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'''El Hadj Mamadou Saliou Camara''' is the [[ |
'''El Hadj Mamadou Saliou Camara''' is the grand [[imam]] of [[Guinea]], and the country's highest cleric.<ref name="npr.org"/> |
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On 27 January 2015, he said, in relation to the [[Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa]], |
On 27 January 2015, he said, in relation to the [[Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa]], "There is nothing in the [[Koran]] that says you must wash, kiss or hold your dead loved ones," and he called on citizens to do more to stop the virus by practicing safer burying rituals that do not compromise tradition.<ref name="npr.org">{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2015/01/26/381529285/guineas-grand-imam-pulls-no-punches-in-his-ebola-message|title=Guinea's Grand Imam Pulls No Punches In His Ebola Message|date=26 January 2015|work=NPR.org|accessdate=7 February 2015}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
Latest revision as of 17:46, 22 May 2023
El Hadj Mamadou Saliou Camara is the grand imam of Guinea, and the country's highest cleric.[1]
On 27 January 2015, he said, in relation to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa, "There is nothing in the Koran that says you must wash, kiss or hold your dead loved ones," and he called on citizens to do more to stop the virus by practicing safer burying rituals that do not compromise tradition.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Guinea's Grand Imam Pulls No Punches In His Ebola Message". NPR.org. 26 January 2015. Retrieved 7 February 2015.