Letter to Pope Francis: Ghanaian Bishops and Hijab 'F'Rights

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insight to the bone 10 years ago

It seems Nana has really lost it this time and is living in an illusion , i guess its because he too has fallen for the stupidity of surrounding himself with pepeni wannabe criminal idiots . We did not ask for this war but we ...
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It seems Nana has really lost it this time and is living in an illusion , i guess its because he too has fallen for the stupidity of surrounding himself with pepeni wannabe criminal idiots . We did not ask for this war but we are not naive so stand ready .These boko harem pepeni Muslims are systematically destroying our country so our people are to weak and poor to fight back . common electricity is a challenge that can be solved and Nana is not ready to take his head out of his ass and tell the people the truth rather he chooses to fraternize with the evil Imam in a fool hardy attempt to capture votes that will never be his . 6000 years ago Egyptians produced glass today our people cant even produce tiles talk less of glass but none are worried . They brush away problems instead of solving them. Despite his bury his head in the sand ostrich politics i sadly conclude he is a million times better than Mahama the corrupt nepotistic menance
Oheneba 10 years ago

as a matter of fact, u guys like insulting too much. please it for ones cast our mind back and look at slave trade which took place in African, was it done by muslims, those who did it are the same people who claime God calle ...
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as a matter of fact, u guys like insulting too much. please it for ones cast our mind back and look at slave trade which took place in African, was it done by muslims, those who did it are the same people who claime God called them to deliver His messages.
was the world war of which the British and others used Africans to fight, done by muslims. May we get wisdom and understanding from Allah.. Ameen
Nana Ansah 10 years ago

SHABAN, I ENJOYED YOUR POPE SLAPSTICKS, but in all honesty would any Muslim Guru take it and accept your writeup if it was done in the opposite direction. This is where you and I part Company.

Look Shaban, well known scho ...
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SHABAN, I ENJOYED YOUR POPE SLAPSTICKS, but in all honesty would any Muslim Guru take it and accept your writeup if it was done in the opposite direction. This is where you and I part Company.

Look Shaban, well known schorlars in the Muslim world admit that Islam has identity crisis. From the King of Jordan to many respected Imams in Egypt to UAE there are voices of reason. I wish that your graghically worded satiric letter addressed to POPE FRANCIS could be done in the reverse direction without any outrage from religiously addicted Muslims world over. Unfortunately, that is not the case. In most parts of the Muslim world women are still considered to be second class citizens. If a man take it upon himself to marry four or more women, Why can't a women marry four or more men? This is where the long Patriarch explanation comes in like because the Quran says so. I don't want know. I am outta here!
shai 10 years ago

If u dnt wana know, y dis lengthy messsage

If u dnt wana know, y dis lengthy messsage
k sam 10 years ago

Stop this nonsense and ask ur stupid alhajis and mallams owning fleet of articular trucks and adding to their wives annually to learn from their Christian neighbors the lessons of sacrifice; that way they can lay blocks so th ...
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Stop this nonsense and ask ur stupid alhajis and mallams owning fleet of articular trucks and adding to their wives annually to learn from their Christian neighbors the lessons of sacrifice; that way they can lay blocks so that you ingrates can go and practice your boko haram. Your national chief imam believes western education is haram that's why he cant read and write yet he and his kind think they can tell others to dance to their tunes. Damn you all, terrorists in the making
perscoba 10 years ago

Ghana is predominantly a CHRISTIAN COUNTRY-like or not,

You ingrate be thankful to those that educated your and your kinds..at least you can ENGLISH..kwasea kote boto

Ghana is predominantly a CHRISTIAN COUNTRY-like or not,

You ingrate be thankful to those that educated your and your kinds..at least you can ENGLISH..kwasea kote boto
perscoba 10 years ago

discard my other messaeg it was meant for that pepeni shaban

discard my other messaeg it was meant for that pepeni shaban
Prof Lungu 10 years ago

Fine prose!

Poetic and a great read!

We will say that there are some merits to the "love letter to the liberal Pope".

Fine prose!

Poetic and a great read!

We will say that there are some merits to the "love letter to the liberal Pope".
perscoba 10 years ago

terrorist u wanna start your foolishness in GHANA?

terrorist u wanna start your foolishness in GHANA?
Nana Ansah 10 years ago

There is a fracas going on between Sunnis (majority) and Shias(minority) Moslems. This conflict have been fought over many years as to who is the right successor of Mohammed. So the split among Muslims originates in a disput ...
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There is a fracas going on between Sunnis (majority) and Shias(minority) Moslems. This conflict have been fought over many years as to who is the right successor of Mohammed. So the split among Muslims originates in a dispute soon after the death of the Prophet Muhammad over who should lead the Muslim community.

