"Fatwa chaos" is a term commonly used by Muslim scholars at Cairo's Al-Azhar and the Ministry of Awqaf (religious endowments) to describe extremist religious discourse.
Such discourse is created by leaders of Salafist movements or those who support the Muslim Brotherhood, according to Al-Azhar, which seeks to play a pivotal role in managing this conflict. In 2014 and 2015, the Ministry of Awqaf prevented imams who are not certified by Al-Azhar or by the ministry itself to mount pulpits for Friday prayers and preach to the congregations.