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| Ibn Khaldoun Mosque |
Alexandria's
Ibn Khaldoun mosque is not an archaeological monument, asserted Mostafa Amin,
Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
The
secretary-general spoke in response to accusations of negligence from the press
and social media, lobbed at the antiquities ministry after the mosque's minaret
collapsed Sunday due to high wind and rain.
Amin
said that the collapsed minaret is not registered on Egypt’s antiquities list
and is not affiliated with Egyptian law governing the protection of
antiquities.
Amin told
Ahram Online that the mosque, located in Alexandria's Al-Mansheya district, is
not a monument as some have claimed and that the Ministry of Antiquities
carries no responsibility for it. The
mosque falls rather under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Religious
Endowments, he said.
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