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Council of Imams urges Pope to intervene for Muslim students in Catholic schools

Kenya: The Council of Imams and Preachers of Kenya (CIPK) has appealed  to Pope Francis to help address what it termed as lack of freedom of worship for Muslim students in schools run by the Catholic church.

The council's National chairman Sheikh Ibrahim Ateka said Wednesday that Muslim students in Catholic-run schools in Kenya are often compelled to attend church services against their will, or prevented from praying in the Islamic way.

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