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Egyptian ministers discuss modernizing religious discourse with scientific research
October 22, 2026 at 08:56 AM
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Egypt's religious endowments and higher education ministers met to discuss employing scientific research in renewing religious discourse and strengthening positive values among youth.
- Endowments Minister Osama al-Azhari received Higher Education Minister Abdel-Aziz Qansouah at the ministry's headquarters in the New Administrative Capital.
- Al-Azhari said developing religious discourse is a shared responsibility requiring coordination among state religious, educational, cultural, and media institutions.
- Al-Azhari said employing scientific research in religious discourse is necessary to understand social realities and analyze their causes.
- Qansouah emphasized raising religious and intellectual awareness among university students through scientific thinking and reasoned dialogue.
- The two ministers agreed to continue coordination to enhance students' awareness and promote national belonging and citizenship values.
- They also discussed employing modern technologies to develop religious discourse and build a conscious personality able to confront contemporary challenges.


