The Muslimah Mentorship Network has launched its maiden mentorship programme.
The network is made up of a group of young Muslim women who are working together to mentor girls and other young women in their community.
The programme aims at guiding and supporting young Muslim girls in their quest to become better individuals and citizens.
The event was held at the Huda Islamic School in Newtown, Accra. The programme was divided into two sessions.
The first session was a talk and the second was on mentoring the girls.
Khadija Abdul Samed, a member of the network, spoke on the topic “The importance of Islam and Western Education”.
She explained to the students the need to seek both Western and Islamic form of education.
She also spoke on the need for the students to understand their roles as Muslims.
The first role of every Muslim is to seek knowledge. She again said it is their responsibility as Muslim girls to seek knowledge which will liberate them.
She advised them to take their Islamic education seriously like they do with Western education.
“Merging your Islamic education with the Western one will help you make the right decisions in life”, she added.
In the second session of the program, the students were divided into seven groups, and a mentor was assigned to each group. The mentors took the girls through various stages of mentoring.
They engaged the students on the need to stay focused in their studies for a better future.
At the end of the program, Mallam Mohammed Abdallah, a teacher from Maarkaz Ansaarudeen in his closing remarks showed gratitude to the Mentorship network for giving their students the opportunity to be mentored and also to be used as a pilot for the network.
He reiterated the need for the students to study hard both in their Islamic and secular education.
“Not everyone gets the opportunity like this. Make intentions of your dreams and do well to combine both the Western and Islamic Knowledge”, he said.
The mentorship session combined two schools namely, Huda Islamic School and Markaaz Ansaarudeen.
The programme ended with a photo session for the students, teachers and mentors.
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By: Muslimah Mentorship Network/Citinewsroom.com/Ghana