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Egypt's new plan: 1 weekly sermon for over 80 million Muslims

After Egypt launched a campaign to unify Friday sermons in mosques across the country, some have questioned the state's real motives behind the move.

Egyptian men attend the Friday weekly prayer at al-Azhar mosque in the capital Cairo's Islamic quarter, on October 2, 2015. AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI        (Photo credit should read KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images)
Egyptian men attend the Friday weekly prayer at Al-Azhar Mosque in the capital Cairo's Islamic quarter, Oct. 2, 2015. — KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images

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