Poland: Bill to introduce changes in legal status of Muslims

Poland: Bill to introduce changes in legal status of Muslims


Poles belonging to Muslim community are calling for changes to a law dating back to 1936, obliging them to pray for the President and the Republic of Poland.

 

The law regulates the relationship between the state and the Muslim Religious Association and stipulates that Polish Muslims are obliged to pray for the Republic of Poland and its President every week during Friday service, while on national holidays they are bound to say a solemn service for the Republic of Poland, Poland's President, Government and Army. 

 

The Foreign Ministry, along with representatives of Polish Muslims, are working on a draft bill which will abolish the inter-war  law and introduce profound changes to the legal status of Muslims in Poland.

 

Polish Muslims will be granted the right to take days off on Muslim holidays, Muslim marriages contracted in a mosque will have equal status to civil marriages  and Muslim clergymen will be able to issue "halal" certificates, confirming that a product is permissible according to Islamic custom. 

 

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Source: TheNews  (English), h/t Weasel Zippers

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