Religion

May 18, 2017

Egyptian artist hopes for record with 700-meter Koran

An Egyptian artist who educated himself after dropping out of school has spent three years creating what he hopes is the world’s biggest Koran. Saad Mohammed, […]
March 26, 2017

Jesus’s tomb unveiled after $4m restoration

The restored tomb in which Jesus’s body is believed to have been interred after his crucifixion will be officially unveiled at a ceremony at the Church […]
February 17, 2017

Critical film unnerves Egypt’s religious scholars

Egypt’s religious scholars are up in arms over a new film that takes on the nation’s sheikhs and mosque preachers. The film, called “Mawlana” (“Preacher”), has […]