Now it seems that the Arabs (Saudi Arabian) and Persian (Iran) conflicts is being exported to Africa and fought on our backs like the Christians did in the 15th century. We shall never allow this to happen. Never again, over our dead bodies.
In early Islamic history the Shia were a political faction - literally "Shiat Ali" or the party of Ali.

The Shia claimed the right of Ali, the son-in-law of the Prophet Muhammad, and his descendants to lead the Islamic community. Ali was killed as a result of intrigues, violence and civil wars which marred his caliphate. His sons, Hassan and Hussein, were denied what they thought was their legitimate right of accession to caliphate. Both Hassan and Hussien were later also killed in similar fashion. These events gave rise to the Shia concept of martyrdom and the rituals of grieving.

Shia Muslims are in the majority in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, Azerbaijan and, according to some estimates, Yemen.

Africa has witnessed over the last decade such conflicts in Somialia (Al Shabab), Mali (AL Qaeda Tuareg rebels),Libya( ISIS and AL Qaeda), Nigerian (Boko Haram) all trying to create a caliphate of their own. Ghanaians/Africans cannot afford to fight such ancient schism again. Ghanaians/Africans were held back due the cold war where ideological conflict of east and west balkanized Africa into capitalist and socialist camps up until 1989. Hardly have we gotten out of this iron curtain conflict the Arabs and Persians are exporting their religious conflict on African soil. It is time Africans thought of our own progress and do away with any ideology that holds us back be theocracy or demo(n)cracy. When will Ghanaians/Africans think of our welfare and interest first? It is time we part ways with all who hold us back.

So Shaban you will have to write about the ideological conflict and identity crisis facing or existing within the Muslim community and the way the Shia minority are mistreated in parts of the Arab world where Shias are in most cases the poorest. There are large Shia communities in Afghanistan, India, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Qatar, Syria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

The shared faith among Sunnis and Shias is considered a strong bond, but there is often conflict. There are also variations in the way different groups practise their faith. The differences lie in the fields of doctrine, ritual, law, theology and religious organisation.
Their leaders also often seem to be in competition. From Lebanon and Syria to Iraq and Pakistan, many recent conflicts have emphasised the sectarian divide, tearing communities apart.

Shaban, you don’t have to satirically ridicule the POPE to make your point but rather mind your own business within the moderate and radical Moslems.

Becoming a Muslim involves saying the Shahada: "I bear witness that there is no God but Allah, I bear witness that Muhammad is the prophet of God."

Now with the above in mind you cannot send your ward to a Mission School and demand that their Ethos which is based on Christianity should make way for the Shahada. Under which rock are you living?

Look Shaban you forgot the salient part of our constitution which states that your freedom should not infringe upon the freedom of others. I cannot come into your house or mosque and tell you from this day forward my word goes around. period! Please stop polarizing the Christian and Muslim communities against each other in Ghana. I wish I could write a similar satire to the Imam of Saudi Arabia in Mecca without being blacklisted or beheaded. Look Shaban, tolerance is not a one way street. It bears mentioning that the peaceful coexistence of Christians and Muslim is remarkable and envy of many. It should stay that way. But just as I don't want Chritian all-nighters to disturb my sleep in the night, in the same token I don't an Iman using Ghetto blasters to wake me up at 4;30 in the morning. Both are a noise pollution and a nuisance.

Prof Lungu 10 years ago

Nana Ansah,
You provide a good background about the goings-on at this critical juncture. We hope many young people get to read your comment. (Recommend you send that as an article to Ghanaweb for publication).

Saudi Ara ...
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Nana Ansah,
You provide a good background about the goings-on at this critical juncture. We hope many young people get to read your comment. (Recommend you send that as an article to Ghanaweb for publication).

Saudi Arabia is an oppressive state, as is Iran, and the whole score of those so-called islamic states, or wannabees.

Our approach is, a secular Constitution requires strict separation of Church and State. That was the Nkrumah principle - and it has served Ghana very well. That is the essence of a Unitary Government.

Religion ought to be a private matter. The public should not invest in these things, not even as much as pay the salaries of teachers in a "religious" school, whatever you call them.
Mawuli 10 years ago

Simply MAGNIFICENT Nana Ansah.

My sincerest thanks

Simply MAGNIFICENT Nana Ansah.

