Latest in Tag: mosques Highlight
Latest in Tag: mosques

Cervantes Institute Alexandria organises photo contest of mosques, shrines of Andalusian sheikhs
Mosques and shrines include Mosques of Abu El-Abbas El-Morsy, Sidi Yakout El-Aarsh, and Abu Bakr El-Tartushi among others

Egyptian court supports banning of nightclubs, wedding halls near mosques
Government close âLayaliâ boat which had fixed berth near mosque in Beheira governorate, used to host night parties, weddings

Egyptian Armed Forces continue sterilisation at major mosques during Ramadan
Al-Azhar, Al-Hussein, and Amr Ibn Al-Aas are among mosques in Old Cairo to be sterilised

Religious Endowments Ministry forms committee to manage COVID-19 crisis
Mosques closed down for violating precautionary measures may be reopened upon committee’s decision

âForced demolition of mosquesâ in Xinjiang is not true
According to the official, some mosques in Xinjiang were built in the 1980s and 1990s and even longer ago, with shabby facilities and potential safety hazards.

Religious Endowments Ministry announces regulations for reopening mosques
Toilets remain closed, worshipers to wear face masks and bring personal prayer mats Â

Egypt prepares for possible resumption of congregational prayers in mosques
Upcoming cabinet meeting will discuss the issue

Sri Lanka partly lifts curfew imposed after attacks on mosques
Attacks came in wake of deadly Easter Sunday bombings

Three historical edifices restored at Al-Muez Street
All three historical places suffered from cracked walls and water leaking, something that has been focused on during the restoration process

Unified Friday sermon is not oppression: endowments minister
Head of the preaching department reasserts that the concept is not political

Top clerics reject Ministry of Endowmentâs unified sermon decision
In the second week of the newly adopted directive, Fridayâs sermon addressed chastity and purity

Preachers divided on unified written Friday sermon
On Friday, Minister of Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa read out the sermon from a paper in front of state officials in Amr Ibn Al-Aas mosque

The Egyptian pound reinterpreted
A project seeks to reintroduce Egyptians to landmarks they see on a daily basis in a novel way

Ministry of Religious Endowments tightens control over mosques
Latest step includes taking over three mosques proven to be run by âfundamentalist groupsâ

Al-Azhar condemns partial demolition of Sunni mosque in Tehran
Sunni institution called such acts âincitementâ

Company to be established to oversee mosques
New boards of directors of mosques to comprise youth, says Minister of Endowments

Salafi leaders back to mosques after restrictions
Ministry of Religious Endowment accepts sermons by Borhamy and Makhyoun
Religious institutions: a pillar of Egypt’s new security state?
What are top religious institutions doing to support Al-Sisi and his government?

Imams of mosques should ‘not even consider’ entering politics: Ministry
Endowments ministry warns imams of ‘decisive actions’ if they decide to run for office

Egyptian government serves political Islam: EIPR
Official Islamic scholars aim to face extremist thought, but state uses authoritarian grip against those defying religious discourse, says human rights organisation

Politicised imams will be banned from orating: Ministry of Endowment
Salafi Al-Nour Party argues that citizens should not be denied âconstitutional rightsâ as long as they abide by the law and have the required qualifications

Minister of Endowments meets Al-Nour and Al-Tayar Al-Sha’aby delegations
Meeting was to discuss closure of small, informal mosques says Al-Nour Party head

55,000 unlicensed clerics to be barred from preaching
Government cracks down on Islamists

Egypt restricts Iranian tourists from visiting Shia sites
Egyptâs Foreign and Civil Aviation Ministries set regulations restricting activities of Iranian tourists in Egypt

Preachers’ Syndicate calls for action against mosque attacks
The Syndicate held a press conference on Monday condemning violence against places of worship and imams

Violence around mosques condemned
Ministry of Endowments criticises involvement of mosque buildings in political conflicts

Old Cairoâs arms market
Many historical monuments have been suffering from negligence and disregard, and the old weaponry market is a prime example of this

A generation of atheists
What happens when our children are pushed away from their religion?

Sheikhs banned from preaching politics
âWe talk religion… but we donât talk politics,â says Ministry of Endowment spokesperson