Don't Describe Party Hooligans in the Zongos as Muslims when Reporting - Khalifatul Akbar

The head of the Tijaniyya Council in Ghana, yesterday advised politicians and journalists to desist from describing violence with religious colours.
He lamented at the rate at which crimes and political hooliganism have taken some religious stereotyping.
Most reportage is skewed towards tarnishing the image of Islam.
He said, "crime and political hooliganism have no religious colour". According to him such reportage over the years have cast slur on the Islamic Religion and Muslim in general.
"If non - Muslims are described as 'aggrieved party supporters', but, why do you describe same people as Muslims Hooligans or trouble makers, when the people involved are having Islamic Identities". We should always distinguish between Islam and Politics or hooliganism. He further advised the Muslims to be the ambassadors of their religion which is peace.
His eminence said this at the Annual Maulid of Sheikh Alhaj Abdullahi Maikano Jallo at Shukura in the Greater Accra Region.
The Annual Maulid is organised to commemorate the birth of the Holy Prophet Muhammad, and celebrate the legacy of Sheikh Alhaj Abdullahi Maikano Jallo, the Spiritual leader of the Tijaniyya Council in Ghana.