Quran School Opens in Ghana
According to Al-Sharq newspaper, the school has been established in cooperation with Qatari members of Abdullah ibn Khalifah Islamic Charity Center.
The school has a mosque and an educational center for elementary level students.
Promotion of Quran teaching in Ghana, developing religious education in the African country and raising a generation acquainted with Islamic teachings are among the objectives of the new school.
It has been set up on a 400-square meter plot of land and cost 287000 Qatari Rials to be completed.
Islam is one of the major religions practiced widely in Ghana. Its presence in modern-day Ghana dates back to the 10th century.
Muslims make up around 20 percent of the West African country’s 27 million population.
