‘I am a Muslim, but I will not implement Sharia law in the country !’ : President of Burkina Faso

Bobo-Dioulasso (Burkina Faso) – “I am a Muslim, and I have the freedom to follow the traditions of my religion. Likewise, people belonging to other religions in Burkina Faso also have the full right to practise their religion. I want to make it absolutely clear that Sharia law will never be implemented in this country,” declared President Ibrahim Traoré of Burkina Faso, a Muslim-majority country in Africa. He further said that his country would remain completely sovereign and secular. “No religion is greater than the nation, and we will not accept Sharia law,” he added.

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Traoré also declared that individuals who traveled to Saudi Arabia to study Sharia will not be permitted to re-enter the country.#BurkinaFaso#WorldNews… pic.twitter.com/fW00P1fnJd

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Those who went to Saudi Arabia to study Sharia will not be allowed to return to the country !

President Ibrahim Traoré also made it clear that those who had gone from Burkina Faso to Saudi Arabia to study Sharia law would not be allowed to return to the country.

He said,

“We do not want to implement Sharia in our country. In such a situation, we have no need for those who are studying Sharia in Saudi Arabia. They should remain there. There is no need for them to return to our country. Instead of acquiring technical knowledge and skills that would contribute to the development of our country, they voluntarily chose to study Sharia law.”

Burkina Faso has an estimated population of 1 crore 38 lakh. According to the 2019 census, 64% of the population is Muslim, 26% is Christian (Roman Catholic), and the remaining population follows other religions.