Razaq Bamidele
The Criterion, an association of Muslim women in business and professions will, between August 28 and 31, 2019, hold its 10th biennial conference outside the shore of Nigeria for the first time in the 30 years history of the faith-based organisation.
At the conference in Ghana, the Vice President of the Madina Institute of Science and Technology, in Accra, Ghana, Prof. Mohammed Kamil and an Associate Professor of Physiology at the Lagos State University (LASU), Lagos, Nigeria, Simiat Elias, will join other scholars to present papers.
The event will hold at the Madina Institute of Science and Technology and Accra Technical University (formerly Accra Polytechnic) both in Accra, Ghana.
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The professional Muslim group with bias for education and women empowerment would be hosted by its Ghana District counterparts.
National Ameerah of the organisation, Hajia Fatymah Yewande, in a statement said, the conference would discuss issues of women and Child upbringing.
Hajia Oyefeso, who doubles as the Chief Host, said the theme of the conference is “The Role of Muslim Women and Child Upbringing.”
Other guest speakers expected at the conference are a Clinical Psychologist Revd. Father Anthony Amposah, Chief Executive Officer of GDA Media Ltd, (producers of The Standpoint TV programme) Gifty Anti and Counseling Psychologist Asmau Ayub, among others.
The Criterion Ghana Ameerah, Hajia Rashidat Malik, said the climax of the deliberation would be the second leg of the programme planned to hold at the Madina Institute of Science and Technology, Accra under the theme: “Muslim Child and Technology”.
Hajia Malik informed that eminent personalities from Nigeria and Ghana are expected at the event.
“Our membership cuts across professionals from all fields of life and business juggernauts and technocrats e.g. Professors, medical doctors, lawyers, lecturers and business professionals,” Oyefeso, the National Ameerah said.
She gave the assurance that The Criterion would work hard to change the lot of Muslim women and children across the globe.
The name “The Criterion” is the English meaning of the 25th chapter of the Holy Quran Al Furqan, the embodiment that Islamic scriptures which defines the difference between good and evil.
