In a meeting with the Minister of culture and Islamic Guidance of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Mawlana Abdol-Hamid urged on the freedom of press and to refrain from discrimination against ethnic and religious communities in the ministry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At a meeting of Shiite and Sunni scholars with the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance on Friday night, January 29, 2020, Mawlana Abdol-Hamid urged that sects and religious communities should be treated as no one will feel discrimination. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
President of Darululoom Zahedan considered the ethnic and religious diversity an opportunity in the province of Sistan & Baluchistan and across the country in the meeting with the minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance in Zahedan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also emphasized on the necessity of implementation of justice among ethnic and religious communities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The meeting was held with the presence of the Governor of Sistan & Baluchistan, Representative of the Supreme Leader and the provincial chiefs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mawlana Abdol-Hamid congratulated Dr. Abbas Salehi, Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance on his visit to Sistan and Baluchistan saying: \u201cThe visit of state officials to the province makes us more hopeful. The Minister of Islamic Culture and Guidance should take measures to eliminate the bans on printing Sunnis books<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this meeting, Mawlana Abdol-Hamid demanded Sunnis press freedom saying that Sunnis have the right of freedom of press in accordance with the constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The president of Darululoom Zahedan pointed to some obstacles that Sunnis of Iran are facing and said: \u201cThe Sunnis face obstacles on freedom of press and publishing books; they complain that their books were banned from printing and were not published under minor excuses.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mawlana Abdol-Hamid said: “As Shiites books are to be published, Sunnis books should also be published without regard to their religious pertinence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shaikh Abdol-Hamid applied for a license for publishing the Arabic magazine of “Islamic Awakening” and said that the former Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance had promised to issue a license, but it had not yet been issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“We hope that this magazine will be licensed as soon as possible”, he added more. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The “Islamic Awakening Magazine” is an internal Arabic magazine published by Darululoom Zahedan, Iran and has hundreds of readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shaikh Abdol-Hamid pointed out on the necessity of recurring government jobs equally among all Iranians without consideration of their religion and sect. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
“People’s demand is that Sunnis should be engaged in government posts, regardless of their ethnic or religious backgrounds\u201d, he concluded his points.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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