Date of source: Thursday, September 16, 2021
Social media sites were buzzing with heated discussions after circulating photos of a mosque under construction with pharaonic inscriptions and motifs in a village in al-Fayūm governorate, south of Cairo.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 24, 2020
Dr. Muḥammad Mukhtār Jumaʿa, Minister of Endowments [al-Awqāf] emphasized that whoever is talking about how it is forbidden [ḥarām] to close mosques in these current circumstances are either ignorant or enemies of the nation and humanity.
Date of source: Monday, September 9, 2019
Doctor Muḥammad Mukhtār Jumʿah, Egyptian Minister of Awqāf, has announced his decision to allocate a session of the 30th International Conference of the Islamic Affairs Supreme Council to the topic of women’s role in state-building. The conference, titled “Nation-building in Jurisprudence…A Modern...
Date of source: Friday, November 9, 2012
A fresh crisis erupted between the awqāf (religious endowments) ministry after a decision by Minister Tal’at ‘Afīfī to sack nine undersecretaries and directors of awqāf in several governorates.
Date of source: Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Muhammad Mukhtār Jum’ah, Minister of Endowments, decided to refer the Azharite attire in Iraq, Shaykh Faraj Allah al- Shāzilī, for investigation for making the call for prayers in the Shi’ite way which contradicts with the call of Sunnah.
Date of source: Sunday, May 4, 2014
The Ministry of Endowment rejected the request for a preacher license from Shaykh Yassir Burhami, deputy head of the Da’wah al- Salafiah.
Date of source: Saturday, September 20, 2014
The Ministry of the Religious Endowments visited some 200 sites throughout Cairo at which Friday prayers for ‘Īd al-Adhá will take place.
Date of source: Monday, September 15, 2014
Salafī leaders criticized Dr. Muhammad Mukhtār Jum’ah, Minister of Endowments, particularly after the failure of his meeting with the leaders of the Da’wah al- Salafiah two days ago.
Date of source: Sunday, September 14, 2014
Dr. Muhammad Mukhtār Jum’ah, Minister of Endowments, issued two ministerial decrees.
Date of source: Sunday, September 7, 2014
The Minister of Endowments stated in an interview to Watan that giving licenses to al- Da’wah al- Salafiah is not possible at all in the meantime