Religious Endowments Ministry
Religious Ministry withdraws preacher’s license for offending police, military
Egypt
February 2, 2015
Religious Ministry withdraws preacher’s license for offending police, military
The Religious Endowments Ministry has withdrawn the temporary preaching license for Al-Azhar University Professor Maged Abdel Salam earlier this week,…
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…
Al-Azhar denies interference to stonewall Salafi ministerial nomination
Egypt
July 31, 2012
Al-Azhar denies interference to stonewall Salafi ministerial nomination
Egypt’s top Islamic institution, Al-Azhar, has denied it intervened to prevent the nomination of any minister in the anticipated Egyptian…
Imam under investigation for welcoming Amr Moussa during prayers
Egypt
January 9, 2012
Imam under investigation for welcoming Amr Moussa during prayers
Egypt's minister for religious endowments on Monday referred an imam for investigation after he welcomed presidential hopeful Amr Moussa during…
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,…
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…