IQNA – Egypt's Awqaf ministry denied rumors of a ban on using external loudspeakers for the Maghrib and Fajr prayers during RamadanSpokesperson for the ministry Osama Raslan shot down claims of an alleged ban on broadcasting the Quran via external loudspeakers in mosques during Ramadan. In a phone interview on the program “al-Hekaya”, Raslan said that the regulations governing the use of external loudspeakers in mosques during Ramadan remain unchanged and have been in place for years. These regulations prohibit the use of external loudspeakers outside of the times for the Adhan (call to prayer) and Iqamah (second call to prayer), he noted. Raslan explained that the Taraweeh prayers in mosques will be broadcast using internal, not external, loudspeakers, which will be sufficient and audible to those praying in the mosque’s courtyard. External loudspeakers have been a source of competition at times, he noted, especially when mosques were under the control of certain groups.

Source: Egypt Independent February 08, 2026 14:32 UTC