Egypt's Ministry of Religious Endowments recently announced the appointment of 144 female preachers who will take up their positions in the female-only sections of several prominent mosques starting in March. According to the ministry, this is the first step in activating female participation in preaching work, and more female preachers will be added in the future.
Egyptian mosques are segregated by gender, with separate areas allocated for women. The new female preachers will lecture exclusively to women on a wide range of topics twice a week. The aim of these sessions is to clear up misconceptions related to Islamic jurisprudence and to spread moderate thinking.
