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Local Newspaper: Jaffaria Endowments Renames Two Mosques in “A’ali” to “Sheikh Khalaf Al-Asfour” Mosque
2016-09-25 - 3:10 am
Bahrain Mirror: The Al-Wasat Bahraini newspaper said that the Jaffaria Endowments (Waqf) renamed two mosques in "A'ali" village to "Sheikh Khalaf Al-Asfour Mosque".
This action, which was preceded by a similar one, as the Jaffaria Endowments renamed a mosque from "Old Buri Mosque" to "Sheikh Khalaf Al-Asfour" Mosque as well, brought up resentment among the residents.
The Jaffaria Endowments, headed by Sheikh Mohsen Al-Asfour, changed the names of both "Old A'ali Mosque" and A'ali Grand (Al-Kabir) Mosque to "Sheikh Khalaf Al-Asfour".
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