Editing Imam (section)

=== The position of imams in Turkey ===
Imams are appointed by the state to work at mosques and they are required to be graduates of an [[İmam Hatip school|İmam Hatip high school]] or have a university degree in theology. This is an official position regulated by the [[Presidency of Religious Affairs]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.diyanet.gov.tr/en/home |title=Presidency of Religious Affairs|website=www.diyanet.gov.tr}}</ref> in Turkey and only men are appointed to this position, whilst female officials under the same state organisation work as preachers and Qur'an course tutors, religious services experts, etc. These officials are supposed to belong to the [[Hanafi school]] of the Sunni sect.

A central figure in an Islamic movement is also called an imam, like [[Al-Nawawi|Imam Nawawi]] in Syria.