Talaat Afify
Endowments Ministry bans political sermons, suspends popular sheikh
Egypt
April 9, 2013
Endowments Ministry bans political sermons, suspends popular sheikh
After issuing repeated warnings, the Endowments Ministry has ordered religious leaders to prevent political discourse in mosques, according to the…
Imams protest ‘Brotherhoodization’ of Religious Endowments ministry
Egypt
March 20, 2013
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…
Endowments minister warns preachers against politicizing mosques
Egypt
March 2, 2013
Endowments minister warns preachers against politicizing mosques
Minister of Religious Endowments Talaat Afify renewed on Saturday his warning to preachers not to turn mosques into political…
Endowments minister rejects fatwas threatening political opposition
Egypt
February 18, 2013
Endowments minister rejects fatwas threatening political opposition
Endowments Minister Talaat Afify has rejected religious edicts labelling political opponents as unbelievers as “bizarre."
Spokesperson: Endowments Minister still deciding on Iran invitation
Egypt
January 1, 2013
Spokesperson: Endowments Minister still deciding on Iran invitation
Ministry of Endowments spokesperson Salama Abdel Qawy denied that Endowments Minister Talaat Afify refused an invitation from Iranian President Mahmoud…
Endowments minister declines Iranian invitation for Prophet’s birthday
Egypt
December 31, 2012
Endowments minister declines Iranian invitation for Prophet’s birthday
Endowments Minister Talaat Afify rejected Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's invitation to attend a conference at the end of January to…
Ministry directs preachers to not express stance on declaration
Egypt
December 3, 2012
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…