The Egyptian government and pro-state media have launched campaigns against well-known Salafi sheikhs. Meanwhile, a series of decisions banning them from preaching at mosques have been issued.
On June 28, the Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments banned Alaa Muhammad Hussein Yaqoub, the son of prominent Salafi preacher Muhammad Hussein Yaqoub, from preaching at mosques. The decision came in the wake of a fierce campaign by pro-regime media against his father, Muhammad, after the father testified in a court case involving 12 people accused of being involved in attacks against security forces in Greater Cairo.
