Date of source: Saturday, May 21, 2005
Assemblies and demonstrations take place after the Friday prayer and worshippers walk out of the mosques into the streets, which is not within the scope of the awqāf [endowments] ministry, said Awqāf Minister Mahmoud Hamdī Zaqzouq in an interview.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 25, 2003
The Federal Republic of Germany has awarded Dr. Hamdi Zaqzouq, the Minister of Endowments, the greatest order of merit for his efforts in the fields of Islamic-Christian dialogue and improving the image of Islam in the West.
Date of source: Monday, August 20, 2007
Dr. Maḥmūd Ḥamdī Zaqzūq argues that inter-religious dialogue will not be successful without first solving the issue of the possession of absolute truth, as dialogue cannot succeed if the participants do not accept and have a mutual respect for one another.
Date of source: Wednesday, October 24, 2007
The following article presents the response of Dr. Mahmoud Zakzouk, Egyptian minister of endowments, to an article published in the German publication Neue Osnabruecker Zeitung which proclaimed his support of the death penalty for apostates.
Date of source: Thursday, October 25, 2007
Arab-West Report responds to media claims that Dr. Hamdi Zakzouk called for the death penalty for apostates from Islam.
Date of source: Monday, October 29, 2007
Critique on IGMF in Frankfurt saying that Dr. Hamdi Zaqzouq “defends the application of the death penalty for people who convert from Islam to Christianity”
Emotional debates and sensitive stories on conversions in Egypt.
The secretary of Pope Benedict expressing his fear about the Islamization of...
Date of source: Thursday, July 5, 2007
Muftī of Egypt Shaykh ‘Alī Jum‘ah talked about a number of issues, in an interview with al-Sharq al-Awsat, including fixed interest, setting up a body to monitor Fatwás, and the importance of coexistence between Muslims in the East and West.
Date of source: Monday, July 9, 2007
Deputy-head of the National Council for Human Rights, Aḥmad Kamāl Abū al-Majd, allied with Minister of Endowments Ḥamdī Zaqzūq when he announced that mosques should not be a place for expressing political opinions or objecting to the ruling party’s policy.
Date of source: Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Minister of Endowments Maḥmūd Ḥamdī Zaqzūq denies blocking the construction of minarets in the new mosques as al-Miṣrī al-Yawn reported.
Date of source: Saturday, June 23, 2007
Dr. Ahmad ‘Umar Hāshim rejects the project of unifying the Adhān proposed by the Ministry of Religious Endowments as it abolishes a rite in Islam.