 mln this year: Awqaf min.

    Date: 2023-07-01 14:47:42 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:56 - ID:10235420

    CAIRO, July 1 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has applauded the efforts exerted by the leaders of 'Da'wah' (preaching) affiliated the ministry's directorates in Alexandria, Beheira, and Marsa Matrouh to ensure order while performing ....

  • Azhar imam congratulates Saudi Arabia on successful Hajj season

    Date: 2023-07-01 07:25:05 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:9 - ID:10234823

    Cairo, July 1 (MENA) – Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb has congratulated Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz on successfully organizing the Hajj season this year. In a statement, ....

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