Minister calls for increasing mosques’ role in raising awareness

By Petra - Oct 28,2014 - Last updated at Oct 28,2014

ZARQA — Awqaf Minister Hayel Dawood on Tuesday met with mosque imams in Zarqa Governorate to discuss measures to increase mosques’ role in raising public awareness.

Dawood noted that the ministry suffers a shortage in imams, calling on Sharia graduates in Zarqa to apply to the ministry for immediate employment.

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