Bahrain's religious leaders move to halt sectarianism.Manama: In a rare public display of common efforts to confront mounting sectarianism in Bahrain, Sunni and Shiite leaders have called for a series of activities to bolster unity and regain religious harmony. "The agreeable co-existence of all groups and sects helps deepen social cohesion and defeat the scheming to weaken our society and target Islam as a religion of peace," Shaikh Rashid Al Muraikhi, a Sunni scholar and judge, said. "We have never had any sectarian tendencies in Bahrain where people lived together regardless of their backgrounds. Now, we must work together to ensure that what is happening now is well contained and is terminated," he said at the gathering he organised in his majlis Majlis (مجلس) is an Arabic term meaning "a place of sitting" used to describe various types of formal legislative assemblies in countries with linguistic or cultural connections to Islamic countries. in Muharraq. Enemies Shaikh Abdullah Al Guraifi, one of the most venerated Shiite leaders in Bahrain, warned that "the enemies of Islam were sowing Not to be confused with sewing. Sowing is the process of planting seeds. Hand sowing is the process of casting handfuls of seed over prepared ground: broadcasting. Usually, a drag or harrow is employed to incorporate the seed into the soil. the seeds of discord Discord See also Confusion. Andras demon of discord. [Occultism: Jobes, 93] discord, apple of caused conflict among goddesses; Trojan War ultimate result. [Gk. Myth. and that Muslims had a duty to face them." "The growth of sectarianism in Bahrain means that the whole country would be burned," he said, without naming any country or party. "We do have to be careful about what the enemies of our religion are trying to do here." Al Nisr Publishing Al Nisr Publishing is a company based in Dubai, UAE. The company is a part of Al Tayer Group. It was established in 1985 by Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Abdullah Al Rostamani and Juma Al Majid. It employs 1,050 people and has branches in Manilla, Bahrain, Abu Dhabi and Sharjah. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control 2007. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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