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Egypt’s Endowments Ministry cuts ties with 7 imams linked to ‘terrorist’ groups
Egypt
December 16, 2019
Egypt’s Endowments Ministry cuts ties with 7 imams linked to ‘terrorist’ groups
Egypt’s Ministry of Endowments terminated on Monday the contracts of seven Imams, or preachers in the Islamic faith, after they…
Egypt’s Grand Imam heads to Germany for backbone treatment
Egypt
July 2, 2019
Egypt’s Grand Imam heads to Germany for backbone treatment
Egypt’s Grand Imam of Azhar Ahmed al-Tayyeb headed to Germany on Tuesday for medical examinations on his back and to…
Belgium moves to expel mosque imam over security fears
Middle East
October 4, 2017
Belgium moves to expel mosque imam over security fears
Belgium has moved to expel an Egyptian preacher at the country’s biggest mosque because he posed a “national security” threat,…
National Council for Motherhood and Childhood supports trial of preacher who married off 27 minors
Life & Style
October 3, 2017
National Council for Motherhood and Childhood supports trial of preacher who married off 27 minors
Deputy Minister of Health and Population Maysa Shawky, and the general supervisor of the National Council for Childhood and Motherhood,…
Spain investigates missing imam, mysterious explosion
Middle East
August 20, 2017
Spain investigates missing imam, mysterious explosion
A missing imam and a house that exploded days ago became the focus Saturday of the investigation into an extremist…
Italy uses imams in prisons to deter extremism among inmates
World
July 12, 2017
Italy uses imams in prisons to deter extremism among inmates
Italy’s plan to reduce the risk of a jihadi-inspired attack is pinned in small part on El Hacmi Mimoun, an…
Muslim cleric and associate shot to death on New York street
World
August 14, 2016
Muslim cleric and associate shot to death on New York street
A Muslim cleric and an associate were fatally shot by a lone gunman on Saturday while walking together following afternoon…
Halal makeup: Muslim beauty without the beast
Culture
April 19, 2016
Halal makeup: Muslim beauty without the beast
A bearded imam may have seemed out of place at this week's In-Cosmetics expo in Paris, an annual showcase for…
Imam interrogated for comparing singing to ‘prostitution’
Egypt
December 13, 2015
Imam interrogated for comparing singing to ‘prostitution’
The Religious Endowments Ministry referred a preacher in Daqahlia to interrogation on Saturday, for likening singing to “prostitution”, which was a violation…
Bosnian imam jailed for recruiting Islamic State fighters
World
November 5, 2015
Bosnian imam jailed for recruiting Islamic State fighters
A Bosnian Muslim cleric was sentenced to seven years in jail on Thursday for recruiting fighters to join Islamic State…