Maldives grants full freedom to Islamic scholars, says President
16 Jan 2011, 4:40 PM
Ahmed Nazeer
President Mohamed Nasheed has claimed that no other country in the global Muslim community “grants more freedom to Islamic scholars than in the Maldives.’’
Nasheed said there was no other country in the Islamic community aside than the Maldives where Islamic scholars can say whatever they want.
“No other country in the Islamic world allows scholars to preach the way they do in the Maldives,’’ Nasheed said. “Our goal was to give scholars the freedom to deliver their good religious advice, and to give the opportunity for them to provide council freely.’’
Nasheed noted that Islam had been a way of life in the Maldives for more than 1000 years.
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