An Islamic seminary of the Sunni community has been shut down in Bukan County in the West Azerbaijan province, Iran after the \u2018pressures by security agencies\u2019.
\n\u201cSunniOnline\u201d reported the rector and teachers of \u201cDarululoom Imam Nawawi\u201d issued a statement announcing the closure of the seminary \u2018until an unknown time\u2019.
\nAn edition of the statement sent to \u201cSunniOnline\u201d in which the teachers of the seminary said: \u201cFollowing the intensifying pressures of the Intelligence Ministry on the Islamic Seminary of Imam Nawawi of Bukan and creating of troubles for the teachers, students and rector of the seminary, the personnel decided to shut down the school and stop all activities to an unknown time.\u201d
\nThe statement termed bypassing the due rights of the Sunni community \u201cagainst the constitution\u201d and a reason of \u201cweakening unity\u2019s basis\u201d.
\nDarululoom Imam Nawawi was founded in 2001 and it has been famous for students in the Kurd-populated regions of Iran who follow Shafi\u2019i school of thought.
\nMohammad Khezrnejhad, the rector of Darululoom Imam Nawawi, has called on Sunni scholars and activists to support them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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