Showing posts with label Islamic weekend. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Islamic weekend. Show all posts

Saturday, May 26, 2007

Changing the Islamic Weekend in Kuwait Proves to Be a Sensitive Issue

KUWAIT TIMES: KUWAIT: Several Islamist MPs issued statements yesterday opposing the government's plans to shift the weekend from Thursday-Friday to Friday-Saturday following such a move by a number of Gulf states. The MPs said their opposition is based on the fact that such a move will mean imitating the West and could undermine some religious obligations, especially that many Muslims fast on Thursday. The Thawabet Al-Ummah convention also slammed the Civil Services Commission's moves to grant Saturdays off in place of Thursdays without reviewing religious or social issues. "The issue can never be considered a mere weekend one," said members of the convention, reminding authorities that Muslim scholars considered it a religious violation and called for further studies on the sensitive issue. Islamists oppose Fri-Sat weekend (more) By B Izzak and A Saleh

Mark Alexander