ministry of endowments
Friday sermon to compare new canal to Muslim conquests
Egypt
August 4, 2015
Friday sermon to compare new canal to Muslim conquests
A unified Friday prayer sermon dictated by the Endowments Ministry will compare the opening of the New Suez Canal, President…
Damanhour workers demand factory reopening
Egypt
July 28, 2015
Damanhour workers demand factory reopening
The employees of the Endowments Ministry's carpet factory in Damanhour (Beheira) have staged a protest, demanding the plant go back…
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…
Influential Salafi preachers banned from Eid sermons
Egypt
July 14, 2015
Influential Salafi preachers banned from Eid sermons
The Ministry of Endowments has banned influential Salafi preachers Mohamed Hassan and Mohamed Hussein Yakoub from preaching during the Eid…
Ministry denies “burning” directives for Brotherhood literature
Egypt
June 23, 2015
Ministry denies “burning” directives for Brotherhood literature
The Ministry of Endowments denied on its website on Monday the news reports about the instructions it had sent to…
Endowments ministry: poisoning plots targeting Ramadan congregations
Egypt
June 18, 2015
Endowments ministry: poisoning plots targeting Ramadan congregations
The Ministry of Religious Endowments has announced it had received warnings from security authorities about alleged attempts to poison people…
Endowments Ministry to face hardliners using Whatsapp, Facebook
Egypt
June 8, 2015
Endowments Ministry to face hardliners using Whatsapp, Facebook
The Endowments Ministry has decided to enter the world of technology and the Internet through the Whatsapp and Facebook services. The…
Endowments Ministry preachers to be forced into retirement if they protest
Egypt
May 20, 2015
Endowments Ministry preachers to be forced into retirement if they protest
The Endowments Ministry has circulated a press release to all of its departments in various governorates threatening to force any…
Endowments minister urges state bodies to expel Brotherhood sympathizers
Egypt
April 15, 2015
Endowments minister urges state bodies to expel Brotherhood sympathizers
Egypt’s endowments minister has called upon state institutions to purge themselves of Muslim Brotherhood sympathizers, stressing that the ministry has…
Al-Azhar completes review of religious textbooks
Egypt
March 31, 2015
Al-Azhar completes review of religious textbooks
Al-Azhar and the Ministry of Endowments have completed their review of religious textbooks for elementary and secondary schools, aimed at…