President Abdel Fattah El‑Sisi met with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Awqaf (Public Endowments) Osama Al‑Azhari to review the ministry’s efforts to promote values, correct misconceptions and counter extremist ideologies.
According to the Presidency spokesman, Minister Al‑Azhari outlined the ministry’s initiatives to strengthen its digital presence, including the opening of the Ministry of Awqaf’s Artificial Intelligence Centre last week and the launch of a comprehensive digital platform containing around 80,000 pages of verified religious content. He noted that work is underway to introduce an audio version of the platform using artificial intelligence technologies.
The minister also reviewed preparations for the launch of second season of the State of Recitation initiative on Friday, as well as the upcoming second phase of the “Correct Your Concepts” initiative and efforts to digitally expand access to the weekly Friday sermon, particularly among young people through online platforms.
The meeting further discussed progress in establishing a legal framework to encourage educational and healthcare endowments, following directives issued by President El‑Sisi. Minister Al‑Azhari said such initiatives would help revive the role of endowments in supporting society and sustainable development through institutional mechanisms.
President El‑Sisi stressed the importance of restoring the historic and developmental role of endowments in a manner that is consistent with the needs of the modern Egyptian state. He also underscored the importance of maintaining efforts to renew religious discourse to ensure it remains responsive to contemporary societal issues and contributes to correcting misconceptions and negative behaviour.
The President directed the establishment of an integrated national public awareness system linking religious institutions, schools, universities and other educational bodies to ensure consistency in educational and ethical messaging across society.
