From Inusa Musah
In a bid to provide empowerment for Moslem women through formal education in Arabic and English, Alhaji Sheikh Mustapha Harun, Chief Imam of the Ashaiman Metropolis, has inaugurated the Mahad Niswatul Islaamiiya Institute for Moslem women at Kanewu at Adjei Kojo in Tema.
The school was founded by a young female Moslem graduate, Safiatu Alhassan. During the inauguration, Sheikh Musatapha was full of praise for the founder for seeing the need in opening such an institution, where the Moslem woman, who did not have any formal education, would be privileged to receive tuition to empower herself.
Sheikh Mustapha observed that many a Moslem woman is unable to assist her children with homework and other academic assignments, either from Arabic or English schools, thus, the move by Ms. Safiatu, he said, should be supported by the affluent in society.
He said it is always sad and painful when a mother, who has no formal education, is unable to read or understand anything her children bring home from either an Islamic or English school.
Re-echoing Dr. Kwegyir Aggrey’s words that a whole nation is educated if a woman is educated, the Ashaiman Chief Imam challenged Moslem women to take advantage of the opportunity to educate themselves in both Arabic and English.
The motto of the Institute is ‘Empowerment of Women and Piety’, and Ms. Safiatu Alhassan, founder of Mahad Niswatul Islaamiiya, told The Chronicle that she was motivated to volunteer for the Moslem women, because most of them feel reserved when in the midst of other women who have had some formal education in either Arabic or English.
She explained that that gap between the learned and illiterate Moslem women can be narrowed through the commitment illiterate Moslem woman will show in taking advantage of the lessons the volunteers of the school will be offering at the institute.
Another important element of life the Moslem women will be taught at Mahad Niswatul Islaamiiya is trading.
Ms. Safiatu is of the view that though most Moslem women are hard working, some of them need to learn to be frugal “and that is another thing we will be teaching our sisters and mothers who will take advantage of this opportunity to attend the Institute.” She said a similar opportunity will be given to Moslem women living in other communities.
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