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Business
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Economy
9/20/2023 12:53:52 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Wednesday a three-day holiday for banks, starting 28 September, to celebrate the Moulid El-Nabi, Prophet Muhammad's birthday.
Banks will reopen on 1 October.
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Egypt
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Society
9/13/2023 10:49:47 AM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly designated Thursday, 28 September as an official holiday for Moulid El-Nabi – the Prophet Muhammad's birthday.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
9/4/2023 10:14:32 PM
In the heart of Historic Cairo, the mausoleum and mosque of Sayeda Zeinab (6-62 hijri), the granddaughter of the Prophet Muhammad, centres the square and district that holds her name.
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Egypt
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Society
8/13/2023 12:01:15 AM
The Shia Dawoodi Bohra community has a profound and enduring presence in predominantly Sunni Egypt, marked not only by its role in the restoration of historic mosques which house the remains of Ahl-Al-Bayt (descendants of the Prophet Muhammed) but also by a multifaceted cultural engagement.
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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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World
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Region
6/28/2023 12:29:03 PM
Massive crowds of robed Muslims gathered for the "stoning of the devil" ritual in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as the biggest hajj pilgrimage since the pandemic draws to a close.
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World
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Region
6/27/2023 12:28:58 PM
Hundreds of thousands of Muslim pilgrims crowded Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat on Tuesday, the climax of a potentially record-breaking hajj pilgrimage held in fierce summer heat.
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World
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Region
6/26/2023 4:48:00 PM
On Monday, the eighth day of the Islamic month of Dhul-Hijjah, over 2 million Muslim pilgrims flocked to Mina to observe the Prophetic Sunnah by spending the day of Tarwiyah (Quenching Thirst). This marks the second day of the Hajj rituals, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA).
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World
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Region
6/21/2023 12:33:35 PM
Generations of Palestinians have worked the terraced hillsides of this West Bank farming village southwest of Jerusalem, growing olives, fruits, beans and exquisite eggplants renowned across the region in a valley linked to Prophet Dawud ( the biblical King David in Judaism).
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World
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Region
6/1/2023 12:31:30 PM
He's heir to the throne in one of the oldest monarchies in the Middle East and a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. She's a Saudi architect with an aristocratic pedigree of her own.
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Multimedia
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Video
1/23/2023 3:43:00 PM
Egyptians celebrated during the first week of January the Moulid of Imam Ahmed Al-Rifai (512-572 hijri). Al-Rifai is a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad and founder of Al-Rifai Sufi order who inspired millions in the Middle East and other places around the globe.
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Egypt
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Politics
10/8/2022 3:52:16 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi congratulated the Egyptian people and the Arab and Islamic nations across the world on the anniversary of the birth of Prophet Muhammad – Moulid El-Nabi.
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Egypt
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Society
10/5/2022 5:10:42 PM
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi attended on Wednesday a ceremony held by the country's religious endowments ministry on the anniversary birth of the Prophet Muhammad (Moulid El-Nabi).
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Egypt
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Society
10/2/2022 10:54:36 PM
Egypt’s prime minister has announced that this Thursday and Saturday will be paid days off for the public and private sectors on the occasions of the 49th anniversary of the 6 October War of 1973 and the Prophet Mohammed’s birthday respectively.
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World
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International
8/23/2022 3:37:36 PM
Indian police arrested a ruling party lawmaker on Tuesday for allegedly making derogatory comments against the Prophet Mohammed, weeks after similar remarks from a top official embroiled the country in a diplomatic storm.
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Books
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Reviews
8/16/2022 2:52:11 PM
In his debut novel, Dr. Osama Abdel-Raouf El-Shazli, who is an orthopaedic surgeon, chooses an unprecedented setting for his tale: the years the Israelites spent wandering in the wilderness led by the Prophet Moses after the Exodus.
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Books
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Reviews
8/9/2022 11:57:30 AM
Al-Nabi Al-Mafqood (The Lost Prophet Akhenaten), by Sherif Shaaban, (Cairo: Al Rowaq Publishing), 2022.
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World
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Region
8/9/2022 10:44:35 AM
Shia Muslims in Iraq and Lebanon chanted, paraded and beat their chests on Tuesday as they marked Ashoura, one of the most important dates on the religious calendar, commemorating the 7th century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussein.
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World
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Region
8/8/2022 4:00:55 PM
Millions of Shia Muslims - from Iran to Afghanistan and Pakistan - were marking the festival of Ashoura on Monday, one of the most emotional occasions in their religious calendar, commemorating the 7th century martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson Hussein.
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World
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Region
7/9/2022 3:05:09 PM
Some 150,000 worshippers Saturday morning performed Eid al-Adha prayer at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, WAFA news agency reported.
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