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Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/10/us-egypt-protests-idUSBRE9890NF20130910
Egypt Bans 55,000 Mosque Preachers in Crackdown on Islamists
(Reuters) Yasmine Saleh - Egyptian authorities will bar 55,000 unlicensed clerics from preaching in mosques in the latest move against sympathizers of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Morsi, Minister of Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said on Tuesday. Following the overthrow of Morsi, more than 2,000 Islamist activists have been arrested and most of the Brotherhood's leaders jailed, including Morsi.