Endowments Ministry
Delegation to discuss management of Egypt’s historic properties in Greece
Archaeology
September 27, 2016
Delegation to discuss management of Egypt’s historic properties in Greece
An Egyptian ministerial delegation headed to Greece on Tuesday morning to discuss the management of several historic properties in Greece…
Endowments Ministry backtracks on scripted Friday sermons
Egypt
August 11, 2016
Endowments Ministry backtracks on scripted Friday sermons
The Endowments Ministry has backtracked on its recently announced policy of enforcing pre-written Friday sermons in mosques across Egypt.On Thursday,…
Endowments Ministry instructs imams to prohibit participation in Jan 25 protests
Egypt
January 5, 2016
Endowments Ministry instructs imams to prohibit participation in Jan 25 protests
The Religious Endowments Ministry distributed a leaflet to mosques on Monday that instructs imams to prohibit participation in protests on January 25 during…
Alexandria Endowments Department launches campaign against ‘immorality’
Egypt
December 30, 2015
Alexandria Endowments Department launches campaign against ‘immorality’
The Endowments Depatment of Alexandria launched on Wednesday a campaign to face the deterioration of morals in society under the…
Endowments Ministry forbids Shi’ite celebrations
Egypt
October 22, 2015
Endowments Ministry forbids Shi’ite celebrations
Endowments Ministry Undersecretary Mohamed Abdel Razek said the ministry will not allow celebrations for the Shi'ite Day of Ashura, during…
Endowments Ministry raises Egyptian hajj death toll to 83
Egypt
October 1, 2015
Endowments Ministry raises Egyptian hajj death toll to 83
Egypt’s Endowments Ministry raised the death toll of Egyptians killed in a stampede during hajj last week from 78 to 83. The stampede…
Preacher: Terrorism to be confronted with weapons, not thought
Egypt
May 26, 2015
Preacher: Terrorism to be confronted with weapons, not thought
Preacher Khaled al-Guindy, who attended the relgious discourse conference recently organized by the Endowments Ministry, believes weapons and not thought,…
Religious Endowments Ministry to control all mosques
Egypt
March 11, 2014
Religious Endowments Ministry to control all mosques
Religious Endowments Minister Mohamed Mokhtar decreed on Tuesday that all mosques in Egypt are to be supervised and administered by…
Imam referred to interrogation for lauding Sisi
Egypt
November 26, 2013
Imam referred to interrogation for lauding Sisi
The Minister of Endowments Mohamed Gomaa referred an imam in the Red Sea governorate for interrogation for reciting a eulogy…
Mosques to close between prayers after Fateh stand-off: source
Egypt
August 17, 2013
Mosques to close between prayers after Fateh stand-off: source
Major mosques have been ordered to close amid fears Muslim Brotherhood supporters could take control of them, according to an…