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Algeria: New Draft Law to Govern Religious Institutions

A new draft law in Algeria is to bring the country’s religious institutions under the aegis of a single legal body.
A pupil reads and learns the Koran at Zaouia Ait Koufi in Tizi Ouzou, east of Algiers, during the holy month of Ramadan August 8, 2012. REUTERS/Louafi Larbi (ALGERIA - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY) - RTR36GIW

From now on, religious associations — most importantly those aiming to take the Algerian people back to the early centuries of Islam and bring them closer to traditionalist and jihadist movements — will be mapped out by a legal system, which has been explicitly prepared.

A draft law governing the mode of operation of these religious associations will be soon submitted to the government office for a final review, before being passed to parliament. This was confirmed by the Minister of Interior and Local Authorities Daho Ould Kablia, before the representatives of the people.

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