My sincerest thanks
shai 10 years ago

Please, da plea was to respect the constitution n ur holy scriptures unless u dnt believe da dressing of Mary and the ghana constitution. What has those go to do with da situation at hand. I have time if u wana knw da histor ...
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Please, da plea was to respect the constitution n ur holy scriptures unless u dnt believe da dressing of Mary and the ghana constitution. What has those go to do with da situation at hand. I have time if u wana knw da history of christian war and the divisions. Peace
perscoba 10 years ago

You must some respect for yourself,ofui.Want to extend your religious wars to Catholics ? Just be ready then ofui,You guys would forever remain in the dark,,and be thankful for Christianity that brought education free to the ...
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You must some respect for yourself,ofui.Want to extend your religious wars to Catholics ? Just be ready then ofui,You guys would forever remain in the dark,,and be thankful for Christianity that brought education free to the North..what an asshole!!!
perscoba 10 years ago

Ghana is predominantly a CHRISTIAN COUNTRY-like or not,

You ingrate be thankful to those that educated your and your kinds..at least you can ENGLISH..kwasea kote boto

Ghana is predominantly a CHRISTIAN COUNTRY-like or not,

You ingrate be thankful to those that educated your and your kinds..at least you can ENGLISH..kwasea kote boto
D REPUBLIC 10 years ago

cock heads dont need attention…..u dont knw where u frm datx why u showin ur confused soul here. sure mama regrets lettin ur dad fuck her pussy. sure daddy too regrets nt wearing the condom well.
stupid son, i am here bcos ...
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cock heads dont need attention…..u dont knw where u frm datx why u showin ur confused soul here. sure mama regrets lettin ur dad fuck her pussy. sure daddy too regrets nt wearing the condom well.
stupid son, i am here bcos of u. U are indeed the 1st son of the 1st whore. U were nurtured in a whore-room so u don’t have head. Tell ur stupid dad not to be silly again to waste his sperms to get a thing like u again bcos u are of no use. Ur mum can’t come home today bcos the number of men she is satisfying their Libido is very great. I am afraid she wouldn’t get a place to pass out urine if she finish receiving these countless penis. I am waiting for u!!
Nana Ama 10 years ago

And English happens to be your mother tongue, I suppose? If we claim we are educated and so on, shouldn't we respect one another and respect each other's views? Muslims have always being persecuted in Ghana. so what then is c ...
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And English happens to be your mother tongue, I suppose? If we claim we are educated and so on, shouldn't we respect one another and respect each other's views? Muslims have always being persecuted in Ghana. so what then is claim of being the 'beacon of hope' in relation to democracy. Should thinking differently or being in the minority make any one less of a citizen?
I bet we are all thinking the same thing.
Mr. Shaban, thanks for taking up this initiative. it is time to stand firm
GIDEON ATONGO 10 years ago

When would you be writing a letter to Saudi Arabia and Islamic countries to ask for religious freedom? To plead with the authorities to allow Christians to have churches in Saudi Arabia? I have been told according to your qur ...
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When would you be writing a letter to Saudi Arabia and Islamic countries to ask for religious freedom? To plead with the authorities to allow Christians to have churches in Saudi Arabia? I have been told according to your quran there is no compulsion in religion. I know you would not write because the same quran commands muslims to be killed if they decide to quit islam. The prophet who received the revelation that says let there be no compulsion in religion is reported to have said he has been commanded to fight the disbelievers until they say that there is no god but allah and that Mohammed is his messenger.
I know there are a few islamic denominations with very few members who have tried to explain away the intolerance the your scriptures advocate albeit unsuccessful. Perhaps the freedom fighter that you have become, if you join forces with them, you may help prevent the islamic massacre that is sweeping across the globe.
We now know that muslims have voices except that they have often chosen to remain silent and pretend nothing is happening when their brothers who take the religion very seriously go about killing others. It is just that the lives of infidels do not matter to them for them to be bordered.
champion 10 years ago

As a Ghanaian and a proud Muslim,we are just asking for the right to practice our religion... If you are deny your right to practice your religion in Arab country it is your responsibility to ask for your own right as we the ...
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As a Ghanaian and a proud Muslim,we are just asking for the right to practice our religion... If you are deny your right to practice your religion in Arab country it is your responsibility to ask for your own right as we the Muslims are doing now....and remember each country have their own law and for that matter,Ghana a country of freedom of worship we the Muslim are just asking for that freedom...is that simple
shai 10 years ago

Please wats da topic at hand? Show da verse which shows one to be killed if he/she quits islam. I will be glad to know.

