By IINA,
Algiers : After “Radio Coran” launched several months ago, Algeria is on the point of obtaining a satellite television channel exclusively dedicated to the religious broadcasting. “This project was proposed to us and, after consultation, we took the decision to concretize it soon”, the Algerian Minister for Religious affairs, Bouabdellah Ghlamallah revealed recently during a trip to Constantine. Ghlamallah who started a series of visits a few days ago all over Algeria with the objective to inform the Imams to sensitize people to take part in the poll of next April 9, defended in addition to confer a political role on the mosque.
The mosque should not monopolize the role of the citizen and decide in his place” the minister stressed. The Imam should advise citizens and not to choose in their place”, he said. Algeria counts currently approximately 22000 Imams, that is to say nearly 36% of the requirements and needs of the country. The minister intends again to recruit Imams during the next years.