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Bahrain houses more than 700 Jaffari mosques: Report
By: Ali Al-Qadumi
MANAMA, Bahrain: The Jaaffari Endowment Directorate (JED) in
Bahrain is in charge of running 725 mosques across the country, a new
report revealed.
The updated figures feature in a newly-issued JED booklet Our Mosques.
The Northern Governorate has the lion's share with 339 mosques
compared to 183 in the Central Governorate, 159 in Manama and 41 in
Muharraq. The Southern Governorate has just two mosques.
A "rich category" of three-per cent of the mosques post an annual
revenue exceeding BD10,000.
The second category with revenues below BD10,000 includes 103 mosques
- 14pc.
The third "weak" category includes 129 mosques with annual revenues
below BD1,000.
A total of 468 mosques (65pc) are described as "poor", lacking any
source of revenues.
A survey has also revealed that 83pc of the Jaaffari-run mosques need
aid and extra funds to conduct necessary maintenance and cover
operational costs.
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