Houthis using Ashura to steal Yemenis
The Houthi coup militia continues to
exploit religious occasions to collect more money to support its elements on
the frontlines.
According to the Yemeni news site,
Al-Mashhad al-Yamani, Houthi preachers are actively equating financial support
to the war to fasting for the sake of God.
On August 6, the Yemeni Ministry of
Endowments and Guidance issued a statement to preachers and guides regarding
the Houthi militia's exploitation of Ashura day, with them turning the
religious occasion into a political one.
Out of responsibility, the ministry
called upon preachers and guides to carry out their duty and protect the
nation's faith by standing against the racist group's heresies, confront
sectarian, bloody and terrorist attacks carried out by the Houthi terrorist
militia, and correct misconceptions promoted by the group.
Minister of Endowments and Guidance,
Mohamed Aida confirmed that the Houthi militia is ruminating on people’s
religious sentiments by employing their false allegations for more financial
extortion and spreading sedition.
He explained that his ministry is
doing its best to raise awareness about the dangers inherent in the Houthi
rhetoric and the need to confront it.
Selling
illusions
Houthi preachers delude people that
Ashura is a day to save humanity and that everyone needs to support the war
effort.
They added that it is necessary for
everyone to follow what the Houthis are doing.
The preachers refer to what they
describe as 'divine directives', only to mislead the Yemeni people.
Mohamed bin Ali bin Rajeh, member of
the Yemen Scholars' Association, said the Houthis want to raise funds, confirm
the eligibility of governance, lead followers to the fronts, and spread
extremist beliefs.
"They also want to distract
people from the group’s scandals and deter them from knowing the truth,"
he said of the Houthi militia.
He added that the Houthi group wants
to use Ashura to sow hatred and atonement, and then make blood, money and
honour permissible.
Bin Rajeh noted that the Houthis
also seek to confirm the myth of the divine right to rule.
"They want to control Yemen by
force and killing, iron, fire, prisons and terrorism," bin Rajeh said.