Please wats da topic at hand? Show da verse which shows one to be killed if he/she quits islam. I will be glad to know.

champion 10 years ago

You have a problem with Saudi...why don't you take a pen and write them your self...don't forget Saudi does not have or impose any law in Ghana...

You have a problem with Saudi...why don't you take a pen and write them your self...don't forget Saudi does not have or impose any law in Ghana...
. USMAN. 10 years ago

“And the holy prophet said: Allah created Adam. Then He stroke his right shoulder and took out a white race as if they were seeds, and He stroke his left shoulder and took out a black race as if they were coals. Then He sai ...
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“And the holy prophet said: Allah created Adam. Then He stroke his right shoulder and took out a white race as if they were seeds, and He stroke his left shoulder and took out a black race as if they were coals. Then He said to those who were on his right side: towards paradise and I don’t care. He said to those who were on his left should: towards hell and I don’t care.”
Is it fair to exempt people who have toiled their whole lives pursuing the cause of a Islam to be exempted from enjoyment in the hereafter because of the colour of their skins? I think some of them have sacrificed a lot by abstaining from wine in order to prepare their throats for the Great Beyond where there are rivers of wine flowing(Sura47:15; 76:5&21; 83:25-29). It is also unfair to deny black African access to the Islamic heaven where there are a lot of Marriages and Sex. (56:10-22,35-38). The lowliest of the inhabitants of the Islamic heaven will have 72 wives- I am wondering how much wives will the district and regional chief Imams will get and how many our good old Sheik Sharubutu will also get. Hmmmmmmm
Rash 10 years ago

Usman,I wonder where u get your lies about Islam.The Qur'an gives a vivid picture about the creation of Adam and Eve.Read the Qur'an and u will find this.
Which verse of the Qur'an says that Muslims will be given 72 wives in ...
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Usman,I wonder where u get your lies about Islam.The Qur'an gives a vivid picture about the creation of Adam and Eve.Read the Qur'an and u will find this.
Which verse of the Qur'an says that Muslims will be given 72 wives in paradise?Quote it.
The wine in the Qur'an is like the wine quoted in psalm 104:15 and not like the wine in proverbs 23:29-30.Christians have not been able to distinguish between fermented wine and unfermented wine.This lies about intoxication from wine was first levelled against Noah(a.s).The bible claim that he got drunk and was naked...May God forgive the writers of the bible for poisoning the whole world with lies about these honourable prophets of God.
The wine Jesus is said to have made from water is fruit juice and not the wine that intoxicates.The bible uses wine for fruit juice.There are points the bible differentiates between wines(those that intoxicate and those that do not intoxicate.
So usman,research well.
. USMAN. 10 years ago

Read Mishkat 'ul Masabih, it is a very popular Hadith.
In this same popular Hadith, it is stated that as follows: 'He who drinks wine in this world and dies when he is addicted to it, not having repented, will not drink it ...
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Read Mishkat 'ul Masabih, it is a very popular Hadith.
In this same popular Hadith, it is stated that as follows: 'He who drinks wine in this world and dies when he is addicted to it, not having repented, will not drink it in the next'.
Here the popular Hadith is talking about alcohol addiction and not fruit juice addiction. These are the sort of words from the Islamic Holy books that inspire terrorists and suicide bombers to eagerly hurried their way into that heaven where there is a boozing spree.
Kwapps 10 years ago

Where is the muslim application form, enrol me any day, that is the kind of heaven I want to go to.

Where is the muslim application form, enrol me any day, that is the kind of heaven I want to go to.
alex 10 years ago

mr shaban, if you are not happy with ghanaian bishops who do not want girls wearing hijab in catholic schools, take the girls to your own prémices and teach them. muslims want to imopose to the rest of the world their way of ...
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mr shaban, if you are not happy with ghanaian bishops who do not want girls wearing hijab in catholic schools, take the girls to your own prémices and teach them. muslims want to imopose to the rest of the world their way of living. enough is enough
. USMAN. 10 years ago

Who stopped Muslims from building their own schools. If they are true Muslims they should sacrifice to build good schools with their Mecca money so that government will fund them. The fact is that Muslims erroneously see the ...
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Who stopped Muslims from building their own schools. If they are true Muslims they should sacrifice to build good schools with their Mecca money so that government will fund them. The fact is that Muslims erroneously see the mission schools as a threat to the spread of Islam but they refuse to know that what they are fighting for will eventually lead to the monumental growth of the Scripture Union( Since SU don't need space and time to practice their faith), Occultism( which will be more attractive to Muslim youth like SAKAWA) and Religious strife( since Muslims will like to use unorthodox means to suppress the spread of Pentecostalism in Muslim schools).
champion 10 years ago

