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| Salafists in Boumerdes transform mosques into places of recruitment |
| 2010-09-06 |
| [Ennahar] According to statistics from the Directorate of Religious Affairs in the province of Boumerdes, 64 illegal places of worship have been created since the earthquake, which struck that région on 21 May 2003. Over time, these places have become subjects of struggle between different religious currents, prompting the security authorities of the province to sound the alarm and express their fears about the return of the Salafi current who calls for Jihad. Several Towns in the province of Boumerdes, including those in the eastern regions, have seen a proliferation of such places of worship, constructed in a haphazard manner in the centers of cities and villages as isolated ones in the district of Bordj Ménaïl with 41 prayer rooms on a total of 81 rooms. Three prayer rooms Djinet and one in the Municipality of Lekata, where holy men are chosen by citizens as well as the management commission. Conflicts between different groups on religious issues, like the beard, wearing qamis and trousers, and other topics such as the Djilbab, fatwas and legal issues may lead to revocation of imams and their replacement by others. In a prayer room located in the town of Bordj Ménaïl during the holly month of Ramadhan, we were surprised by the condition of the hall, whose roof was covered with tiles and its crumbling walls. Nobody could know that it is a prayer room without the sign on the door. A portion was reserved for women who also are divided into two parts: those who wear Djilbab and those who wear Hijab. The Salafi extremist current According to information received by Ennahar, Halakates (meetings) not authorized by the Directorate of Religious Affairs, are organized, prompting authorities to sound the alarm after reports on some fanatic Salafists preaching for jihad and who attempt, by their ideas to influence young people and recruit among young adolescents, after the evening prayers and Taraweeh. Security has been strengthened after the return of some followers of the Salafi current and after the seizure of books and CDs calling for jihad, in addition to information on the infiltration of terrorist elements in the prayer rooms and their contacts with support cells. Furthermore, and according to sources received by Ennahar, the majority of kidnappings in recent years have been committed in front of mosques and prayer halls after the Maghrib or the evening prayer. |
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| Posted by: Paul2 2010-09-06 07:54 |