ministry of endowments
Protesters outside government offices call for employment, housing
Egypt
March 23, 2015
Protesters outside government offices call for employment, housing
Protests have returned outside various government offices with citizens voicing multiple grievances regarding unemployment and lack of appropriate housing. A number…
Religious Endowments Minister: Terrorism and atheism are byproducts of imperialism
Egypt
March 16, 2015
Religious Endowments Minister: Terrorism and atheism are byproducts of imperialism
Religious Endowments Minister, Mohamed Mohktar Gomaa, has said that atheism and terrorism are two imminent dangers facing the Arab World,…
Sources: Salafi Dawah sheikhs allowed to deliver sermons in mosques
Egypt
February 24, 2015
Sources: Salafi Dawah sheikhs allowed to deliver sermons in mosques
Sources close to the Salafi Dawah say the Endowments Ministry has backtracked on banning Dawah sheikhs from delivering sermons in…
Imams rewarded for attending anti-terrorism protest
Egypt
February 5, 2015
Imams rewarded for attending anti-terrorism protest
The Endowments Ministry has decided to distribute a monetary reward of LE120 to its imams who attended an anti-terrorism protest on…
Nader Bakkar: Endowments Ministry has no efficiency to confront extremist ideas
Egypt
December 10, 2014
Nader Bakkar: Endowments Ministry has no efficiency to confront extremist ideas
Deputy Chairman of Nour Party Nader Bakkar attacked the Ministry of Endowments saying it does not have the capacity and…
Friday unified sermon prohibits Islamists’ planned demos
Egypt
November 20, 2014
Friday unified sermon prohibits Islamists’ planned demos
The Ministry of Endowments has warned against participation in Islamist anti-government protests set for 28 November through the Friday sermon…
Sources: Endowments Ministry allowing Salafi preachers to defy sermon ban to combat extremism
Egypt
August 23, 2014
Sources: Endowments Ministry allowing Salafi preachers to defy sermon ban to combat extremism
Salafi Dawa sources confirmed that its preachers have not abided by the Religious Endowments Ministry's instructions, which prohibit their sermons…
Endowments leader aims to end ‘sectarianism caused by Brotherhood’
Egypt
December 27, 2013
Endowments leader aims to end ‘sectarianism caused by Brotherhood’
Saad al-Feqqi, newly-appointed Undersecretary of the Ministry of Endowments in Kafr al-Sheikh, said he has been working “on erasing the…
Hundreds protest in support of Syria after Qaradawi’s anti-Assad sermon
Egypt
December 28, 2012
Hundreds protest in support of Syria after Qaradawi’s anti-Assad sermon
Hundreds participated in a protest to show support for Syria in front of Al-Azhar Mosque after Yusuf al-Qaradawi delivered the…