Mr. We are Ghanaian Muslim not Saudis OK?we are asking for the freedom to worship and not to be force to attention morning devotion... Is that simple

Mr. We are Ghanaian Muslim not Saudis OK?we are asking for the freedom to worship and not to be force to attention morning devotion... Is that simple
. USMAN. 10 years ago

REAP WHERE YOU SOW

REAP WHERE YOU SOW
maame 10 years ago

I really respect the Chief Immam. He is a true leader. No Christian is insulting or Catholics are instulting the head of Muslims. So be mindful of your choice of words. Let us respect ourselves.

I really respect the Chief Immam. He is a true leader. No Christian is insulting or Catholics are instulting the head of Muslims. So be mindful of your choice of words. Let us respect ourselves.

Ibn 10 years ago

So you see for yourself which people are more tolerant than the other. instead of them commenting rationally without being egocentric. Always attacking and insults.

So you see for yourself which people are more tolerant than the other. instead of them commenting rationally without being egocentric. Always attacking and insults.
Kofi 10 years ago

First, Ankara is in the Asia part of Turkey.Second,Manila is in Asia not South America.May I draw to your attention that Kemal Ataurk banned that "veil nonsense" in PREDOMINANTLY Muslim country like Turkey.What educational f ...
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First, Ankara is in the Asia part of Turkey.Second,Manila is in Asia not South America.May I draw to your attention that Kemal Ataurk banned that "veil nonsense" in PREDOMINANTLY Muslim country like Turkey.What educational facilities did the Arab wankers,who do not even consider you as an equal build for you in Ghana? The Koran is the biggest bullshit ever!Tell us,what is to be admired in Islam within the last 20 years?
Ibn 10 years ago

Morality is composed of sympathy, empathy, and reciprocal altruism. It is reasoned and argued, as it has been throughout the ages, for the purpose of figuring out how best to maximize prosperity and minimize suffering. The Bi ...
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Morality is composed of sympathy, empathy, and reciprocal altruism. It is reasoned and argued, as it has been throughout the ages, for the purpose of figuring out how best to maximize prosperity and minimize suffering. The Bible fails, utterly, at this.

Therefore, Paul represents that root that emits poison and the one who is considered the least in the Kingdom of Heaven. He had no authority or right to change the covenant between Moses and God and to preach to the Jews to abandon the law, regardless of he attempted to rationalize this concept.
champion 10 years ago

I went to government school in ghana (odorkor) and was force to attend this Christian devotion every morning even though I never like it.....it is time this be stop

I went to government school in ghana (odorkor) and was force to attend this Christian devotion every morning even though I never like it.....it is time this be stop
Abena 10 years ago

When did Ghana ever prevented Moslems from practicing their religion?

When did Ghana ever prevented Moslems from practicing their religion?
champion 10 years ago

We are talking about schools forcing Muslim kid to attend morning devotion
Ghana cannot and will never stop Muslims from practicing

We are talking about schools forcing Muslim kid to attend morning devotion
Ghana cannot and will never stop Muslims from practicing
Peanut 10 years ago

Can a Christian attend a Moslem school and be permitted to practice Christianity on campus?

Can a Christian attend a Moslem school and be permitted to practice Christianity on campus?
Abdallah 10 years ago

LITTLE GIRL YOU ARE OUT OF CONTENT NON OF YOUR SO CALLED LEADERS ,PASTORS AND YOUR CONSTITUTION CAN PREVENT ANY MUSLIM FROM PRACTICING ISLAM KN GHANA.WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SCHOOLS NOT THE NATION IN GENERAL.

LITTLE GIRL YOU ARE OUT OF CONTENT NON OF YOUR SO CALLED LEADERS ,PASTORS AND YOUR CONSTITUTION CAN PREVENT ANY MUSLIM FROM PRACTICING ISLAM KN GHANA.WE ARE TALKING ABOUT SCHOOLS NOT THE NATION IN GENERAL.
Prof Lungu 10 years ago

Abdallah,

You must know a lot about Abena on Ghanaweb to call Abena "LITTLE GIRL".

Or, might it be you who is "OUT OF CONTENT"?

Abdallah,

You must know a lot about Abena on Ghanaweb to call Abena "LITTLE GIRL".

Or, might it be you who is "OUT OF CONTENT"?

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