Fathia Ayodele Kareem: Muslim old student of Wesley Girls' High School Shares her Experience
- Ghanaian medical doctor, Fathia Ayodele Kareem, who is an old student of Wesley Girls' Senior High School has added her voice to how Muslim students were treated
- Apart from not being allowed to pray, Fathia believed she was also passed over for prefectship due to her religion
- She requested that Christians imagine themselves in their shoes and also hoped that something is done about the situation
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Fathia Ayodele Kareem, a young Ghanaian medical doctor who attended Wesley Girls' Senior High School from 2006 to 2009 has recounted her story as a Muslim student.
According to Fathia in a narration on her Facebook handle, there were many good things instilled in her in the school for which she is grateful but the extent of religious intolerance left much to be desired.
"I was the second person in my family to attend Gey Hey so I had been informed that Muslims were not allowed to pray. I was also passed over for prefectship which I believe was because I am Muslim", she mentioned.
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The award-winning medical school graduate also pointed out that when the conversation about Muslims student at Wesley Girls started, the main concern for some old girls was the name of the school being dragged through the mud.
To this, she replied,
It is not the goal of Muslims to taint the name of WGHS, it does not bring any of us satisfaction I can assure you. How is the reputation of a school more important than the treatment of its students even if it’s a minority group?
To the majority of Christians who don't see the big deal in the entire conversation, Fathia's words were:
Imagine as a Christian, you attend a school and you’re told you cannot pray, you can’t attend church service, you can’t read your bible. Preposterous right? Then because you were seen reading your bible, you are ‘punished’ by being forced to memorise Quran passages. I’m sure you can’t even imagine that happening, not in a million years.
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In the end, the doctor said she hopes and prays that each stakeholder comes to the table with an open mind and that this issue doesn’t just die off without tangible adjustments being made.
Meanwhile, Sheikh Aremeyaw, the Spokesperson for Ghana's National Chief Imam, Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has announced his dissatisfaction with the Christian community's intolerance for Muslims.
In an interview on TV3 Ghana, Sheikh Aremeyaw indicated that the statement that was released by the Christian Council of Ghana worries him as it seems to endorse intolerance.
"The fact that they were able to give their endorsement means that there is a solidarity of the Christian community against the Muslims", he added.
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