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Africa-Press – South-Sudan. <\/strong><\/span>The Secretary-General of South Sudan Islamic Council said Muslim students are facing academic difficulties due to the lack of Islamic curriculum in the country.<\/p>\n

Abdallah Baraj made the statement during the 12th Annual Ramadan breakfast organized by the Presidency in Juba on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Baraj said Muslims have the right to be provided an opportunity learn Quran from an Islamic curriculum like their fellow Christians.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the problems facing Muslim children in schools is the lack of a religious curriculum based on Islam in the syllabus,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a big issue for us because Muslims have the right to be provided with an opportunity for Islamic curriculum, as is done with Christian students.\u201d<\/p>\n

The most recent Pew Research Center report on Religion and Public Life estimated that in 2020, there were 610,000 Muslims in South Sudan, comprising 6.2% of the country\u2019s population.<\/p>\n

For his part, the Vice-President Taban Deng Gai called on the Muslims in the country to build schools near to the mosques to counter extremism.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want educated Muslims in South Sudan. I ask you to pay attention to education because an educated Muslim will understand the Qur\u2019an well and reject extremism.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, I appeal to you, if I build a mosque, you must establish a school near it.\u201d<\/p>\n

In January 2023, South Sudan was named as the preferable model of religious diversity and tolerance between religious communities in the Sub-Saharan Africa.<\/p>\n

The selection was made during the World Council of Muslim Communities that was held in China\u2019s Chijangjian Province by the<\/p>\n

In October 2022, a pan-African charity organization commended the peaceful coexistence between South Sudanese Christian and Muslim, communities compared to other countries in the continent.<\/p>\n

According to the Program for Christians-Muslim Relations in Africa, South Sudanese Christians and Muslims have played a key role in peacebuilding in the country.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About South-Sudan<\/a> Follow Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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