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The Ministry of Endowments has warned against using the prayer spaces in ‘Īd al- Adhá in electoral campaigning or partisan discussions.
In the early hours of this morning, thousands of Egyptian men and women stood side by side to perform the ʿĪd Al-Aḍḥā prayer at the Muṣṭafā Maḥmūd Mosque in al-Muhandissīn.
Sufī Shaykhs argue about whether or not to celebrate the Mawlid (translator's note: birthday celebrations of important religious figures of the past. If these religious figures were martyrs the date of martyrdom is seen is being born into eternal life) of al-Hussayn bin-Ali (626–680). The general...
Since his election as President of Egypt in 2014, President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī has been used to visiting the Cathedral to congratulate Copts for Christmas. This is to solid brotherhood and love between different social factions, and to stress that he is a President for all Egyptians. 
In spite of the governmental decision to cancel mūlids in Egypt, people celebrated many mūlids. Some Muslim mūlids were canceled while other Christian were permitted paving the way for heated arguments and fears of sectarian tension.
In spite of the governmental decision to cancel mūlids, Egyptians adhere to their religious traditions and turn a deaf ear to the decision. However, Lower Egyptian areas seem to be more complying.
A new book entitled ’al-Mawālid wa al-Tasawwuf fī Misr’ [Mūlids and Sūfism in Egypt] written by the Dutch writer Nicolaas Biegman was recently translated into Arabic and issued by the National Center for Translation.
Two Arab-West Report interns report on a Sūfī dancing performance by the Al Tannoura dance troupe at the Wikala of Al Ghouri in Cairo.
The article sheds light on a group of rich and powerful people the author ironically calls the elite. The author condemns their arrogant ways and the manner in which they manipulate and monopolize their society and religion.
President Hosni Mubarak has issued a decision to the effect that January 7, Christmas in Egypt, is a national holiday for all Egyptians. The decision was highly praised and welcomed.

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