Government replaces several preachers [Archives:2005/830/Local News]

Yasser Mohammed Al-Mayyasi
Spokesman and Undersecretary of the Ministry of Endowment and Guidance Sheikh Mohammad al-Najjar, confirmed that his ministry has replaced a number of mosque preachers in Sana'a over the last few days.

Sources at the ministry said that around 18 preachers were dismissed for allegedly fomenting racial conflict and fanaticism by spreading outdated thoughts.

The replacement process was a reaction to conflicts between persons from the Salafi Sect and others affiliated to the Yemeni Congregation Party (Islah), as both sides were involved in harsh quarrels, leading to the stabbing of an innocent child.

The ministry emphasized that it takes severe procedures against those who attempt to foment conflicts in mosques and deliberately distort the Islamic religion.

Officials at the ministry considered this as an initial step in a process that will eventually include mosques nationwide.
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