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Date of source: Saturday, July 19, 2014
Sheikh Ahmad Turk, head of research and advocacy at the Ministry of Endowments has released information regarding meetings conducted between members of the Salafī organization and the Minister of Endowments, Muhamad Mukhtār Jum’ah.
Date of source: Friday, July 18, 2014
The Ministry of Endowments announced that only 3,300 mosques nationwide would be participating in the religious tradition of i’tikāf this year. Sheikh Muhamad ‘Abd al-Rāziq, head of the religious sector of the Ministry of Endowments, issued a strong warning to whoever tries to violate the rules and...
Date of source: Sunday, June 29, 2014
Ahmad Turk, head of research and dā’wah at the Ministry of Endowments guaranteed that any speculation about mosque closures throughout the holy month of Ramadan is not true. All mosques will remain open and welcome to worshippers throughout the month.
Date of source: Thursday, June 26, 2014
After having temporarily calmed down, relations between the Ministry of Endowments and the Salafīs have ignited once again, this time regarding i’itikāf. Sheikh Muhamad ‘abd el-Rāzik, representative of the Ministry of Endowments for Quranic and Mosque matters, stated, “i’itikaaf is a tradition that...
Date of source: Thursday, June 19, 2014
Shaykh Ahmad Ni'ayna', Qur’ān reciter, and member of the Syndicate of Reciters stated that Shaykh Muhammad al-Tabalāwī did not suspend him from the syndicate as has been earlier stated.
Date of source: Sunday, June 15, 2014
The Ministry of Endowments assured that there is no desire to cancel the Iʿtikāf practice (a retreat in a mosque for a certain number of days) in the ten last days of Ramadan.
Date of source: Saturday, August 9, 2014
The Committee responsible for receiving the applications for the post of the AzharUniversity president stated that today is the deadline for receiving all applications.
Date of source: Wednesday, January 15, 2014
The Grand Mutfī Shawqī ‘Allām voted on the referendum in Nasr City. He commented that participation in the referendum is a testimony of truth that cannot be withheld (Al-Shaymā’ ‘Abd al-Lattīf, al-Tahrīr, Jan. 15, p. 11). Read original text in Arabic.
Date of source: Friday, November 15, 2013
The Deputy of the Ministry of Endowments assured that they closed al-Hussayn Mosque to avoid the bloodshed after many Salafīs stated that they shall confront the Shī’ites who are planning to commemorate ‘Ashūrā’ there (al-Shaymā’ Abdul Latīf and Sābir al-‘Arabī, al-Tahrīr, Nov. 15, p. 5). Read the...
Date of source: Friday, January 3, 2014
Seeking to prevent further manipulation of mosques by the Muslim brotherhood, the Ministry of Endowments activated the decision that all the mosques should stay under its supervision.
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Dialogue Across Borders is a database of summary translations of Arabic newspaper articles with references to their sources about intercultural and interreligious relations, focusing primarily but not exclusively on Muslim-Christian relations. The database also contains articles with editorial analysis and interviews on the subject.