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Friday sermon clarifies the purposes of Islamic law
Date of source: 19 Jan 2024
By Hāzim al-Khūlī
A cleric of the ministry of awqāf (religious endowments) said the Islamic sharīʿa (law) aims to preserve religion, soul, progeny, money, and mind, noting that all rules of the sharīʿa revolve around maintaining these necessities. “That is why God Almighty ordered believers to pursue the sharīʿa...
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Rev. Dr. Andrēa Zakī: 90% of family law for Egyptian Christians approved
Date of source: 18 Jan 2024
By Muḥammad al-Aḥmadī
Dr. Andrēa Zakī, President of the Evangelical community in Egypt, said that there have been many rounds and lots of discussions on the unified personal status law, which ended up in agreement over 90% of the items. “Nearly most of the differences are around two or three issues pertaining to...
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Mufīda ʿAbd-Raḥman (1914-2002): The first Egyptian female lawyer to contribute to family law reform
Date of source: 20 Jan 2024
By Ranā Ashraf
Mufīda ʿAbd al-Raḥman, the renowned first Egyptian female lawyer, participated in the activities of the committee on personal status law amendments in late 1950s and contributed to enacting legislations regulating family-related affairs, including marriage and divorce. Mufīda, born on January 20,...
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Head of Chaldean Catholic Church in Egypt leads Mār Antonius feast celebrations
Date of source: 17 Jan 2024
By Jirjis Ṣafwat
Fr. Paulus Sati, Patriarchal Administrator of the Chaldean Catholic Church in Egypt is leading the celebrative mass marking the feast of Mār Antonius (Saint Anthony the Great, d. 356). The mass will be held in the church of Chaldean Catholics in Egypt in the central Cairo district of al-Fajjāla, on...
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Coptic Orthodox Church continues to receive Gaza donations at BLESS Egypt
Date of source: 21 Jan 2024
By Muḥammad al-Aḥmadī
The Coptic Orthodox Church’s Bishopric of Public, Ecumenical and Social Services (BLESS) continues to receive aid in the form of medical materials, foodstuff, clothing, and blankets to send to the Gaza Strip. Acting on instructions from Pope Tawāḍrūs, the church appealed to its congregation to...
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Senior Azhar cleric on the founding of Islamic scholarly science
Date of source: 15 Jan 2024
By Maḥmūd Samīr
Secretary-General of the Islamic Research Academy, Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyyād, said that Islamic scholarly science was founded through communication between the Islamic sharīʿa and the understanding of reality, which includes theology, Ṣūfīsm, and logic as theories that embody this understanding. “The...
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Jordan’s Christians celebrate Epiphany in silence in solidarity with Gaza
Date of source: 12 Jan 2024
By Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Thousands of Catholic Christians attended the Epiphany mass and the annual pilgrimage of al-Maghṭas, Arabic for baptism or immersion. This is officially known as the Baptism Site, “Bethany Beyond the Jordan,” and lies on the eastern bank of the Jordan River. It is reputed to be the original...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs: Egypt is handling Palestinian crisis wisely
Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
By Samīr Ḥosnī
Pope Tawāḍrūs II said that Egypt, the biggest in the Middle East region with all its historical and cultural leverage, is handling the Palestinian crisis wisely and accurately. “Egypt is offering aid to the Palestinian people and acts as the outlet for aid coming from all over the world,” said Pope...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs: Massacres in Palestine reminiscent of Herod’s crimes against Bethlehem children
Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
By Wāʾil ʿAlī
Pope Tawāḍrūs said that the inhumane scenes and massacres taking place on the lands of Palestine are reminiscent of Herod’s killing of the innocent children of Bethlehem. “On this festivity, we are praying for the agonized and wounded people of Gaza,” said Pope Tawāḍrūs during his Christmas sermon...
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Pope Tawāḍrūs receives Christmas well-wishers at St. Mark’s Cathedral
Date of source: 7 Jan 2024
By Monā al-Saʿīd
The Saint Mark Cathedral in the Cairo district of al-ʿAbassīya opened its gates today (January 7) for Eastern Christmas well-wishers. Pope Tawāḍrūs received them outside the Papal Residence, where he handed out sweets to the congregation and visitors. The pope received the well-wishers with...
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