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Imam who claimed sainthood interrogated
Egypt

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…
Alexandria historical mosques drowning in water
Egypt

Alexandria historical mosques drowning in water

Mohamed Metwally, the general manager of the north coast’s Islamic, Coptic and Jewish monuments, said on Monday that the historical…
Surveillance cameras to be installed in mosques
Egypt

Surveillance cameras to be installed in mosques

Endowment Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has decided to install surveillance cameras in all mosques in order to protect them from…
3,000 books promoting extremism seized from mosques
Egypt

3,000 books promoting extremism seized from mosques

Endowments Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has formed a task force to monitor activities inside mosques, such as religion lessons and…
Endowments ministry: poisoning plots targeting Ramadan congregations
Egypt

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…
Muslim leader calls for doubling number of mosques in France
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Muslim leader calls for doubling number of mosques in France

The number of mosques in France should be doubled over the next two years in order to provide an adequate…
Sources: Salafi Dawah sheikhs allowed to deliver sermons in mosques
Egypt

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

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…
Nour Party calls on Sisi to cancel tests evaluating mosque imams
Egypt

Nour Party calls on Sisi to cancel tests evaluating mosque imams

The Salafi-led Nour Party called on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to cancel the tests carried out by the Ministry of…
650 small mosques in Alexandria closed down for violating regulations
Egypt

650 small mosques in Alexandria closed down for violating regulations

Alexandria Endowments Ministry Undersecretary Mohammad Noor on Wednesday ordered to close down 650 small mosques in different neighborhoods for violating…
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