Financial Analyst, Sydney Casely-Hayford says Islamist group, Boko Haram, projects the weakness in Islam as a religion.<\/p>\n
According to him, the continuous silence of the Muslim cleric to rebuke and condemn the activities of Boko Haram is an indication of the subtle acceptance of the group.<\/p>\n
\u2018\u2019\u2026 This Boko Haram has brought fundamentally to bear, the weakness in Islam as a religion to control its insurgents and its fundamentals,\u2019\u2019 he said on The Big Issue<\/strong> on Saturday.<\/p>\n Mr. Casley-Hayford said, he is yet to publicly hear any influential Muslim figure say the actions of the Boko Haram group are non-Islam.<\/p>\n \u2018\u2019I have not heard so far one single high ranking, respected Muslim cleric [in Ghana] stand up and say [the activities of Boko Haram] is totally non-Muslim activity; this is not what Islam is all about,\u2019\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n He admonished Islamic leaders to come out, confront and condemn what is going on because, \u2018\u2019You [Islamic Leaders] need to hold a big stage and say so clearly so that we all understand that you are against what is going on.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n He further noted that the activities of Boko Haram \u2018\u2019seems\u2019\u2019 to be accepted subtly be everyone.<\/p>\n Boko Haram is a Nigerian militant Islamist group – which has caused havoc in Africa’s most populous country through a series of bombings, assassinations and abductions. They are fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state.<\/p>\n The group is based in the northeast of Nigeria and they do not believe in western education and westernization.<\/p>\n The group recently abducted over 200 schoolgirls from a secondary school in Nigeria and has since threatened to sell them.<\/p>\n Speaking on Citi FM<\/strong>\u2019s news and political analysis programme, Mr. Casley-Hayford said Boko Haram is also a clear indication that \u2018\u2019\u2018Political Islam\u2019 is moving the religion\u2019s agenda rather than the other way round\u2019\u2019.<\/p>\n He mentioned that there is a need to clarify what proper Islam is from the fundamental dysfunctional Islam and \u2018\u2019\u2026 I cannot accept that there is such a religion that says that women should not be educated.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n