THE UNITED Forum for Islamic Affairs (FRONT) made up of Moslems from all walks of life, is not happy about the current situation whereby their children of school-going age are compelled to attend church services.
�The conference is concerned about the compulsory church services that Muslim students are made to partake,� Alhaji Braimah Yussif, who sounded worried, stated.
This was contained in a five-point resolution reached by the FRONT in the first ever Ashanti Regional conference of the group held at the Kumasi Central Mosque.
The FRONT said the situation was alarming �so we are calling on stakeholders in education to help stop this unconstitutional practice so as to ensure peaceful co-existence and harmony in the educational institutions in the country.�
The group, whose members are scattered across the Ashanti region, also cautioned the Muslim youth not to avail themselves to be used by politicians to foment trouble in the next general elections.
�Ghanaian youth, especially Muslims, should desist from actions that could lead to violence in their pursuits of campaigning for their choice parties in ensuring victory, come 2012 general elections.�
The Muslim group also called on Muslim leaders, notably the traditional authorities, to close their ranks and do away with all differences to help develop the Muslim Ummah.
They also agreed that the Islamic Education and Development Fund (ISED) would be extended to all districts so as to broaden its coverage so that more deprived students would benefit from it.
�It is thus expected that district representatives and stakeholders would swiftly initiate moves towards establishing district branches of ISED fund before the next conference.�
The Islamic Conference, the FRONT also agreed, would be made an annual affair with the hope that it would be rotated from one district to another.
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