FOMWAG INAUGURATES ASHAIMAN BRANCH (PAGE 18, AUGUST 17, 2010)

The Greater Accra President of the Federation of Muslim Women’s Association in Ghana (FOMWAG), Hajia Sirina Ketuw, has urged Muslim women to build a strong and upright family structure which will produce responsible and righteous youth for the nation.
She said research had shown that children who grew up without good parenting were likely to be deviant in society.
Hajia Sirina made the remarks at the inauguration of the Ashaiman branch of FOMWAG where she noted that in Islam, every aspect of life was prescribed for the man but the best object of the world is a pious woman.
She noted that FOMWAG was an umbrella of all Muslim women associations in Ghana and it sought to mobilise, educate, conscientise and help Muslim women to contribute their quota towards the national development.
Hajia Sirina called on Muslim women to stand by the truth and shun dishonesty and falsehood.
She explained that since the woman was the family’s first instructor, she should be educated to enable her care and educate her children.
Hajia Sirina was of the view that giving children a solid foundation in Islamic education will go a long way to inculcate its lessons in the child.
She noted that deviant children had no respect for family values and grew up to become bad parents themselves, building a vicious cycle of a bad society.
Hajia said that if the family structure was strong and upright, children would be responsible and grow to become righteous citizens.
She said knowledge was a prerequisite for serving ‘Allah’ hence the need to educate the Muslim woman through seminars, workshops and conferences.
Hajia Sirina said FOMWAG believed that the most important role for a woman was to be a good Muslim who lived in conformity with the tenants of Islam.
This, she noted, made such a woman obedient, truthful and sincere, eliminating all forms of corruption.
Hajia Sirina appealed to the Muslim women to be good achievers through education, morals and walk in the fear of God.
Inaugurating the Ashaiman branch of FOMWAG, the National Vice-President, Hajia Fati Suleman, outlined the objectives of the association and appealed to the women to discard some negative remarks made about Muslim women.
She stated that the notion that Muslim women were treated as objects, had no right to choose their partners and did not have the right to inheritance was false and urged them to strive to make significant moves to build their image in society and in national development.
Hajia Fati later swore in the executives of the Ashaiman branch of the association.