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3/15/2025 12:46:03 PM
The UN Security Council on Friday condemned recent massacres of civilians in Syria and urged its transitional authorities to respect all people regardless of religion or ethnicity.
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International
3/9/2025 4:03:27 PM
Thousands of supporters greeted Nepal's former king in the capital, Kathmandu, on Sunday and demanded that his abolished monarchy be reinstated and Hinduism be brought back as a state religion.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
1/21/2025 9:59:58 PM
Two ministerial decrees introducing changes to the country’s educational system are in the works, reports Reem Leila
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Egypt
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Society
1/15/2025 5:32:00 PM
Egypt will extend its school year from 173 to 180 days starting the upcoming academic year, Minister of Education Mohamed Abdel-Latif revealed at a press conference on Wednesday, adding that religion subject will also be factored into the overall sum across all grades.
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Opinion
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1/2/2025 1:12:29 PM
The barbaric attack in New Orleans, which claimed ten innocent lives and left many others injured, is a stark reminder of humanity’s capacity for cruelty.
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Egypt
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Tourism
10/29/2024 6:01:02 PM
The High International Committee of the African-Asian Union (AFASU) Awards announced that Egypt’s Saint Catherine City has received the World’s Best Capital of Religions, Tolerance, Peace, and Tourism Award, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities reported Monday evening.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/9/2024 5:47:21 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb said in a meeting on Tuesday with the President of the Republic of Indonesia Joko Widodo in the Indonesian capital Jakarta that the Muslim Council of Elders is in discussions to launch the “Alliance of Religions for Development and Peace" international initiative, according to Ahram Arabic news website.
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World
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Region
6/14/2024 12:05:07 PM
More than a million Muslim pilgrims were in Mecca Friday for the start of a hajj pilgrimage held against the grim backdrop of the Gaza war and in the exhausting summer heat.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
4/16/2024 5:46:06 PM
Three well-known politicians are helping to transform the 21st century into one of religion, writes Ahmed Mustafa
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World
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International
3/19/2024 10:32:51 AM
Former President Donald Trump on Monday charged that Jews who vote for Democrats “hate Israel" and hate “their religion,” igniting a firestorm of criticism from the White House and Jewish leaders.
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Opinion
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1/18/2024 4:07:37 PM
The historical phases of Western colonialism represent the nadir of exploitation and plundering of the wealth of subjugated peoples and communities in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and other groups of islands.
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World
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Region
12/6/2023 10:02:26 AM
From meditation to spiritual guidance to indigenous hymns, the vibe in the "faith pavilion" at COP28 is a little different from elsewhere at the high-stakes UN climate talks in Dubai.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
11/28/2023 6:17:00 PM
The accusation of anti-Semitism made to silence any criticism of Israel constitutes a dangerous reintroduction of religion into politics, writes Ahmed Mustafa
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World
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International
8/28/2023 4:17:06 PM
A school on Indonesia's main island has partially shaved the heads of more than a dozen girls, its headmaster said Monday, after they were accused of wearing their Islamic hijab headscarves incorrectly.
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World
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International
8/25/2023 1:53:10 PM
Denmark on Friday said it plans to ban Koran burnings after a string of desecrations of Islam's holy book in the Scandinavian nation sparked anger in Muslim countries.
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World
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International
8/21/2023 12:55:03 PM
Authorities in Pakistan are promising 2 million rupees ($6,800) in compensation for each of nearly 100 poor Christians who lost their homes when a Muslim mob angered over the alleged desecration of a Quran stormed their neighborhoods, burning at least 16 churches and damaging houses, officials said Monday.
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World
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International
8/19/2023 11:55:15 AM
A Muslim cleric is among a dozen people being investigated for using mosque loudspeakers to order protests against alleged blasphemy by Christians which erupted into mob violence in Pakistan earlier this week, a senior police official said.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/5/2023 11:43:40 AM
Sweden condemns the regrettable acts of Quran burnings and is studying ways to curb these racist acts as well as various forms of intolerance towards religions and beliefs, Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström said on Friday.
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World
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Region
7/28/2023 6:01:51 PM
Millions of Shia Muslims in Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and around the world on Friday commemorated Ashoura, a remembrance of the 7th-century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad’s grandson, Hussein, that gave birth to their faith.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
7/25/2023 8:23:38 PM
Like all Arab and Muslim nations, along with the leaders of Abrahamic religions worldwide, Egypt has condemned in the strongest terms the repeated desecration of the Muslim holy book, the Quran, in both Sweden and Denmark.
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