In line with its actions against the growing threat of terrorism in the country and the regions, Egypt has announced ban on books on extremism and the Muslim Brotherhood in Mosques. The action will be implemented in the next 15 days, announced the Egyptian Ministry of Endowments. Egyptian minister Mohammed Mokhtar Gomma stressed on the decision saying that the government will be going through the books in the libraries of the mosques and there will be proper re-examining of those literature, magazines and other things. They will be removed if it is found that they have extremist ideology or belong to any particular extremist group. He also emphasized that those who did not adhere to the ruling or the directive, will have to bear tough punishments. Mokhtar further warned all the imams to take a pledge to not allow any books to be included in the mosque libraries until they receive permission from the General Administration of Religious Guidance in the Ministry’s genera...
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