{"id":11083,"date":"2018-12-19T08:05:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T08:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=11083"},"modified":"2018-12-19T08:15:29","modified_gmt":"2018-12-19T08:15:29","slug":"cases-of-school-dropout-alarming-among-muslims-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/cases-of-school-dropout-alarming-among-muslims-girls\/","title":{"rendered":"Cases of school dropout alarming among Muslims girls"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a study conducted by the Alliance of Imams of the Northern Corridor for Humanitarian Development-AICNDH, Muslim girls are reported to drop out of school.<\/p>\n<p>Amina L\u00e9onie Baramfataniye, is a member of AICNDH and one among those who facilitated the inquiry in three provinces where there are more Muslim families. She says Muslim girls are sent to school but drop out after the 6th form.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_11087\" style=\"width: 468px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11087\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-11087\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Amina.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"458\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Amina.jpg 679w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Amina-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Amina-600x337.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amina L\u00e9onie Baramfataniye: \u201cMuslim girls drop out of school to get married at an early age\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cAccording to the results of the study, girls are sent to school at 56% and drop out after the 6th form at 29, 4%,\u201d she says.<br \/>\nMrs. Baramfataniye says those girls abandon school to be married. \u201cAfter they quit schools, they are married to men who are older than them and richer than their families in most of the cases\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Niyonsaba, a Muslim and activist for child rights, says Muslim girls abandon schools mainly because of ignorance, poverty, and Islamic culture. \u201cThey still ignore the importance of education for girls. Some parents oblige their daughters to drop out of schools because of poverty while others still misinterpret the Islamic culture and don\u2019t give enough importance to the girls\u2019 education,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Niyonsaba also mentions the lack of model women in Muslim communities. \u201cThere are no female Muslim icons who can inspire them in their communities.Instead, most of their elder sisters, aunts and cousins are only housewives,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>The two women say there is a great need for sensitization so as to fight against school drop out of Muslim girls. \u201cParents need to be sensitized to the importance of education for girls and the negative impact of school dropout on their daughters\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Baramfataniye also says religious leaders and the administration should be involved for effective results.<\/p>\n<p>The Alliance of Imams of the Northern Corridor for Humanitarian Development-AICNDH conducted the study in three provinces namely Bujumbura, Muyinga and Rumonge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a study conducted by the Alliance of Imams of the Northern Corridor for Humanitarian Development-AICNDH, Muslim girls are reported to drop out of school. Amina L\u00e9onie Baramfataniye, is a member of AICNDH and one among those who facilitated the inquiry in three provinces where there are more Muslim families. 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