(MENAFN) Calls of boycotting the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia have been condemned by Tunisia's Ennahda Movement.
Calls have recently grown in Tunisia urging for the issuance of a fatwa to prevent Tunisians from going to the holy lands in Saudi Arabia to perform the Hajj ritual.
Supporters argue that the ritual has become too expensive and that revenues are being used by Saudi authorities to stage wars in Muslim countries.
"These are isolated and ideological calls that only serve personal purposes," Ennahda said in a statement.
It warned that such calls would lead to strain relations between Tunisia and Saudi Arabia.
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