5 d. ago Let students worship freely – Nana Yaa Jantuah calls for religious tolerance at Wesley Girls

Senior presidential staffer, Nana Yaa Jantuah, has urged stakeholders to focus on tolerance and respect for worship amid the ongoing controversy over religious rights at Wesley Girls Senior High School. In an exclusive interview on the AM Show, she said students attending faith-based schools must adhere to school rules, but provisions should exist to allow them to practice their religion freely.

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6 d. ago Legal & policy basis for the right of Muslim students to pray in government

Legal and policy documents that seek to educate and enlighten us about the rights of every Ghanaian, especially in our schools.

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6 d. ago Shamima Muslim calls on marketers, communicators to help shape Ghana’s new national narrative

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim has urged Ghana’s marketing and communications industry to take a central role in crafting a renewed national story that reflects the country’s strengths, aspirations, and ongoing transformation under the “Resetting Ghana Agenda.”  

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7 d. ago Wesley Girls Religious Rights Debate Intensifies Across Ghana

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/wesley-girls-religious-rights-debate-intensifies-across-ghana/The Wesley Girls Senior High School religious rights controversy has sparked a national conversation involving political leaders, religious figures, legal experts and educators as Ghana grapples with questions about religious freedom, mission school identity and constitutional obligations. The debate gained momentum after the Supreme Court on November 25 directed the school to respond within 14 […] News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/wesley-girls-religious-rights-debate-intensifies-across-ghana/

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8 d. ago NPA marks 20 years with thanksgiving visit to Chief Imam at National Mosque

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA), led by its Chief Executive, Godwin Kudzo Tameklo, has held a special Muslim thanksgiving service at the National Mosque in Kanda as part of activities marking the Authority’s 20th anniversary.

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8 d. ago Why is President Mahama silent on Wesley Girls’ brouhaha?” – Egyapa Mercer asks

Former Sekondi MP, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, has questioned President John Mahama’s silence on the escalating controversy surrounding religious rights at Wesley Girls’ High School.

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8 d. ago Mission schools must not be weakened for their decades of investment – Prof. Bokpin

Economist and Finance Professor at the University of Ghana, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has urged the government and the public to approach current debates on religious rights in mission schools with caution, warning that any reforms must not erode the identity or long-standing investments made by these institutions.

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8 d. ago Wesley Girls’ saga: Mission schools must not be weakened for their decades of investment – Prof. Bokpin

Economist and Finance Professor at the University of Ghana, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has urged the government and the public to approach current debates on religious rights in mission schools with caution, warning that any reforms must not erode the identity or long-standing investments made by these institutions.

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9 d. ago We’re not asking for Mosques in mission schools, just our rights to pray and fast – National Muslim Conference

The National Muslim Conference of Ghana (NMCG) has clarified that Muslim students in government-assisted mission schools are not asking for mosques to be built on campus, but are merely seeking the right to pray, fast, and not be compelled to attend church activities.

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9 d. ago Muslim Professionals Association demand end to religious discrimination in schools

The Muslim Professionals Association of Ghana is warning that repeated violations of the religious rights of Muslim students in some schools threaten the peaceful coexistence between Muslims and Christians, one of the country’s strongest pillars of national unity.

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1 week ago The Wesley Girls vs. Shafic dispute: A dangerous precedent and a call for strategic unity

The Attorney General's opinion on the rights of Muslim students at Wesley Girls' High School is more than a legal interpretation; it is a litmus test for Ghana's cherished social cohesion.

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1 week ago Wesley Girls High School & the Muslim Girl: A national conversation on rights, faith, and institutional apartheid

What is happening at Wesley Girls is not simply a matter of “school rules” or “institutional tradition.”

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1 week ago Choice cannot override religious rights – Africa Education Watch

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has warned that the argument of parental choice cannot be used to justify breaching constitutionally guaranteed religious rights in senior high schools (SHS).

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1 week ago Constitutional rights take precedence over school choice, says Kofi Asare

The right to choose a school cannot override constitutionally guaranteed rights, Africa Education Watch Executive Director Kofi Asare has said.

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1 week ago Anglican Church of Ghana backs mission schools’ right to uphold religious identity

The Anglican Church of Ghana has weighed in on the ongoing hijab controversy at Wesley Girls’ High School, affirming that mission schools have the constitutional right to maintain their religious ethos and rules, including uniforms and religious observances.

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1 week ago Wesley Girls vs. Shafic Osman: A test of right, childhood and the rule of law itself – Kay Codjoe writes

In every argument about Wesley Girls, fasting, hijab, and rights, we keep circling around the same loud questions. Should mission schools keep their traditions? Should Muslim students adjust? Should the Ghana Education Service (GES) intervene? But the conversation has missed the quiet stories. The stories that do not trend on social media. The stories that […]

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1 week ago Catholic Bishops criticise Education Minister over religious rights comments

The Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference has expressed strong disappointment over recent remarks by Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu, warning schools not to infringe on students’ rights to practise their religion.

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