The Ministry of Awqaf [Endowments] put new conditions on building mosques. The conditions for building mosques include that the residential area be in real need of building a mosque. A minimum of 500 meters should separate one mosque from another. The conditions also include that anyone who donates a piece of land should bear the costs of the design and of the drawings [of the mosque] that are prepared by the ministry. The donor should also place LE 50,000 in a bank account to prove his or her seriousness.