A network of Muslim Youth Organisations in Ghana have expressed concern about the existence of many Islamic Endowment funds which are not being used to the benefit of the poor and needy in society.
The Network therefore called on the Muslim leadership to take steps to register and coordinate the use of such funds to serve the interest of Muslim communities.
This was contained in a communiqué issued and signed by Hajj Abdel-Mannan Abdel Rahman, the Summit Coordinator, at the end of a two-day Muslim Youth Summit held at Wa.
The communiqué also suggested that the National Hajj should be organised by duly elected representatives of the Muslim Ummah and not
hand-picked by the politicians in power.
The communiqué appealed to all Muslim Youth Organisations in Ghana to champion activities in the area of sexual reproduction and health, gender, human rights and population affairs in their
communities.
The communiqué raised its concern over the continued immorality resulting from the blind emulation of foreign customs and practices
and urged policy-makers and religious leaders to take steps to stop the menace.
It added that the authorities in the educational sector should tolerate and respect the rights of individuals with different religious persuasion.
On the challenges faced by the Islamic Education Unit, the communiqué advised that structures should be put in place to capture
the aspirations of Muslims youth and address the human resource deficiency in the Unit.