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Imams protest, demanding bonuses be disbursed
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Imams protest, demanding bonuses be disbursed
Hundreds of imams and preachers from various governorates gathered on Sunday to protest before the Religious Endowments Ministry and cabinet,…
Imams expelled by State Security demand to be reinstated
Egypt
April 27, 2011
Imams expelled by State Security demand to be reinstated
Dozens of imams and Islamic preachers who were expelled by the dissolved State Security Investigations Service under the Mubarak regime…
Clerics protest for better conditions and independence
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Clerics protest for better conditions and independence
For the second consecutive day, around 200 imams and preachers from mosques in different governorates protested in Bab el-Louq in…
Imams protest interventions of state security in their work
Egypt
February 27, 2011
Imams protest interventions of state security in their work
Thousands of imams and preachers protested on Sunday in front of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, decrying…
Heated discussion in parliament over mosque loudspeakers
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Heated discussion in parliament over mosque loudspeakers
“The use of loudspeakers for Friday sermons, Eid prayers and the call for prayer will continue until judgment day,” said…
Minister tells Imams to encourage citizens to vote in parliamentary polls
Egypt
November 24, 2010
Minister tells Imams to encourage citizens to vote in parliamentary polls
Minister of Religious Endowments and Islamic Affairs Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq issued an order on Wednesday to all the ministry's directorates…
Govt appoints 3000 new imams
Egypt
September 15, 2010
Govt appoints 3000 new imams
The Ministry of Islamic Endowments is finalizing the appointments of 3000 new imams in provinces throughout Egypt, according to the…
Unified calls to prayer to begin this Ramadan
Egypt
July 4, 2010
Unified calls to prayer to begin this Ramadan
Minister of Religious Endowments Hamdi Zaqzouq announced on Sunday that a "unified system for calls to prayer" would be instituted…
Imams demand syndicate, reform
Egypt
February 28, 2010
Imams demand syndicate, reform
Parliament's religious affairs committee on Saturday urged the government to meet demands by Egypt's preachers and mosque imams for a…