Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments

March 27, 2023

Egypt authorities denies Muezzin killed in Alexandria mosque

The Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments revealed the circumstances of the alleged murder of a Muezzin (the official who proclaims…

July 3, 2022

The Religious Endowments Ministry in Egypt adopted regulations for Eid al-Adha prayers in all major mosques and yards across the…

March 29, 2022

The Head of the Religious Sector at the Religious Endowments Ministry Hisham Abdel-Aziz said that Tarawih prayers this year will…

September 26, 2020

Al-Azhar, the Islamic world’s top Sunni religious institution, on Saturday urged all Egyptians to stand against any attempts to destabilize…

April 4, 2020

Egyptian authorities have dispersed groups of people across the country attempting to perform Friday prayers, in direct violation of governmental…

December 17, 2016

Egypt's Minister of Religious Endowments says anti-Christian attacks are an assault on God, as part of the government's attempts to…

May 6, 2011

Following a series of conflicts between the followers of Sheik Hafez Salama, chairman of the Hedaya al-Islamiya charity, and the Ministry…

November 24, 2010

Minister of Religious Endowments and Islamic Affairs Mahmoud Hamdi Zaqzouq issued an order on Wednesday to all the ministry's directorates…

April 29, 2010

Official sources at the Religious Endowments Ministry say a recent decision to ban Egypt's Sufi orders from holding gatherings for…

March 18, 2010

The Ministry of Religious Endowments has issued instructions to Egyptian preachers to pray for President Hosni Mubarak's good health in…