Manama, Aug 8 (IANS) Three clerics in Bahrain have been forbidden from preaching in mosques following allegations that they incited sectarian hate. Sunni cleric and Bahrain Quran Society chairman Adel Hassan Al Hamad was summoned to the interior ministry Thursday where he was told "he could ** longer conduct Friday sermons", Gulf Daily News reported. Shi'ite clerics Shaikh Mohammed Mansi and Shaikh Kamel Al Hashemi were also given similar orders, which were issued by the Justice, Islamic Affairs and Endowments ministry. "I was summoned by the Interior Ministry and I was informed that I have been banned from preaching following orders from the Justice Minister," Al Hamad tweeted.
08-12-2014, 04:03 PM
Three clerics banned in Bahrain for spreading hate
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