Manama, September 22 (BNA): The Sunni Endowments Directorate issued today a circular regarding the upcoming parliamentary and municipal elections.
The circular stated that, based on the directives of the Minister of Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments, Nawaf bin Muhammad Al-Maawda, preachers, imams and muezzins wishing to run for parliamentary and municipal elections must stop working and take official vacations as of next Monday. 10, until the end of the electoral process.
It also stipulated the prohibition of the use of mosques and their annexes in electoral campaigning for candidates in any way, and the legal accountability of violators.
The circular also prohibited giving speeches or sermons before and after Friday prayers, with the exception of translating sermons in licensed mosques.
The circular also stipulated that lessons or sermons should not be delivered in mosques until after obtaining official approvals from the Sunni Endowments Department.
M