E/CN.4/1995/91/Add.1 page 49 30. Every year, sermons could be delivered from the Myanmar Broadcasting Service on three auspicious occasions for the people of the Islamic faith - Eid al-Adha, Eid ul-Azh (Bakra Eid) and the Birthday of the Prophet. In order to deliver sermons on these occasions, the Ministry for Religious Affairs made arrangements to edit the sermons and to coordinate between the Central Association of Printers and Publishers’ Registration and the Myanmar Broadcasting Service. 31. The Ministry of Religious Affairs has recommended to the Central Association of Printers and Publishers’ Registration for publishing the following scripts after editing them: Year No. of religious scripts No. of scripts for monthly journals 1991 58 4 1992 96 5 1993 42 5 32. The Ministry has also made recommendations for various Islamic organizations so that they could publish calendars for Islamic devotees every year. 33. The Minister for Religious Affairs himself attended the ceremony to lay the foundation stone for the Home for Aged Muslim Women at No. (1) Thukha Street, Thingangyun township, Yangon Division. 34. In order for the Islamic religious leaders to promote and propagate their faith, the following two persons have been allowed to travel in Myanmar free of charge to carry out their religious duties: Gazi Mohamed Hashin, Chairman, Islamic Affairs Council Headquarters; and Chief Moulvi Mamod Dawot Yusuf, Chairman, Organization for Ulema Islamic Scholars. 35. The Department of Religious Affairs and the Ministry of Religious Affairs usually make consultations with the following five Islamic organizations for the purposes of Islamic affairs: (a) The Headquarters for the Islamic Affairs Council; (b) The Organization for Ulema Islamic Scholars; (c) All Myanmar Moulvis Headquarters; (d) The Organization of Myanmar Muslim Youth (a religious organization); (e) Myanmar Muslim National Headquarters.

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