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December 16, 2020 at 12:55 pm | Published in: Iraq, Middle East, News
Sheikh Ahmed Hasan Al-Taha is chairman of the Iraqi Jurisprudence Council, 2 June 2020 [ahmedalttaha/Facebook] December 16, 2020 at 12:55 pm
Sunni Iraqi clerics yesterday rejected an agreement to share religious endowments in the country, describing it as legally void ,
Anadolu news agency reported.
The Ahl Al-Sunnah Scholars Association in Nineveh governorate said in a statement that Sunni scholars at home and abroad, headed by Sheikh Ahmed Hassan Al-Taha, reject the agreement adding that it is legally void since it did not obtain the Supreme Council of Endowments approval.
The Sunni scholars called on the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, to revoke the agreement.