"Egypt's outgoing interim President Adly Mansour on Thursday signed into law a decree banning all non-certified Islamic preachers, presidential spokesman Ihab Badawi said. The law, which also applies to public spaces used as mosques, stipulates that only employees of the country's endowments ministry (Islamic religious affairs) or the senior Islamic learning institute at Al-Azhar can preach or give religious lessons.
Those who violate the law can face from three months to one year in jail and/or a fine of LE20,000 to LE50,000. Unauthorised persons who wear clerical uniform will face jail sentences of one month to one year and/or a fine of LE10,000 to30,000. Employees of the endowments ministry, as allowed by the justice minister, are allowed to stop and arrest those who violate the law." (thanks Basim)
Those who violate the law can face from three months to one year in jail and/or a fine of LE20,000 to LE50,000. Unauthorised persons who wear clerical uniform will face jail sentences of one month to one year and/or a fine of LE10,000 to30,000. Employees of the endowments ministry, as allowed by the justice minister, are allowed to stop and arrest those who violate the law." (thanks Basim)
