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Gov’t goofed on edict over Islamic discrimination – Islamic Scholar

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  • facts 9 years ago

    For years school children in ghana attend morning devotions where announcements and admonition are given without religious protests but what changed. Jehova witnesses had some problems but the situation is managed. Avoid chan ...
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  • Ali Baba 9 years ago

    I thought govt only re-echoed what the constitution says. There should be no compulsion in religion. that is the end of the matter

  • KKD 9 years ago

    Ali baba, Empty slogans don't work anymore. Islam is peaceful religion, no compulsion in religion, Islam is a tolerant religion etc. whilst your(Moslems) actions show the opposite is a complete nonsense. Moslems should go to ...
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  • MATHS 9 years ago

    Anyone who attends our Catholic Schools must go by our principles. No one should come to our schools and IMPOSE his/her beliefs and mores on us. If anyone finds this too difficult to accept, then just don't come to our schoo ...
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  • TIJANI 9 years ago

    Do Christians own schools in Ghana, all the schools are managed by the government. The school structure may be built by the Christian organization, the teachers are paid by the government.

  • Onipaba Of Akyem Maase 9 years ago

    The NDC had wanted to take an undue advantage here to cover up their mediocrity.

  • Anselm 9 years ago

    Every school has a prescribed code of dressing we generally call uniform. If you can't wear the school's prescribed uniform you are not qualified to go to that school. What is religion afterall? Youngmen like to wear cups, sh ...
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  • Close Observer 9 years ago

    THE NDC IS TURNING ONE TRIBE AGAINST ANOTHER
    TURNING ONE RELIGION AGAINST ANOTHER
    THERE WAS EVEN AN ATTEMPT BY ATTA MILLS TO poison football clubs with politics just for the SELFISH INTEREST of the USELESS NDC PARTY.
    Ever ...
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  • Asiedu 9 years ago

    Look this people Must go back to their country

  • MATHS 9 years ago

    For Dr. Omane Boama or whatsoever his name, to bear a Christian name andthen was quick to support Moslems as against his own faith people. The only reason, he wants the moslem votes. Please let Christians take note and when w ...
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  • USMAN. 9 years ago

    You see how ungrateful that useless Omane Boama is.

  • Alhaji Ali 9 years ago

    so what then happens to fellow Ghanaians who follow the Hare Krshna faith,as well as other devotees such as Budhists and other eastern religious beliefs;from India to be precise?Should they also be allowed or given such oppor ...
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  • Douglas. Bristol-UK 9 years ago

    is about time Ghanaians send them back Pakistan where they belonged

  • Naa Lamley 9 years ago

    Mohammed al Qadri ibn Hussein, previously known as Edward Omane Boamah, is on a dangerous mission to convert peaceful Ghanaians to an Islamic religion we know nothing about. And he must be stopped now! We know who is paying h ...
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  • cisse 9 years ago

    may you be guided to the truth

  • k, no problem, a 9 years ago

    Attend the schoolof your faith period. Christian schools likecto educate young christians with christian discipline.

  • Kofi 9 years ago

    Kemal Ataturk banned all the bogus head coverings in Turkey without a problem.He did that in a country where 99% are/were Muslims.

  • USMAN. 9 years ago

    This has always been the status quo from time immemorial but why all of a sudden there is this agitation by the Muslim group with active government backing. The answer is simple. Mahama wants Ghana to join the OIC.
    OIC means ...
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  • Kantika 9 years ago

    The President should be careful not to take a predominately christian nation of Ghana to OIC for the sake of retaining power. The previous leaders resisted that so he should not disappoint his Christian compatriots.

  • Etwieba 9 years ago

    Mahama, instead of directing your energies towards solving the myriad of economic problems facing the country, you are now inflicting on us religious conflict ? Do you know the consequences of that? Total destruction ! In f ...
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  • love your enemies 9 years ago

    KJV Genesis 16 : 8 - 12KJV Genesis 16 : 8 - 12
    8 And he said, Hagar, Sarai’s maid, whence camest thou? and whither wilt thou go? And she said, I flee from the face of my mistress Sarai.
    9 And the angel of the Lord said u ...
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  • watch! 9 years ago

    12 And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him: and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.

  • PRAYERFUL 9 years ago

    Gen 16:12
    You have said the truth in the Bible: Violence is Ordained as someone said elsewhere.

  • Concern 9 years ago

    Thank you! No wonder they demonstrate wildly. The Bible is accurate in all things. Wild people, they never can understand anything. We will not allow them to take us for a ride.

