Friday sermons

Egypt’s National Council for Women calls for Friday sermons to address respect for women
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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