Who controls Egypt’s religious institutions? How the top of the executive, security apparatus loom over the 3 institutional houses of Islam
Objection to the potential selling of endowments has primarily come from Al-Azhar.
Objection to the potential selling of endowments has primarily come from Al-Azhar.
Armed militants detonated an explosive device and fired at a mosque in North Sinai during Friday prayers
In light of a wave of labor protests against the minister of endowments, 12 of the ministry’s employees have recently been referred to criminal prosecution for protesting, while the minister has…
The Endowments Ministry revoked all licenses given to religious institutes and cultural centers that are not administered by the ministry or Al-Azhar, a ministry statement said on Saturday. The ministry…
Some 25 to 30 armed militants had raised the Islamic State flag in attack targeting Rawda mosque in North Sinai
The Endowments Ministry warned preachers against campaigning for the upcoming elections in their Eid al-Adha sermons, as aspiring parliamentary candidates gear up for the…
A muezzin is at the center of a national controversy due to allegations he said "Prayer is better than Facebook" during the…
The ministries of endowments and interior tightly controlled Eid al-Adha prayers on Saturday, with a host of restrictions and security regulations preventing…
The Ministry of Endowments plans to grant judicial arrest powers to its officials and inspectors to protect mosques from “non-specialized” preachers, the…
Brotherhood leader Salah Soltan, who once headed the Supreme Council of Islamic Affairs, wrote in one of his books that the Imam…
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