Allabar Women's Islamic School

The wife of an Islamic teacher founded this school in their home, in one of Kumasi's oldest Muslim neighborhoods. A long front room holds beginning, intermediate and advanced groups. It offers Arabic, English, math and sciences classes, and she has hired Muslim and non-Muslim teachers to present the full public school curriculum, although the school gets no government support. The students are mostly married women, who attend part time in between their family and work responsibilities.

English Interviews:

Hajia Raamatu Sanni

A Trader and a Teacher (2006)

My uncle saw that I was not interested in marriage, so one day he just called me and said 'I want you to be married to your brother', and it worked.

Adama Muhammed

The Work of God (2006)

ANext time that I greet you, with the grace of God you will also be a Muslim.

Hofsota Oumar

An Arabic Teacher (2006)

My advice to those who are petty traders is that they should be honest. Any time they collect goods from those who are going abroad to buy, they should send their money back to them.