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General News on Wednesday, June 5th, 2019
Source: yen.com.gh
2019-06-05
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Sheikh Mohammed Kamil, deputy national chief of the Imam of Ahlul-Sunna Wajamaa, called on the government to take a stand on wearing the Islamic veil, commonly called Hijab, by women in Ghana.
Sheik Mohammed Kamil, deputy national chief of Imam of Wajamaa Ahlul-Sunna, lobbied the government to take a stand on issues related to the wearing of the Islamic veil, commonly known as Hijab, by women in Ghana.
He says that Muslim women wearing the hijab are harbaded by the authorities of some schools and government agencies.
Sheik Kamil said that Ghana is a peaceful country and that such acts could undermine peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Christians in the country, and called on the population to flee stereotypes about Muslim women wearing the hijab.
The Muslim community in Ghana has stirred up a lot of turmoil and disagreement over the ban on the hijab in some schools and state agencies.
Members of the Muslim community in Kumasi resorted to social media to express their disagreement over the recent announcement by Parkoso Community Day High School in the Ashanti region to ban the port of hijab. In his Eid message, Sheik Kamil urged the president to express himself on the subject:
"These days, what's happening in Ghana, we're not happy about that. This concerns our women who wear the hijab in schools and other government institutions.
I think they're now being harbaded for wearing the hijab. I do not think this is a good practice because they have to be tolerant of Islam, Muslims and our daughters.
It is our religion. You can not get us out of religion, so they should be restrained, otherwise we will not sit peacefully with them. Ghana is a country at peace and we need peace, "he said.
Sheikh Kamil stated that the Mahama-led administration had been brave enough to express itself on the issue and that it was final. He therefore urged the current government that he also come to speak on the subject in order to make the matter definitive.
"When John Mahama was in power, he stepped in and talked about this issue. We hope that the government will decide and inform its people that Ghana is a secular country and that it is not reserved for Christians. They can not control us; they can not ask us to do what they want. We are Muslims, we will remain Muslims, we will die Muslims, "he said.
The Muslim cleric said the leaders of the Muslim community had raised the issue in the Peace Council, but some authorities still harbad Muslim women wearing the hijab, despite the intervention of the council.
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