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Sheikh Mohamed Gibril blocked from travel after prayer ban
Egypt
July 15, 2015
Sheikh Mohamed Gibril blocked from travel after prayer ban
Popular Sheikh Mohamed Gibril has been banned from travelling to London, sources at Cairo International Airport have told Turkish Anadolu…
Imam banned after invoking the ruin of ‘corrupt’ media
Egypt
July 15, 2015
Imam banned after invoking the ruin of ‘corrupt’ media
A popular Imam who, for years, used to lead a congregation of thousands in prayer during the holy month of…
Imam referred to investigation over preaching without prior notification
Egypt
July 24, 2014
Imam referred to investigation over preaching without prior notification
Mostafa Ezzat Humaydan, the imam of Amr Ibn al-Aas Mosque, was referred to investigation for letting another imam, Mohamed Gebril,…
Imam suspended for allegedly insulting Sisi and sexual assault victim
Egypt
June 17, 2014
Imam suspended for allegedly insulting Sisi and sexual assault victim
A local imam was suspended on Tuesday and referred to an investigative committee for allegedly insulting President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi…
Two preachers suspended over criticizing state policies in Aswan
Egypt
June 13, 2014
Two preachers suspended over criticizing state policies in Aswan
The Ministry of Endowments suspended two imams in Aswan and referred them to interrogation over criticizing the state policies during…
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…
Egypt bans mosque preachers in crackdown on Islamists
Egypt
September 10, 2013
Egypt bans mosque preachers in crackdown on Islamists
Egyptian authorities will bar 55,000 unlicensed clerics from preaching in mosques in the latest move against sympathizers of deposed Islamist…
Egypt’s imams fight for their mosques’ independence
Egypt
April 7, 2013
Egypt’s imams fight for their mosques’ independence
At a time when political Islam is thriving in Egypt, mosques and imams had hoped to garner more relevance than…
Imams protest Brotherhood influence on Endowments Ministry
Egypt
January 13, 2013
Imams protest Brotherhood influence on Endowments Ministry
Hundreds of Endowments Ministry imams staged protests on Sunday against what they called “brotherhoodization” of the ministry.
Mohammed al-Bastawisy,…
‘Judgment Day’ leaves the reader to judge TV imam
Books
July 23, 2012
‘Judgment Day’ leaves the reader to judge TV imam
The imam who narrates Rasha al-Ameer’s “Judgment Day” is pulled in at least six different directions. The novel’s central character is…