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Muslim Community appeals to Uganda Civil Aviation Authority to provide Muslims with space for prayers.

04 April, 2024
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Muslims have appealed to the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) top management to consider affirmative action for them while recruiting staff to enable the Muslim community “move at the same pace” with other Ugandans. 


The Muslims also want management to at least designate a place for them to construct a mosque at the airport for staff and travelers to have a proper place of worship. The requests were made by Muslim leaders at a special Futar (breaking of fast during Ramathan/Lent) dinner hosted by the UCAA on Wednesday evening.

Giving a history of how Muslims at the Entebbe airport started fellowship, Haji Siraj Ndahura who started the Entebbe Airport Muslims Committee said in 1984 they were only three Muslims at Managerial level and one of the bosses had audacity to comment “There are too many Muslims.” 

Ndahura who commended the administration for hosting the first Futar Dinner as a good gesture, said they had developed a human resource base and it would be positive to always give them a first chance while recruiting for any post.

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