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Heritage
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Heritage special
4/19/2023 11:36:18 PM
Young chanter Neama Fathy announced on Tuesday the launch of El-Hour Academy, the first school for women religious chanters in Egypt.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Music and dance
4/11/2023 5:34:05 PM
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World
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International
4/10/2023 2:24:56 PM
The Taliban have banned families and women from restaurants with gardens or green spaces in Afghanistan's northwestern Herat province, an official said Monday. The moves followed complaints from religious scholars and members of the public about mixing of genders in such places, he said.
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World
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Region
4/10/2023 11:09:09 AM
Israeli warplanes and artillery struck targets in Syria as tensions reached a peak Sunday at a volatile Jerusalem shrine with simultaneous religious rituals.
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World
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Region
4/9/2023 2:54:45 PM
Israeli warplanes and artillery struck targets in Syria following rare rocket fire from the northeastern neighbor, as Arab-Israeli tensions reached a peak Sunday at a volatile Al-Aqsa Mosque compound with simultaneous religious rituals.
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World
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Region
4/8/2023 10:15:16 PM
Israel’s defense minister on Saturday extended a closure barring entrance to Israel for Palestinians from the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip for the duration of the Jewish holiday of Passover, while police beefed up forces in Jerusalem on the eve of sensitive religious celebrations.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
4/6/2023 11:41:26 AM
Egypt's parliament, the Arab Parliamentary Union (APU), and Al-Azhar religious institution condemned on Wednesday Israeli police's storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque and their attacks on Palestinian and Arab worshippers in violation of international law.
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Egypt
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Society
3/31/2023 1:55:41 PM
The Islamic Research Academy (AIRA) of Egypt's Al-Azhar – the world's leading Sunni Muslim religious institution – has joined the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in their global Ramadan campaign to provide urgent relief to refugees and forcibly displaced people around the world.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
3/29/2023 1:05:26 AM
The North Cairo Prosecution ordered on Tuesday giving the mother who raised five-year-old boy Shenouda temporary custody over the child after a religious edict by the country’s Mufti.
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World
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Region
3/27/2023 12:00:38 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's religious-nationalist coalition government on Monday survived no-confidence motions filed by the opposition in protest over its judicial overhaul plan.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/26/2023 11:08:36 PM
Head of the Coptic Orthodox Church Pope Tawadros II discussed in Cairo Sunday with Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission and European Commissioner for Promoting the European way of Life, religious freedoms and the status of Christians in Egypt.
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Egypt
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Society
3/21/2023 6:17:15 PM
Dar Al-Ifta, the main authority responsible for issuing religious edicts in Egypt, announced on Tuesday that the Islamic holy month of Ramadan of the Hijri year 1444 will start on Thursday 23 March.
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Advertising
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Sponsored
3/20/2023 5:44:13 PM
Islamic banking has become increasingly popular among practicing Muslims who want to adhere to religious principles while conducting financial transactions. Islamic banking is a financial methodology based on Islamic law or Shariah, which operates on the principle of profit and loss sharing.
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Egypt
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Society
3/19/2023 3:35:12 PM
Egypt’s Dar Al-Ifta, the body responsible for issuing religious edicts, is set to observe the crescent moon of the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan on Tuesday, according to a statement released by the religious authority.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
3/2/2023 4:48:51 PM
European Union (EU) Special Representative for Human Rights Eamon Gilmore congratulated Egypt on its achievements in the field of human rights, especially the promotion of women's rights and religious freedoms, in a meeting with President of the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) Moushira Khattab on Wednesday.
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World
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Region
2/16/2023 5:13:50 PM
Four Iraqi soldiers were killed Thursday during a counter-terrorism operation north of Baghdad, security forces said, as the majority-Shia country marks a key religious rite.
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World
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Africa
2/4/2023 7:21:14 PM
Two young Orthodox Christians were killed in an attack on a church in southern Ethiopia on Saturday, according to a report by a religious media outlet.
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Egypt
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Society
1/25/2023 1:10:49 PM
Egypt’s Al-Azhar – the world's leading Sunni Muslim religious institution – has called on the Arab and Muslim peoples to boycott all Dutch and Swedish products and to take a strong and unified stance in support of the Quran, read a statement on Wednesday.
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World
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Region
1/24/2023 4:44:57 PM
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a surprise trip to Jordan on Tuesday to meet with King Abdullah II, his first visit since taking power at the helm of Israel's most right-wing and religiously conservative government in history.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
1/21/2023 9:13:35 PM
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has given instructions to establish large mosques nationwide, belonging to the Ministry of Religious Endowments, to spread true religion, Presidential Spokesman Bassam Rady said in a statement on Saturday.
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