Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 2021
The Supreme Administrative Court, headed by Counsellor Muḥammad ʿAbd al-Wahāb Khafāja, confirmed the ruling to ban non-specialists from issuing religious fatwas, and restricting pulpits from preaching without a license from al-Azhar, Egypt’s highest religious authority, or the Ministry of Awqāf.
Date of source: Saturday, July 24, 2021
On Saturday 24 July, the religious sector of the Ministry of Awqāf issued a strongly worded statement warning imams in all governorates not to allow unlicensed preachers to teach from mosque’s pulpits. Such an incidence would be punished with a salary deduction, bearing in mind that the penalty may...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 16, 2021
The SEKEM initiative in Egypt represents an acknowledged sustainable development model that integrates ethical business with human and ecosystem development in the desert. Together with its supplying farmers, SEKEM was the first entity to apply biodynamic farming methods in Egypt. Biodynamic...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 2, 2021
Al-Azhar and the Coptic Orthodox Church are organizing a major celebration next Monday in Al-Azhar conference hall on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Egyptian Family House [Bayt al-ʿĀʾila], in the presence of His Eminence the Grand Imam Dr. Aḥmad al-Ṭayyib, Shaykh...
Date of source: Friday, October 15, 2021
It is a fact that Cairo suffers from the overlapping sounds of mosques during prayer times especially since most mosques don’t lie that far from one another. That’s why the Ministry of Awqāf suggested starting to unify the call for prayer [Adhān] all around the city to minimize noise and to be a...
Date of source: Saturday, July 10, 2021
Secretary General of al-Azhar Islamic Research Academy Dr. Naẓīr ʿAyād checked out al-Azhar’s wing at the 52nd Cairo International Book Fair to follow-up activities provided by the wing, whether those related to academic publications, activities, or workshops.
Date of source: Tuesday, August 3, 2021
The Sixth International Conference of the General Secretariat for Fatwā Authorities Worldwide, organized by the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ, under the auspices of President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī, unveiled the operational plan of “Salām Center for Extremism Studies”.
Date of source: Monday, August 2, 2021
Dr. Muḥammad al-Ḍuwaynī, the Deputy of al-Azhar al-Sharif, said that the Egyptian Dār al-Iftāʾ was successful in choosing the title of its conference, which revolves around the developments of fatwās in the digital age, and we are aware of the urgency of this issue in the meantime.
Date of source: Saturday, July 3, 2021
Counsellor Munṣif Najīb Sulaymān, member of parliament and representative of the Coptic Orthodox Church, announced that the second parliamentary session's agenda will include a legislative proposal for Christian families; a draft that can be considered a civilizational leap for Christian families...
Date of source: Saturday, June 26, 2021
Shaykh Jābir Ṭāyiʿ, head of the religious sector, stated that the Awqāf Ministry (Religious Endowments) sets some conditions for preachers who use the pulpits [minbar]. These conditions include being an Azharian (al-Azhar graduate) or holding a license from the Ministry of al-Awqāf.