Egypt: The cancellation of celebrations of the birth of Ms. Zainab may Allaah

[I had a hard time with this article. The best I can understand, is that they will still congregate inside the mosques]

July 15 2009

Excerpt:

The decision to limit the celebrations marking the birth of Ms. Zainab may Allaah be pleased with this year's gala will be held after prayers on Sunday and the cancellation of any other conditions for the celebration of this occasion, is essential in the face of the risk of transmission of the flu among the huge number of undecided this ceremony, and the number between two million and three million people, most of whom come from different governorates, which represents a real safeguard for their health, and protect their lives and their lives, which is insisting on the officials in the investigation of the following The authors have shown the implementation of these ceremonies, the heads of the brotherhoods, while supported by religious scholars and health experts as well.

At the outset, Dr. Azim Minister the Governor of Cairo that the decision came out of the recommendations of the Minister of Health as Chairman of the Higher Committee to combat avian and swine influenza, which recommended the establishment of the prevention of birth in all governorates of the republic, so it was banned the establishment of any marquees outside the mosque, Ms. Zainab ( may Allah be pleased with them) and only the religious aspects inside the mosque, where prayers will be involved Morocco and the crowds of worshipers, Dr. Fathi Sorour, President of the People's Council and as Chairman of the Board of Directors Ms. Zeinab mosque and the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Grand Sheikh Sayyed Tantawi, on Sunday the next, and instructions for each of the Security Directorate and the Directorate of Religious Endowments to prevent celebration of the birth of Ms. Zainab as they are every year, as well as preventing the issuance of permits from the presidency of Mrs. Zeinab district to establish Cuadr or marquees (externalities) associated with to celebrate the birth anniversary, will also be necessary to take action against violators of these decisions.

He adds that the decision is to prevent the huge crowds of visitors to the birth, which contributes to the spread of disease, particularly severe disease, swine flu, which facilitates the spread of infection and it is difficult in such control groups, a fact of which the citizen must be to maintain the health and community health whole.

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Afifi, Ahmed Khalil, but the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council for the methods of the Sufis say: We were surprised by the decision of the ban issued by the Minister of Health and the Governor of Cairo and the Ministry of Environment, but to the public interest to comply and must share with stakeholders in the implementation of these directives.

He added: It is indeed there are large numbers of citizens are on the birth of Ms. Hassan, may God be pleased by the range each year between 2 and 3 million people, and these groups of people with difficult to control the spread of disease and infection, and we appreciate the efforts of the Ministry of Health to reduce the spread of swine flu, we must act together with them and do not represent a burden affecting the fruits of these efforts, there was no insistence on our part to establish a birth celebrations this year, a decision stemming from the point of view, the logic of prudent for the public good rather than the disease becomes an epidemic to the health of the population, because it is already the prevention is better than cure.
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