  • Before & After 9 years ago

    Remember that the monies were from the churches so if you can't play by the rules of the church, then don't go to that school. If you want to do as you wish, then don't attend a faith school. Which christian student can do wh ...
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  • Moomin 9 years ago

    If that is tolerable, then very soon this church that wore no shoes nor slippers will join the military, police and others because of their religious tenets. What do you say about that also? This religious thing must be restr ...
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  • Faisal 9 years ago

    Mr No. problem
    Which christian principles are talking about.....
    Ghana is claimed to have 70% Christians..Our Christian, Islamic and other religious principles is not making any impact on our lifes we only preach and dont ...
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  • Ring Leader 9 years ago

    Good contribution. If 70% of Ghanaians are Christians then how are those 'principles' being implemented at our workplaces? Or those 'principles' teach corruption,etc. Remember, all our present and past Presidents are 'Christi ...
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  • Faisal 9 years ago

    Dear Muslim brothers and Sisters
    I am a muslim, I attended Church of Christ and Methodist primary and secondary schools, attended morning devotions, study a bit of bible knowledge as a course.That has not change my faith to ...
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  • Pelicles 9 years ago

    Very candid. Thank you.

  • Professor Gjamfi 9 years ago

    And you understand fully that Christians mean no harm to anyone.

  • Francis 9 years ago

    I agree my brother...I had Muslims friends back in school both Jhs and shs who attended devotions and that never changed them. we are still friends. I had a sister who went to an Islamic elementary school, wore that scarf and ...
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  • 2016 9 years ago

    Wise man.i wish others had insight like u.

  • god save us 9 years ago

    i want to put on record that the response to Muslim discrimination in Ghana is the only demonstration that has received prompt and the earliest response by government.the same day by omane boama and within fourteen days by th ...
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  • Babylon 9 years ago

    Christians & Moslems are two different entities. Christians go to Christian schools and Moslems theirs. If either choose to cross each other, then one must obey the rules and regulations of that sect.

  • chief 9 years ago

    so what happens if traditional religion practitioners also decide to wear calico around their loins and no pants to school all in the name of religion. this govt. hmmmmmmmmmmm

  • Professor Gjamfi 9 years ago

    That is why freedoms are limited. No one should go into another place and try to live by other rules in direct contrast to the generally acceptable rules there. You cannot go into drinking bar and then start complaining about ...
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  • Papa Yaw 9 years ago

    No

  • Atule 9 years ago

    Nonsense

  • George 9 years ago

    BE WARE OF BOKO HARAM & THEIR ISIS BROTHERS ! THEY AlWAYS SOUND REASONABLE WHEN THEY START !!

  • mahama john 9 years ago

    NDC govt must be careful ooo else they will leave a very bad presidence in our political scale. They have been able to devide us by tribal line and want to continue with religious level tooo Eiiii Mahama look at the way they ...
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  • Professor Gjamfi 9 years ago

    Moslems are not forced to attend Christian schools. If they do not wish to comply they should go to Government/Moslem schools. The solution is that simple. This is an attempt to bully Christian schools.

  • ROGUE LAWYER 9 years ago

    that guy called omane boama must be sacked for discriminating among Religion and suported the disobedient, recalcitrant, boko Haram Terrorist groupes.

  • Bongo 9 years ago

    Just go to your Zongo schools and do your nonsense things over there.Is it civilization or what? Today, muslims said this, tomorrow that. We have better things to think of in this country. I wonder if you people know what you ...
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  • naya 9 years ago

    Yes we know what we muslim are follow. 1 we are ask to go to mosque on friday. Wen are you ask to go to church? 2 the mother of Juses wore hijab that is what we are practicing 3. God is one in our Quran and the word Trinity i ...
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  • BenTee 9 years ago

    Five pillars of Islam is not in the Koran.
    Zakat is not in Koran. Hajj is not in Koran.Don't come and spew ur ignorance here.The fact that a baby is named on the 8th day in ghanaian culture does not mean the baby did not exi ...
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  • Ebo 9 years ago

    This is for votes buying, pure and simple. This minister is too foolish.

  • Bugri Yitso 9 years ago

    If you have denounced Christianity and converted to Islam does it mean we must also convert? The 1992 constitution guarantees freedom of religion and worship to every Ghanaian! You are a big disgrace to Pope John. You must re ...
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  • Mohammed 9 years ago

    This guys is fraud; whoever said he is a scholar, let alone an "Islamic scholar". His reasoning has always been unintellectual and illogical. Government did not need to have a discussion with any person or group of persons be ...
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  • Concern 9 years ago

    Shut up! You are an ignorant fellow. Who told you the gvt shouldn't consult b4 acting? This is not Rawlings regime ok.

