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Mahmoud Zakzouk
Mahmoud Zakzouk (; 27 December 1933 – 1 April 2020) was an Egyptian politician and academic. He served as minister of religious endowment of Egypt from 1995 to 2011. Early life and education Zakzouk was born in Dakahlia, Egypt, on 27 December 1933. He obtained a bachelor's degree in languages from Al Azhar University in 1959. Then he received a master's degree from the same university in 1960. He also received a PhD in philosophy from Munich University in 1968. His PhD thesis dealt with the comparison of the philosophical approaches of Descartes and Al-Ghazali. Career Zakzouk was a professor of philosophy and taught philosophy at his alma mater, Al Azhar University. He joined the university in 1968. From 1972 to 1976 he was visiting professor in Libya and from 1980 to 1984 in Qatar. He served as the dean of the Islamic Theology Faculty at Al Azhar from 1987 to 1995. He was appointed minister of religious endowments (Awqaf) in 1995 and was in office until the Revoluti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Awqaf (Egypt)
The Ministry of Awqaf of Egypt () is one of ministries in the Politics of Egypt, Egyptian government and is in charge of religious endowments. Religious endowments, awqaf, are similar to common law trusts where the trustee is the mosque or individual in charge of the waqf and the beneficiary is usually the community as a whole. Examples of waqfs are of a plot of land, a market, a hospital, or any other building that would aid the community. History Before the nationalization of awqaf Before the nationalization of the awqaf, the mosques helped in lending the poorer citizens a voice. For example, Al-Azhar mosque would aid the community through the endowments and remained economically separate via the revenue they earned from the awqaf. This enabled the mosque to maintain a state of independence from the dictates of the government and rulers. Mosques could use the endowments to help the community as needed. Also, because mosques were economically independent, imams could preach wha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pope Francis
Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936 – 21 April 2025) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 13 March 2013 until Death and funeral of Pope Francis, his death in 2025. He was the first Jesuit pope, the first Latin American, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Pope Gregory III, Gregory III. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to a family of Italian Argentines, Italian origin, Bergoglio was inspired to join the Jesuits in 1958 after recovering from a severe illness. He was Ordination#Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran and Anglican churches, ordained a Catholic priest in 1969, and from 1973 to 1979 he was the Jesuit provincial superior in Argentina. He became the archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998 and was created a Cardinal (Catholic Church), cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II. Following resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the 2013 pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Egyptian Politicians
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Gaber Tayae
Gaber may refer to: Places *Gaber, Dobrich Province, Bulgaria *Gaber, Sofia Province, Bulgaria * Gaber pri Črmošnjicah, Slovenia * Gaber, Croatia, a village near Desinić People *Eman Gaber (born 1989), Egyptian female fencer * Ernst Gaber (1907–1975), German rower * Garry M. Gaber, video game designer and programmer *Giorgio Gaber (Giorgio Gaberscik, 1939-2003), Italian singer-songwriter, actor and playwright * Harley Gaber (1943–2011), American visual artist and composer *Karam Gaber (born 1979), Egyptian Greco-Roman wrestler *Lamis Gaber, Egyptian politician *Matej Gaber (born 1991), Slovenian handball player *Mido Gaber (Mohamed Gaber Tawfik Hussein, born 1995), Egyptian footballer *Mihály Gáber (1753–1815), Slovene priest and writer *Omar Gaber (born 1992), Egyptian football player *Sharon Gaber (born 1964), American academic *Sherif Gaber (born c. 1993), Egyptian political activist Other uses *FK Gaber, a Macedonian football club See also * * Jaber or Jabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shereen Reda
Shereen Reda (; born July 7, 1968) is an Egyptian actress. Life She is the daughter of the Egyptian dancer Mahmoud Reda and his second wife, a former Yugoslavian ballet dancer. She started working on television as a model for advertisements, then Fawazeer, then moved to acting. She participated in many artistic works in the early nineties, the most important of which is the movie Hassan El-Lol with Ahmed Zaki, then she retired for a while and returned to art in 2006 through the movie Ashraf Haramy with Tamer Abdel Moneim and participated in 2007 in starring in an episode of the series Critical Moments, in addition to her participation in an episode of the series Ragel wa Set Setat and the program "Al-Tajriba". Controversy Her opinions sparked some angry responses from followers of Islam, with some describing her as anti-islamic, when she expressed her annoyance with the sound of the call to prayer and described it as “screaming” meaning an annoying sound, and her ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adhan
The (, ) is the Islamic call to prayer, usually recited by a muezzin, traditionally from the minaret of a mosque, shortly before each of the five obligatory daily prayers. The adhan is also the first phrase said in the ear of a newborn baby, and often the first thing recited in a new home. It is the first call summoning Muslims to enter the mosque for obligatory () prayers (); a second call, known as the , summons those already in the mosque to assemble for prayer. Muslims are encouraged to stop their activities and respond to the adhan by performing prescribed prayers, demonstrating reverence for the call to prayer and commitment to their faith. The five prayer times are known in Arabic as (), (), (), (), and (). In Turkey, they are called , and ; the five calls to prayer are sung in different makams, corresponding to the time of day. Terminology , Arabic for 'announcement', from the root , meaning 'to listen, to hear, be informed about', is variously transliterated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niqab
A niqāb, niqab, or niqaab (; ), also known as a ruband () or rubandah (), is a long garment worn by some Muslim women in order to cover their entire body and face, excluding their eyes. It is an interpretation in Islam of the concept of ''hijab'', and is worn in public and in all other places where a woman may encounter non-''mahram'' men. Most prevalent in the Arabian Peninsula, the niqab is a controversial clothing item in many parts of the world, including in some Muslim-majority countries. The use of face veils has been documented in various ancient cultures, including the Byzantine Empire, Persia, and Arabia. Historical sources mention women’s practices of face veiling. Additionally, Biblical references in Genesis highlight the use of veils, indicating their significance in the cultural traditions of these regions. Coptic Orthodox Christian women traditionally wore dark garments with veils, white for the unmarried and black for the married. While face veiling pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
