Jordanians Urge Dismissal of Awqaf Minister for Closing Quranic Centers
According to Sarayanews.com website, the rally was organized after Friday prayers in the city of Ma’an to voice opposition to the Awqaf ministry’s decision.
The participant said Awqaf Minister Mohammad Khalaileh should be dismissed for making such a decision.
Jordan recently closed 68 Quranic centers for not complying with the new conditions set by the ministry that limit the activities of Quranic and Islamic centers.
The ministry introduced the new restrictions in June and soon afterward closed the centers for not complying with them.
The restrictions include fewer working hours for the centers and conditions for managers and teachers.
Those willing to teach at the centers also need to pass examinations held by the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs.
Activists say meeting some of the introduced conditions is not possible because many of these centers work on a voluntary basis.
Mohammad Zakhar al-Majali, a member of the administrative council of Jordan’s Holy Quran Preservation Society says the closure of the centers is temporary.
Jordan is a Muslim-majority country in the Middle East. Followers of Islam make up around 95 percent of the Arab country’s population.
