Brasilia, Safar 29/May 23 (IINA) - Dr. Muhammad Hilmy Nasr, president of the Islamic Center of Brazil, has said that the Muslims of Brazil are in dire need of Muslim scholars, men of jurisprudence and others, to teach in schools and universities in the country. He said that there are 73 universities in Brazil, and not one of them has instituted Islamic Studies as a subject for study.

He told IINA’s representative in Brazil that there are no Arabic schools in the country, and that Muslim children in the country do not known any Arabic.