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Quranic schools, institues increased in all governorates
Date: 2018-11-01 13:38:38 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:54 - ID:7649685
CAIRO, Nov 1 (MENA) - Awqaf Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa announced expanding Quranic schools (Kottabs) and centers at the level of the governorates. The Ministry of Awqaf's move on this matter comes to coincide with the launch of an ....
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250,000 worshiping-related fatwas issued in 2018 - index
Date: 2018-11-01 12:03:37 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:44 - ID:7649512
CAIRO, Nov 1 (MENA) - Around 250,000 fatwas related to worshiping were released in 2018 alone in 33 Arab and foreign countries, up by 42 percent compared with the year before, according to the Global Fatwa Index (GFI). In a report, the GFI ....
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Awqaf Ministry: Islamic affairs conf. to address character-building
Date: 2018-10-31 23:03:27 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:104 - ID:7648893
CAIRO, Oct 31 (MENA) – The Awqaf Ministry's Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs on Wednesday announced that its annual international conference, slated for January 2019, will address character-building through five main axes. The event, entitled ....
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Azhar imam, MPs discuss Africa plans
Date: 2018-10-31 18:38:40 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:82 - ID:7648631
CAIRO, Oct 31 (MENA) - Al Azhar Imam Ahmed el Tayyeb discussed Wednesday with the House of Representatives’ African affairs committee boosting the role of Al-Azhar in Africa. The meeting was part of efforts of the panel, chaired by Tarek Radwan, ....
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GFI: Number of Daesh female fighters represented 13%
Date: 2018-10-31 12:56:02 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:43 - ID:7647847
CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - The Global Fatwa Index (GFI) has condemned the terrorist groups' use of women in suicide attacks. In a report Wednesday, the index said 60 percent of Fatwas (religious edicts) issued by Daesh allow women to take part in ....
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Al Azhar grand imam stresses necessity of dialogue with West
Date: 2018-10-30 19:33:09 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:90 - ID:7647029
CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - Al Azhar is keen on maintaining dialogue with the West to build bridges of understanding with various cultures and religions by holding international forums aiming to boost international peace, Al Azhar Grand Imam Ahmed el ....
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GFI: Fatwas in Western countries cause Islamophobia
Date: 2018-10-30 10:13:15 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:31 - ID:7645862
CAIRO, Oct 30 (MENA) - The Global Fatwa Index (GFI) on Tuesday said that up to 50,000 fatwas circulating in Western countries throughout one year are causing the spread of Islamophobia. In a released statement, the Index added that the figure ....
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Dar Al Iftaa condemns attack on US synagogue
Date: 2018-10-28 16:37:16 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:70 - ID:7643124
CAIRO, Oct 28 (MENA) - Dar Al Iftaa's Observatory of Takfiri and Extremist Fatwas has slammed a gun attack on a synagogue in the US city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, which left 11 people dead and six others wounded. In a statement on Sunday, the ....
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Greek Orthodox Patriarch, Greek consul participate in ceremony marking Greece National Day
Date: 2018-10-28 15:27:28 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:63 - ID:7642995
ALEXANDRIA, Oct 28 (MENA) - The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa Theodoros II and the Greek consul general in Alexandria took part on Sunday in a ceremony marking Greece National Day which falls on October 28. They laid a ....
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Evangelical Church deplores Israeli assault on Jerusalem monastery monks
Date: 2018-10-24 22:53:44 GMT - Egypt - Religion - SN:98 - ID:7637770
CAIRO, Oct 24 (MENA) – Head of the Evangelical Church in Egypt Andrea Zaki on Tuesday condemned an assault by Israeli police against monks of the Deir Al-Sultan Monastery (Sultan Monastery) in Jerusalem's Old City. The clerics staged a peaceful ....
