The Tragedy of Sharia Law

Last week I sat in the back seat of a taxi with a schoolgirl of perhaps 11 or 12 years. Her uniform would usually have fallen just above the knee, but carelessness had allowed the hemline to fall back a few inches. In her childish innocence, she was completely unaware of the skin she was revealing.
 
I took brief note of the situation – and rejoiced, because even though northern Ghana is predominantly Muslim, it is not subject to Sharia law, the code of rules that governs the most fundamentalist Muslim states. If this region were ruled by Sharia law, you can be sure that my little taxi companion would be very aware of her body and of what was and wasn’t showing in any given situation. It’s very likely that she would be reprimanded or possibly prosecuted for the physical position she’d thoughtlessly adopted.
 
Please pray that God will protect every part of Ghana from adopting Sharia law. The people here are so warm and friendly, and to have that openness squelched by religious fanaticism would be heartbreaking indeed.