The most influential Iranian Sunni leader visited Sistan region of “Sistan & Balochistan province” on Saturday and Sunday (March 9-10, 2019) where he took part in three graduation ceremonies and met with people of different classes directly.
Meeting a group of teachers and directors of the education office in Zahedan, Shaikh Abdol-Hamid termed “material and cultural poverty” the most obvious fruits of “discrimination” in any society.
Note: a journalist of Daily Etemad recently interviewed Shaikh Abdol-Hamid, president of Darululoom Zahedan and Friday imam of Sunnis in Zahedan where he underlined that they never commit treason against their country.
Writing a letter to the most influential Iraqi Shia cleric, Iranian Sunni leader asked him to use his influence for decreasing Iranian Sunnis’ problems and constitution of a multi-ethnic government in Iraq.
Alluding to the unstable situation of the country and challenges faced by different classes of the society, Shaikh Abdol-Hamid put establishment of a consultative council from the entrusted elites of different communities for revising the current policies and strategies.
The office of Shaikh-ul-Islam Mawlana Abdol-Hamid confirmed the reports released in social media about an assassination attempt foiled recently in Zahedan, provincial capital of Sistan-Baluchistan.
Recently a popular Iranian daily newspaper interviewed Shaikh Abdol-Hamid in Zahedan, the most influential Iranian Sunni leader. The journalist of the paper asked him questions on different domestic and regional issues. Here is a summary of his interview:
The most influential Iranian Sunni scholar urged on equality between Shia and Sunni communities terming discrimination the main reason of extremism in the region.
