ministry of endowments
Endowments Ministry defends Shereen Reda’s likening of some prayer calls to ‘animal sounds’
Egypt
December 27, 2017
Endowments Ministry defends Shereen Reda’s likening of some prayer calls to ‘animal sounds’
The Head of Religious Affairs in the Ministry of Endowments, Gaber Tayae, defended actress Shereen Reda’s criticism of some voices…
Millions perform Eid al-Adha prayer across Egypt
Egypt
September 1, 2017
Millions perform Eid al-Adha prayer across Egypt
Millions of Muslim worshipers in Egypt performed the Eid al-Adha prayer on Friday morning in mosques and 5,200 squares, allocated…
Endowments official calls for law to preserve rights of illegal children
Egypt
April 25, 2017
Endowments official calls for law to preserve rights of illegal children
Sheikh Sabry Abada, Adviser to the Minister of Endowments, appealed to the House of Representatives to pass a law that attributes…
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…
Ministry investigates statement about imams visiting resort cities
Egypt
November 12, 2015
Ministry investigates statement about imams visiting resort cities
Religious Endowments Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has ordered a probe into statements by one of his senior assistants regarding plans…
Imam who claimed sainthood interrogated
Egypt
November 11, 2015
Imam who claimed sainthood interrogated
The Religious Endowments Ministry is interrogating one of its imams in Monufiya who had claimed sainthood and printed books promoting…
Egyptian hajj deaths up to 190, more missing pilgrims found: ministry
Egypt
October 25, 2015
Egyptian hajj deaths up to 190, more missing pilgrims found: ministry
The number of Egyptian deaths from a stampede during the Islamic hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia last month have jumped…
Egyptian hajj death toll reaches 181
Egypt
October 12, 2015
Egyptian hajj death toll reaches 181
Egypt has announced that the death toll among its pilgrims during a stampede in Mecca is now 181, while the…
Ministry slammed for installing monitor cams in mosques
Egypt
August 25, 2015
Ministry slammed for installing monitor cams in mosques
The Endowments Ministry has raised observers’ ire with its plans to install monitoring cams at mosques, the latest measure in…
Endowments Ministry asks preachers not to run for parliament
Egypt
August 25, 2015
Endowments Ministry asks preachers not to run for parliament
The Endowments Ministry has appealed to its employees not to run for the upcoming parliamentrary elections and to be "fully…