James Zogby As we enter the final week before Christmas, my thoughts turn to Bethlehem; its struggling people, and the shocking disregard for them displayed by many Christians in the West. This is not to say that those same Christians do not love Bethlehem. But the city they love is …
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Ahram Online Grand Imam of Al Azhar Dr Ahmed El-Tayyeb extended his “heartfelt Christmas greetings to head of the Catholic Church Pope Francis and all Christians worldwide”. In a message to Pope Frances, El-Tayyeb highlighted “the robust ties between the Muslim and Christian worlds”. The grand imam cited joint efforts, …
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Egypt Independent The Israeli authorities said, on Thursday, that the Gaza Strip Christians will not be allowed to visit The holy cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem to celebrate Christmas this year. “Gazan Christians will be granted permits to travel abroad but none will be allowed to go to Israel and …
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Imam Ahmed Al-Tayyeb’s comments came in a televised speech in Abu Dhabi during a ceremony attended by Pope Francis at the Human Fraternity Meeting. Ahram Online Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayyeb, the grand imam of Egypt’s Al-Azhar, the world’s leading Muslim Sunni institution, called on Monday on Muslims in the Middle …
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Ahram Online Contrary to edicts of extreme fundamental groups, the International Electronic Fatwa Centre of Egypt’s Al-Azhar (Institution) stated that Muslims may greet and exchange gifts with Christians during their religious celebrations and on social occasions. In a fatwa, published on its official Facebook page, the centre said that tolerance and …
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Editorial Terrorists dealt another heavy, painful blow to Egyptians on Friday, brutally murdering innocent civilians who had just finished a visit to a famous Christian monastery in the desert of Minya in southern Egypt. This was not the first crime cowardly targeting Egypt’s Christians, seeing them as an easy, …
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Ahram Online Roman Catholic Pope Francis prayed for the victims killed in a Friday terrorist attack in Upper Egypt’s Minya, Vatican News reported on Sunday. The pope decried the attack, which killed seven Copts and injured at least 12 others, saying that they were killed “for the mere fact …
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