Madrasas Closure Angers Uganda Muslims
Facing repeated closures of Islamic Quran schools, Uganda Muslims have complained about arbitrary decisions by the government, accusing it of targeting the religious minority under the pretext of fighting terrorism.
“Madrasas are there with the objective of teaching the Holy Book and inculcating good morals in children; elevating them towards the height of virtues to avoid corruption and other related vices,” the head of all Quran Schools in Uganda Sheikh Yahya Lukwago told The Tripoli Post on Friday, April 26.
Lukwago accused the Uganda Police Force of searching Kampala and the neighboring districts in a bid to shut the Muslim Madrasas which teach the Noble Quran to Muslim kids.
Along with closing Islamic schools in Kampala and its suburbs, the Uganda Police Force has made several arrests of Quran teachers and Sheikhs for interrogations.
The police also closed several Islamic Quran schools during this dubious operation.
Al-Hajji Muhammad Kisambira, the Secretary General of Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, the governing body of all Muslims in the country, blamed the action of the Uganda Police forces for closing the Madrasas without a genuine reason.
“They are closing our schools based on unrealistic reasons, and all the back stops on the table of the Police force, the same people,” he said.
Ugandan Muslims comprise some 14 percent of the predominantly Christian country's 32-million population, according to the CIA Factbook.
The registered Quran schools in Uganda are totaling to 385 and many others are undergoing the registration process.
All these schools are privately owned and are being funded by the Ugandan Muslim community.
Source: On Islam
Lukwago accused the Uganda Police Force of searching Kampala and the neighboring districts in a bid to shut the Muslim Madrasas which teach the Noble Quran to Muslim kids.
Along with closing Islamic schools in Kampala and its suburbs, the Uganda Police Force has made several arrests of Quran teachers and Sheikhs for interrogations.
The police also closed several Islamic Quran schools during this dubious operation.
Al-Hajji Muhammad Kisambira, the Secretary General of Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, the governing body of all Muslims in the country, blamed the action of the Uganda Police forces for closing the Madrasas without a genuine reason.
“They are closing our schools based on unrealistic reasons, and all the back stops on the table of the Police force, the same people,” he said.
Ugandan Muslims comprise some 14 percent of the predominantly Christian country's 32-million population, according to the CIA Factbook.
The registered Quran schools in Uganda are totaling to 385 and many others are undergoing the registration process.
All these schools are privately owned and are being funded by the Ugandan Muslim community.
Source: On Islam
