religion
Dar al-Ifta issues fatwa calling to commit to coronavirus suspensions
Egypt
March 22, 2020
Dar al-Ifta issues fatwa calling to commit to coronavirus suspensions
Egypt’s Dar al-Ifta issued a fatwa on Sunday calling on people to abide by medical regulations against the coronavirus, especially…
Egypt shuts down religious shrines to combat virus outbreak
Egypt
March 15, 2020
Egypt shuts down religious shrines to combat virus outbreak
The Ministry of Endowments on Sunday shut down religious shrines across the country, in the wake of a presidential decision…
Egypt’s Endowments Minister cancels Israa and Miraj festivities
Egypt
March 14, 2020
Egypt’s Endowments Minister cancels Israa and Miraj festivities
Egypt’s Minister of Religious Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has decided to cancel all mass and festive aspects of the Israa…
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa slams controversy over Magdi Yacoub’s religious beliefs
Egypt
February 24, 2020
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa slams controversy over Magdi Yacoub’s religious beliefs
Egypt’s Dar al-Iftaa, the government’s principal Islamic legal institution for issuing fatwas (religious edicts), applauded the work of Egyptian-British cardiac…
Demo broadcast of Egypt’s 1st satellite channel for Quran recital begins: Spokesperson
Culture
February 16, 2020
Demo broadcast of Egypt’s 1st satellite channel for Quran recital begins: Spokesperson
Egypt’s first satellite TV channel dedicated to recitations from the Quran has begun its first demo broadcast, said the spokesperson…
The shame of FGM
Opinion
February 5, 2020
The shame of FGM
The reprehensible habit of female genital mutilation (FGM) has taken another life; a 12-year-old girl forced into a clinic to…
Renewing religious discourse essential to saving Muslims: Sisi
Society
January 28, 2020
Renewing religious discourse essential to saving Muslims: Sisi
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday said that several years ago he had called on religious institutions, foremost among…
Ex-pope Benedict rejects opening up priesthood to married men
World
January 13, 2020
Ex-pope Benedict rejects opening up priesthood to married men
Former pope Benedict XVI has publicly urged his successor Pope Francis not to open the Catholic priesthood up to married…
Pope Francis equates violence against women to profaning God
World
January 1, 2020
Pope Francis equates violence against women to profaning God
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is pinning much of his hopes for a more peaceful world in the new…
Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass
World
December 25, 2019
Pope Francis kicks off Christmas celebrations with midnight Mass
Pope Francis ushered in Christmas celebrations for the world’s 1.3 billion Catholics on Tuesday, saying the celebration of Jesus’s birth…