  • Carlos 9 years ago

    This is how it always start. These moslems will cunningly as though they were peaceful. At the end of the day, it's alqueda, book haram, hezbola etc. Don't allow them. If they cover their faces how do you identify them in th ...
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  • Ali, Toronto 9 years ago

    Is this guy another Bawumia who has sacrificed his conscience for personal political gains? Is he really a Muslim? And what really is his expertise? An "Islamic Scholar", a "security expert", or an "international relations an ...
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  • Concern 9 years ago

    We do not care about all that you are saying. These are mission schools and if you can't cope leave and go to your makaranta thing if you feel that will give you the best education you want. Muslims must humble themselves to ...
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  • ONIPANUA - TORONTO 9 years ago

    BOKO HARAM IS HIDING BEHIND THE WESTERN REGION MUSLIMS TO ENTER GHANA AND THEY HAVE BEEN SUCCESSFUL. THE FOOLS IN THE NDC GOVERNMENT ARE FUELING THE FLAME.

  • Kb 9 years ago

    It is very sad for the president to have issued that statement to the christian institutions.christians dont feel intimidated by Mahama and the Moslims. They always want attention and like dramatize things too much.dont give ...
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  • PEE KAY 9 years ago

    Immaturity being displayed by government is the best l can put across. When you have a group of young immature people collected together in the name of a party, this is the effusion you get.

  • Ghanaman 9 years ago

    Typical incompetent Govt sleep walking into religious conflict! It is none of the Government's business to interfere in a minor problem which can easily be resolved between parents of Moslem children in Christian schools or v ...
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  • Kofi 9 years ago

    This is what happens when fools, idiots, riff-raffs and the inexperienced are put in positions of authority. Ghana will pay dearly for that mistake!

  • Malam Abdullah 9 years ago

    In the name of Allah the most merciful, the most benevolent; today I declare Irbard Ibrahim, the so called Islamic scholar an apostate. He is a munafik pretending to be a Muslim. May Allah curse him, surely, his abode is the ...
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  • abokyi 9 years ago

    if you truly believe in your religion, Christianity, preach it and people will join upon seeing the beauty in it.
    But if you begin to coerce innocent students, then you yourself do not believe in your religion as being the b ...
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  • Kwame 9 years ago

    Has parliament restored the right of Etrokoshi sect to worship. Every person has the right to the freedom of conscience but that could not infringe on public peace and security. That is the reason why members of Kwaku, an Ewh ...
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  • Concern 9 years ago

    Check yourself. Why are you killing others all over the world because they are not Muslims?

  • Osei-Bonsu 9 years ago

    This government will do anything for power but doesn't know what to do with it. Even if Jesus Christ is to literally descend from heaven and tell us to vote mahama out for poor performance, they'll insult and cruxify him agai ...
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  • Concern 9 years ago

    Muslims must understand that this is Ghana and not Iran or Saudi Arabia. They can't be controlling as they have been doing all over. We will not allow them to bring their extremiZm int Ghana. It's as sole as that - we have a ...
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  • Mubaraki 9 years ago

    if my religious practices include murder, rubbery, prostitution and the like, must i be allowed to practice them? Earthly rights based on constitutions can never send one to heaven. I cannot imagine a laboratory technician dr ...
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  • Hag 9 years ago

    Please quite christian schools if you are not happy with the rules.Build good Islamic schools so moslems have an alternative.Peace prevail

  • anonymos 9 years ago

    These people bring confusion everywhere they go.

  • kaminu 9 years ago

    Hold Mahama and NDC responsible if this issue escalates.
    They are managing this issue poorly.

  • Mallam Baakomi 9 years ago

    Who made that man an expert ? The chap is still a student He is no expert .The media should be diligent in looking for serious minded Muslim intellectuals who have clout .Was this not the fellow who said there were ...
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  • KWAKU ANANSE 9 years ago

    THE MUSLIMS HAVE THEMSELVES TO BLAME FOR ALLOWING THE NDC TO LIE TO THEM AND GET THEIR VOTES AND NEVER DO ANYTHING TO SOLVE THEIR ZONGO PROBLEMS AND ON TOP OF IT ALL DISCRIMINATE AGAINST THEM IN SCHOOLS AND JOBS TOO. BLAME T ...
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  • MOTHER{USA} 9 years ago

    IF YOU ACCEPT AND GO TO ROME,THEN YOU DO WHAT ROMANS DO,IF NOT, DON;T GO TO ROME.

  • ekow nyame 9 years ago

    This government almost always adopts PANIC methods in dealing with issues of greater importance. This issue is very sensitive in nature so it takes level headedness to deal with it. The Christian Bible admonish Christians to ...
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  • Dumso 9 years ago

    The truth is envolopes have changed hands bn OIC (islamic confederation) and Govt. You cannot impose muslims on us in e name of constitutional rights. Mahama is a curse