Fiqh academy reconstituted without Adhaalath Party scholars
24 May 2015, 5:00 PM
Minivan News
The ministry of Islamic affairs has reconstituted the Fiqh academy and excluded senior members of the Adhaalath Party.
Former members, Sheikh Ilyas Hussain, Sheikh Iyaz Abdul Latheef, and MP Anara Naeem were not included in the reconstituted academy. Ilyas is the president of the Adhaalath Party’s religious scholars’ council while Iyaz was the vice president of the Fiqh academy.
The religious conservative withdrew its support for the government in March and joined the opposition ‘Maldivians against tyranny’ coalition.
Former Islamic minister Dr Mohamed Shaheem Ali Saeed meanwhile resigned from the cabinet earlier this month following the detention of Adhaalath Party president Sheikh Imran Abdulla.
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