Imam Fatty Condemns 'Fankanta'

The imam of State House Mosque, Alhaji Abdoulie Fatty, has told the women of Bakau to distance themselves from the practice of family planning and not to listen to those campaigning for it as it is "unIslamic and a threat to Islam.".

Imam Fatty was addressing a large congregation at an Islamic conference organised in Bakau, by Ibadu rahman, an Islamic association.

Imam Fatty said the West introduced 'Fankanta', the localised concept of family planning, to fight Islam.  "Family planning is the idea of the British scholar, Malthus, an unconscious philosopher who was theorising on how to avoid over population in the world." The imam added that Allah has promised in the Muslim holy book, Qur'an, to feed every mouth He created.

He cautioned women practising family planning, to seek forgiveness from Allah.  "Fankanta destroys our societies and is responsible for so many diseases in women because of the poisonous drugs they are issued," the strident imam said.

He said the term, family planning, has now been changed to Fankanta to fool people.  "They issue pills to women and even school girls to practise prostitution."

He condemned the "so-called religious leaders who have been bribed" to speak in favour of Fankanta as "ignorant and hypocritical."

Imam Fatty also spoke out against "so-called women activists" fighting for the rights of women, calling them "infidels" who are subverting Islam.

He advised the gathering not to be fooled by the Ahmaddiyans "who are a threat to Islam.".