Egypt holds training camps for imams to uproot terrorism
Egypt's imams are trained by Al-Azhar to spread moderate teachings and recognize extremist behavior among youths in order to curb ideologies that encourage terrorism.
Egypt is holding intensive training camps for imams across the country to renew religious discourse, spread moderate teachings of the religion and fight extremist ideologies.
The camps are organized by Al-Azhar, Egypt’s top seat of Islamic education, in cooperation with the Ministry of Religious Endowments in the border areas, southern governorates, the Delta region and coastal cities.
The minister of religious endowments, Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa, told local media that such training camps are aimed at honing the skills of imams and qualifying them to disseminate what he deemed "true" and moderate teachings of Islam as well as to combat terrorism and extremism.
The camps are part of efforts made recently by Al-Azhar and the Ministry of Religious Endowments to eliminate terrorism and correct flawed conceptions about Islam.
