28/11/2025
This month will be very long lets continue to digest the religious freedom
Gleaning from social media and other sources, the claim that Christians are given free worship in Islamic schools is a lie. Often times, T.I AMASS in Kumasi, is used as an example, but it's an exception, not the norm.
In the Northern and Savana Regions, all schools, even those that are purely public, have adjusted to Islamic ethos because Muslims are the dominant group of students.
In Salaga SHS for instance, Christian worship is not allowed on campus. All girls, including Christian girls, wear hijabs. On Fridays, school closes at 11am, denying non-Muslim students their right to full week classes. Same in Tamale Girls SHS. Even Christian schools like St. Vincent College of Education in Yendi have had to make some adjustments to cater for our Muslim brothers and sisters. And for me, these adjustments are fair for peaceful coexistence.
Now, I can say more than 90% of Christian schools do better than what T.I AMASS does, yet the Muslim community in Ghana is deliberately pursuing an agenda that paints Christians as suppressive. Christian leaders are right to suspect that it is an infiltrating strategy.
There are two truths in this matter. The first truth is that every school has it's rules and ethos. In Wesley Girls there are strict times for doing everything e.g dressing, worship, meals, and preps. You cannot choose not to eat in the name of religion when it's time for meals. That's what has made Wesley Girls what it's that you would want to send your child.
The second truth is that Muslims in Ghana don't have the schools. If they had, they would do the worst of religious restrictions.
Me: Respect others' spaces. Know the rules of the school you are choosing for your child and prepare to adjust. It's as simple as that. I don't like it when people carry their house rules to other people's courtyards. That's the worst form of suppression. That cannot be constitutional.