The Ministry of

Awqāf’s plan to unify the

Azān [The call to prayer] in Cairo’s mosques has provoked

heated controversy in Muslim circles.

Opponents to the plan say that introducing a single call to prayer, delivered

by a radio network,

contradicts the teachings of Islam. The minister of endowments, Dr. Mahmoud Hamdī

Zaqzouq, has pointed

out that if proved successful, a plan to unify the call to prayer will also be implemented in

other Egyptian

governorates.