PRESIDENT AL-BASHIR AFFIRMS HIS GOVERNMENT'S CONCERN WITH MUSLIMS IN SOUTH SUDAN
Kanini Evans Kariuki
March 28, 2010
THE President of the Republic of Sudan, Field Marshal Omer Al-Bashir, has affirmed his governments concern with the Muslims in South Sudan, and its keenness to support their educational and Da'awa institutions in the south.
Addressing the General Foundation Conference of the Muslims in South Sudan,Juba, recently, President Al-Bashir emphasized that Sudan(a vast African nation)is currently enjoying a unique religious co-existence which is not available in many countries.
The indefatigable Head of State hoped that the conference would come out with decisions and recommendations that will boost the role of Islam and the Islamic institutions in south Sudan.
Meanwhile, Vice-President of the Government of South Sudan, Dr. Riek Machar, noted with appreciation that convocation of the General Foundation Conference of the Muslims in South Sudan is a fountain of peace in the country.
He underscored the keenness of the Government of South Sudan in helping the Muslims establish their Islamic institutions in the south in the fields of Zakat, endowments, Hajj and Ummra.
The First Vice - President and President of the Government of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, called on the Muslims in south Sudan to woke safely and seriously because South Sudan Constitution respects the freedom and sacredness of the religions under a democratic rule which cherishes all the rights and civil freedoms.
Addressing the inaugural sitting of the General Foundation Conference of the Muslims in South Sudan Monday, Kiir urged the Muslims to exert more efforts to accelerate the administrative work, reactivate the civil and government institutions and to work freely and without restriction in expanding Islamic Da'awa.
He affirmed the keenness of the Government of South Sudan to maintain the peaceful co-existence between all religions in the south.
Vice-President of the Government of South Sudan, Dr. Riek Machar, also addressed the conference's opening sitting.
He affirmed respect of the government of south Sudan for all freedoms, calling on the Muslims in the south to contribute to the establishment of a healthy society which is capable to rehabilitate what had been destroyed by the war in the south.
Chairman of the higher committee of the General Foundation conference of the Muslims in South Sudan, Al-Tahir Pior, announced the establishment of the Islamic Council of South Sudan to sponsor the rights and activities of the Muslims in the south.
He said that the establishment of Islamic institutions in south Sudan aims to preserve the religious co-existence.
Meanwhile, the General Foundation Conference of the Muslims in South Sudan reviewed a paper on the Islamic Da'awa in South Sudan presented by Abu-Bakr Deng, and another one presented by Engineer Gamaral-Dawla Mohamed Suleiman on the Effects of Zakat (alms) on the State.
MUSLIMS IN SOUTH SUDAN
Muslims in South Sudan form the largest population. President Al-Bashir is a Muslim himself.
Islam is the largest religion in Sudan, and Muslims have dominated national government institutions since independence in 1956. Statistics indicate that the Muslim population is approximately 75%-80%,[1] including numerous Arab and non-Arab groups. The remaining 20% ascribe to either Christianity (approximately 5% of the total population) or traditional animist religions.
Muslims predominate in the north, but there are sizable Christian communities in northern cities, principally in areas where there are large numbers of internally displaced persons.
It is estimated that over the last forty years, more than 4 million southerners have fled to the north to escape the war. Most citizens in the south adhere to either Christianity or traditional indigenous (animist) religions; however, there are many Muslim adherents as well, particularly along the historical dividing line between Arabs and Nilotic ethnic groups.
The Muslim population is almost entirely Sunni but is divided into many different groups. The most significant divisions occur along the lines of the Sufi brotherhoods. Two popular brotherhoods, the Ansar and the Khatmia, are associated with the opposition Umma and Democratic Unionist Parties respectively.
Addressing the General Foundation Conference of the Muslims in South Sudan,Juba, recently, President Al-Bashir emphasized that Sudan(a vast African nation)is currently enjoying a unique religious co-existence which is not available in many countries.
The indefatigable Head of State hoped that the conference would come out with decisions and recommendations that will boost the role of Islam and the Islamic institutions in south Sudan.
Meanwhile, Vice-President of the Government of South Sudan, Dr. Riek Machar, noted with appreciation that convocation of the General Foundation Conference of the Muslims in South Sudan is a fountain of peace in the country.
He underscored the keenness of the Government of South Sudan in helping the Muslims establish their Islamic institutions in the south in the fields of Zakat, endowments, Hajj and Ummra.
The First Vice - President and President of the Government of South Sudan, Salva Kiir, called on the Muslims in south Sudan to woke safely and seriously because South Sudan Constitution respects the freedom and sacredness of the religions under a democratic rule which cherishes all the rights and civil freedoms.
Addressing the inaugural sitting of the General Foundation Conference of the Muslims in South Sudan Monday, Kiir urged the Muslims to exert more efforts to accelerate the administrative work, reactivate the civil and government institutions and to work freely and without restriction in expanding Islamic Da'awa.
He affirmed the keenness of the Government of South Sudan to maintain the peaceful co-existence between all religions in the south.
Vice-President of the Government of South Sudan, Dr. Riek Machar, also addressed the conference's opening sitting.
He affirmed respect of the government of south Sudan for all freedoms, calling on the Muslims in the south to contribute to the establishment of a healthy society which is capable to rehabilitate what had been destroyed by the war in the south.
Chairman of the higher committee of the General Foundation conference of the Muslims in South Sudan, Al-Tahir Pior, announced the establishment of the Islamic Council of South Sudan to sponsor the rights and activities of the Muslims in the south.
He said that the establishment of Islamic institutions in south Sudan aims to preserve the religious co-existence.
Meanwhile, the General Foundation Conference of the Muslims in South Sudan reviewed a paper on the Islamic Da'awa in South Sudan presented by Abu-Bakr Deng, and another one presented by Engineer Gamaral-Dawla Mohamed Suleiman on the Effects of Zakat (alms) on the State.
MUSLIMS IN SOUTH SUDAN
Muslims in South Sudan form the largest population. President Al-Bashir is a Muslim himself.
Islam is the largest religion in Sudan, and Muslims have dominated national government institutions since independence in 1956. Statistics indicate that the Muslim population is approximately 75%-80%,[1] including numerous Arab and non-Arab groups. The remaining 20% ascribe to either Christianity (approximately 5% of the total population) or traditional animist religions.
Muslims predominate in the north, but there are sizable Christian communities in northern cities, principally in areas where there are large numbers of internally displaced persons.
It is estimated that over the last forty years, more than 4 million southerners have fled to the north to escape the war. Most citizens in the south adhere to either Christianity or traditional indigenous (animist) religions; however, there are many Muslim adherents as well, particularly along the historical dividing line between Arabs and Nilotic ethnic groups.
The Muslim population is almost entirely Sunni but is divided into many different groups. The most significant divisions occur along the lines of the Sufi brotherhoods. Two popular brotherhoods, the Ansar and the Khatmia, are associated with the opposition Umma and Democratic Unionist Parties respectively.
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