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| Faisal Mosque imam barred from speaking on political issues |
| 2017-08-10 |
| [DAWN] ISLAMABAD: The imam of Faisal Mosque has been barred from speaking on political issues or even seeking Allah’s guidance for the rulers of the country during his Friday sermons following a complaint by an intelligence agency. "I have advised the imam not to indulge himself in political issues as Faisal Mosque is for all the Moslems irrespective of their political and religious affiliations," Dr Masoom Yasinzai, the rector of the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), told Dawn. He said he took the step after a complaint by an intelligence agency that the imam during his recent Friday sermon had sought Allah’s guidance for the rulers. The rector was talking to Dawn after a protest by the Federation of All-Pakistain Universities Staff Association (FAPUSA) against the IIUI administration for not allowing its representatives to hold an event in the university’s auditorium on Tuesday. The association announced to hold a countrywide black day against what its office-bearers said anti-democratic and irresponsible attitude of the varsity administration. The rector said universities were meant for academic discussions and for holding an event at the auditorium the organisers should have taken prior permission. "We have a committee, which receives applications and discusses the agenda of any event before giving the final approval. After scrutiny of the agenda and the speakers, the university gives permission for holding the events. But in this case, the process was not followed by FAPUSA and the Academic Staff Association of the IIUI," the rector said. |
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