Cairo University organized an educational program for 600 imams and preachers from the Ministry of Endowments, under the patronage of Dr. Mohamed Mukhtar Gomaa, Minister of Endowments, and Dr. Mohamed Othman Elkhosht, President of the University, in the Grand Celebration Hall, aiming to identify the intellectual role of Cairo University, its role in renewing religious discourse, its history, and its role locally and globally. This is within the framework of implementing the cooperation protocol that was signed between the university and the ministry for the good preparation, continuous training and advancement of imams and preachers in various fields, in a way that contributes to supporting the state’s direction towards combating destructive and extremist ideas, and striving towards presenting a balanced religious discourse free of fanaticism.
The educational program included many activities, including the screening of a documentary film about Cairo University “History, Reality, and Future,” a lecture by Dr. Mohamed Elkhosht on the intellectual role of Cairo University and its project to establish a new religious discourse, and a speech by Dr. Al-Sayyid Musaad, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Endowments in Giza Governorate, in addition to two lectures each for: Dr. Abdullah Al-Tatawi, Cultural Advisor to the President of the University, and Dr. Muhammad Mansour Heiba, Media Advisor to the President of the University, about national identity and the role of the media in developing awareness.