Government approves mosques' law

Sana'a, Yemen - The government approved in its weekly meeting held on Tuesday mosques' law and directed concerned officials to issue it.

The law aims at reviving the mosque belief, educational and guidance message and protecting the freedom of mosques, security and stability in them. It also aims at good management of mosques, building, maintaining them and equipping them for performing Islamic rituals.

The law seeks to enhance process of taking care of mosques and religious and historical monuments and protecting their cultural and civilized heritage. It also seeks to organize religious address and its role in serving the religion and the homeland, besides promoting performance of the workers in the mosques and improving their living conditions.

The 31 item of the draft law defines duties of preachers, guiders and all mosques' workers. It stressed on their commitments to good call for worshiping God and makings mosques away of partisan conflicts.

While item 32 included prohibitions implemented on all mosques' workers. These prohibitions are propagating to thoughts contradicting Islamic Share'a and its principles. Using mosques for propagating or inciting against any party, group or sect is also among prohibitions.