The hikes come within a recent push to maximize state revenue and prioritize large-scale farming
Objection to the potential selling of endowments has primarily come from Al-Azhar.
The ministry claims a new decree will protect mosques from 'infiltration'
We track the ongoing conflict between President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayyeb
On the grounds of physical fitness criteria that were not announced as application requirements, the Military Academy barred 179 imams and khatibs…
The killing of an imam under the purview of the Endowments Ministry by armed groups in Arish marks a new turn in…
Theft spurs calls for a committee to protect relics
Despite Al-Azhar’s rejection of Endowments Ministry-written sermons, many imams continued to read from the proscribed text.
Despite imam's early resistance to pre-written sermons, Egypt’s Muslims have heard a unified sermon the past two weeks.
Police arrested three administrators of Facebook pages allegedly promoting anti-government protests on the anniversary of the January 25 uprising. Two administrators, who…
«It is hot in the microbus that takes me and a local activist to a village located about 10 kilometres from Luxor’s city centre. We ask…»
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