The Algerian authorities have decided to expand their fight against terrorism to combat subversive sermons by religious leaders preaching in remote mosques. To stem the rising influence of Salafism in the country, a national syndicate for Muslim imams will be formed this week, a move that the Ministry of Religious Affairs and Endowments does not oppose.
The Minister of Religious Affairs and Endowments, Bouabdallah Ghlamallah, publicly said that he sees no reason why imams cannot form a syndicate. He and others in the goverrnment advocate controlling subversive mosque sermons that they believe are misleading believers with subversive and radical messages.
