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Vatican delegation in Egypt to discuss religious violence

Wed, 22 Feb 2017 - 11:43 GMT

A delegation from the Vatican is in Cairo participating in a seminar aimed at countering incidents of violence in the name of religion.

Verbal divorce among Islamic issues Grand Imam plans to renew focus on

Mon, 20 Feb 2017 - 12:44 GMT

The question of whether a Muslim man can divorce his wife simply by telling her so is facing intense debate in Egypt, with the president himself calling on the country’s highest Islamic authority to insist all divorce proceedings be documented in writing.

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