Christianity

Pope Francis to visit Egypt on April 28-29: Vatican

Vatican City - Arab today

Pope Francis will visit Cairo on April 28-29 at the invitation of the Egyptian president and the grand imam of the capital’s famed Al Azhar Mosque, the Vatican said on Saturday. The pontiff had hosted the grand imam, Ahmad Al Tayeb, at the Vatican last May, in a landmark meeting with one of Islam’s top clerics. That encounter was theRead more

Al-Azhar sheikh calls for action on Islamophobia at Cairo inter-faith conference

Cairo - Arab Today

The head of Al-Azhar, Sheikh Ahmed El-Tayyeb, called on religious institutions in the East and West to act against Islamophobia, telling faith leaders at a Cairo conference that Islam “is not the reason for wars.” El-Tayyeb was giving a speech to a conference on international freedom and citizenship in Cairo on Tuesday which is being attended by religious representativesRead more

Harvard to Host Free Online

Rabat - Arab Today

Most conflict is the result of misunderstanding or a lack of accurate information or both. In the case of religion, history has repeatedly shown this can have dire consequences. Harvard University is choosing to combat what it calls religious illiteracy by offering a series of six free online classes, according to the Huffington Post. Diane Moore, director of the HarvardRead more

Philippine church rallies to stop drug war killings

MANILA - Arab Today

Thousands of Catholic faithful gathered in the Philippine capital on Saturday for a “show of force” in the biggest rally yet to stop extrajudicial killings in President Rodrigo Duterte’s drug war. More than 6,000 people have died since Duterte took office seven months ago and ordered an unprecedented crime war that has drawn global criticism for alleged human rights abuses,Read more

Ethiopian Israelis protest

Jerusalem - Arab Today

Hundreds of Ethiopian Israelis marched in Jerusalem on Sunday after the government cancelled plans to allow their relatives to emigrate from the African nation, calling the move discrimination. The Israeli government had in November voted to allow the immigration of some 9,100 Ethiopians known as Falash Mura, descendants of Ethiopian Jews who converted to Christianity, many under duress, in theRead more