Muslim caucus in Parliament calls for enforcement of fasting directive
May 12, 2021 Mr Muntaka Mohammed
The Muslim Caucus in Parliament has called on the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service to strictly enforce the directive to allow any Muslim student, who wishes to fast for any religious reasons, to do so.
This follows the Catholic Bishops’ Conference and the Christian Council of Ghana’s encouragement to Wesley Girls High School and the Methodist Church of Ghana, to disregard the lawful directive.
According to a statement signed and issued in Accra, yesterday, by Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase Constituency, on behalf of the Caucus, “we consider this attack on the authority of the Ghana Education Service to be highly troubling as it undermines state authority and further sets a bad precedent.”
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MAY 11, 2021
Muslim Caucus in Parliament has taken a swipe at the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG), and the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC), for supporting the decision to prevent Muslim students in Wesley Girls High School from fasting during Ramadan.
The school was directed by the Ghana Education Service to allow the Muslim students to partake in the fast, but the Methodist Church intervened and said the school would not heed the directive.
The CCG and the GCBC subsequently backed this decision, saying it was in the interest of the students.
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MAY 10, 2021
A group calling itself Muslim Professionals says Ghana must continue to enjoy togetherness over issues that may trigger religious bigotry and apartheid.
This follows the brouhaha involving Wesley Girls Senior High School for banning Muslim students from taking part in the Ramadan fast.
Although the Ghana Education Service (GES) stepped in to direct the school to rescind its decision, authorities is acting contrary with the claim that fasting for the young girls poses a health threat.
But Muslim Professionals, a non-profit group of Ghanaian professionals of diverse backgrounds have released a statement to share their observations.
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