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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…
Friday unified sermon prohibits Islamists’ planned demos
Egypt

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…
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait tighten controls on clerics
World

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait tighten controls on clerics

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have been quietly reining in their clerics on concerns that preachers could use their influence to…
Minister: Government mosques now exclusive for al-Azhar-appointed preachers
Egypt

Minister: Government mosques now exclusive for al-Azhar-appointed preachers

Islamic Endowments Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has decided to allow only preachers employed by al-Azhar to deliver sermons at ministry-run…
Egypt’s imams fight for their mosques’ independence
Egypt

Egypt’s imams fight for their mosques’ independence

At a time when political Islam is thriving in Egypt, mosques and imams had hoped to garner more relevance than…
Imams protest ‘Brotherhoodization’ of Religious Endowments ministry
Egypt

Imams protest ‘Brotherhoodization’ of Religious Endowments ministry

  Dozens of mosque imams protested in front of the Ministry of Religious Endowments on Wednesday to reject the policies…
Ministry directs preachers to not express stance on declaration
Egypt

Ministry directs preachers to not express stance on declaration

The Endowments Ministry ordered its preachers nationwide not to express their stance on the 22 November constitutional declaration, which gave…
Preachers across Egypt condemn Tahrir protests in Friday sermons
Egypt

Preachers across Egypt condemn Tahrir protests in Friday sermons

  Several preachers condemned the demonstrations against the Muslim Brotherhood in their Friday sermons today, describing the protests as attempts…
Qalyubiya imams to be questioned over campaigning in mosques
Egypt

Qalyubiya imams to be questioned over campaigning in mosques

Twelve imams have been summoned for questioning on allegations they carried out campaign activities in Qalyubiya mosques, which prompted fighting…
Imams put holy work on hold over stipends
Egypt

Imams put holy work on hold over stipends

Imams who preach in mosques in the northwestern governorate of Matrouh protested Wednesday inside a local branch of the Endowments…
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