Friday sermons
Egypt’s National Council for Women calls for Friday sermons to address respect for women
Egypt
July 6, 2020
Egypt’s National Council for Women calls for Friday sermons to address respect for women
President of Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW) Maya Morsy said that Friday sermons in mosques should address respect for woman, chivalry and…
Egypt’s National Council for Women calls for Friday sermons to address FGM
Egypt
February 3, 2020
Egypt’s National Council for Women calls for Friday sermons to address FGM
The President of Egypt’s National Council for Women (NCW), Maya Morsi, has called on Egypt’s Endowments Ministry to unify Friday…
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,…
On first Friday of new gov’t sermon policy, preachers go off script
Egypt
July 23, 2016
On first Friday of new gov’t sermon policy, preachers go off script
Preachers at Al-Azhar shunned the government decision that identical, government-approved sermons should be delivered in all mosques during Friday prayers, with…
Egypt orders Muslim preachers to deliver identical weekly sermons
Egypt
July 13, 2016
Egypt orders Muslim preachers to deliver identical weekly sermons
Egyptian authorities said on Tuesday that Muslim clerics will be required to read out identical pre-written weekly sermons as part…
Friday unified sermon prohibits Islamists’ planned demos
Egypt
November 20, 2014
Friday unified sermon prohibits Islamists’ planned demos
The Ministry of Endowments has warned against participation in Islamist anti-government protests set for 28 November through the Friday sermon…
Leave politics out of the mosque, says Salafi Dawah leader
Egypt
January 11, 2013
Leave politics out of the mosque, says Salafi Dawah leader
Salafi Dawah vice president Saeed Abdel Azim called on sheikhs and preachers to leave politics out of the mosque. "We…
Preachers across Egypt condemn Tahrir protests in Friday sermons
Egypt
October 19, 2012
Preachers across Egypt condemn Tahrir protests in Friday sermons
Several preachers condemned the demonstrations against the Muslim Brotherhood in their Friday sermons today, describing the protests as attempts…
Anti-Morsy protesters should be prosecuted, says imam
Egypt
August 24, 2012
Anti-Morsy protesters should be prosecuted, says imam
Mazhar Shaheen, an imam at the Omar Makram Mosque who often gives a Friday sermon in Tahrir Square, called for…
Unified Friday sermons to stress sanctity of places of worship
Egypt
January 4, 2011
Unified Friday sermons to stress sanctity of places of worship
Alexandria’s department for government-run mosques has received a communication from the Ministry of Islamic Endowments urging imams to tackle issues…