Regular religious seminars for pilgrims at their accommodation in Madinah and Makkah
Female preachers from Al-Azhar join the awareness team, as women account for 52% of all tourism pilgrims
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, in cooperation with Al-Azhar's Islamic Research Academy, has launched an awareness convoy for tourism pilgrims at Cairo International Airport as part of the preparations for the 1447 AH-2026 Hajj season, aiming to raise Egyptian tourism pilgrims' awareness of the regulations and procedures governing the performance of Hajj and to enhance the quality of services provided to them, ensuring an easy and safe journey from departure until return.
For her part, Samia Samy, Assistant Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Travel Company Affairs, Head of the Egyptian Tourist Hajj Affairs Office and Head of the Supreme Committee for Hajj and Umrah, explained that the launch of this convoy implements the directives of Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy to intensify awareness programs for pilgrims, noting that the convoy delivers simplified guidance messages before travel, helping pilgrims perform the rituals with ease and peace of mind and avoid any violations that could affect their journey in the holy lands.
She added that the convoy includes a practical explanation of the Hajj rituals, stressing the need to follow the instructions issued by the authorities managing the Hajj season at the holy sites and the Two Holy Mosques, as well as directly answering pilgrims' questions, ensuring they are fully prepared before departure.
In this context, Samia Samy noted that female preachers from Al-Azhar have joined the awareness team, given the specific nature of some jurisprudential rulings related to women, allowing specialized religious guidance to be provided and female pilgrims' questions to be answered accurately.
She explained that this step comes in light of the growing number of women among tourism pilgrims, who make up 52% of all pilgrims this season, reflecting the ministry's keenness to provide comprehensive awareness services that take into account the needs of different groups.
She stressed that the convoy is being implemented in cooperation with the Islamic Research Academy, ensuring reliable awareness content that combines sound religious guidance with organizational instructions, explaining that its activities will continue until the last groups of tourism pilgrims depart from Cairo International Airport, scheduled for 22 May, to reach as many pilgrims as possible.
In a related context, awareness and religious seminars are organized regularly for tourism pilgrims after they arrive at their accommodation in Madinah and Makkah, with the aim of educating them on how to perform the rituals correctly and strengthening their religious and spiritual side, helping them perform the rituals in an atmosphere of reassurance and ease.
