Muslims
in Swaziland say undercover police are infiltrating their mosques to attend
Friday prayers.
The Times of Swaziland, the only independent daily newspaper in the
overwhelmingly Christian kingdom, reported on Wednesday (14 September 2016)
that police were suspected of monitoring the Muslim community.
One
source who did not want to be named told the newspaper that police officers
attend their 1pm main service of the week on Fridays under disguise and would
pretend to be members of the general public.
‘We do
not understand the perception of the local people regarding the Islamic
religion,’ the source told the Times.
He added that Muslims were perceived as people who wanted to perpetuate violence.
Ezulwini
Islamic Institute Imam Feroz Ismail confirmed the belief that plain-clothes
police officers often attended its Friday afternoon services.
The
Muslim community in Swaziland has recently been under attack by Christian leaders for distributing meat to needy
people. President of the League of Churches Bishop Simon Hlatjwako was among
Christian leaders who told people not to attend a special Muslim ceremony at
which meat was distributed. Hundreds of hungry people ignored the instruction.
See also
THE
HUNGRY DEFY CHRISTIAN LEADERS
http://swazimedia.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-hungry-defy-christian-leaders.html
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