Mallam Issah, a popular movie in which Adu Kofi, also called Agya koo, posed as a Muslim cleric has incurred the displeasure of the Moslem community in the Kumasi metropolis.
The United Form for Islamic Affairs, a movement for all Muslims (Al-sunna Waljamah), Tijaniyya, Council of Zongo Elders, etc), has demanded the withdrawal of this and others like Rakiya, Asante Kramo and Agya Koo Makaranta as well as related advertisement from the market.
This followed an emergency meeting on Tuesday organized by the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) with the Film Producers Association of Ghana and the United Forum for Islamic Affairs at which the film makers apologized to Moslem community and agreed to have the movies withdrawn. The timely intervention of REGSEC averted a possible mayhem in the metropolis as some irate moslem youth had planned to attack the film maker for ridiculing island religion in the films.
Present at the meeting were Sheikh Kamil Mohammed Kamil, Regional Imam for the Al-Sunna Waljamah, Malam Yusif Alhassan, Chairman for the United Forum for Islamic Affairs and executives of the Film Producers Association.
The moslem leaders accused the film makers of using the movies to cast a slur on the integrity of moslems. In direct reference to the Malam Isaah movie they said that Agya Koo was not performing salat (muslim prayer) with seriousness because he was fighting while praying.
Again they said a Mallam is a scholar who has studied and understood the principles of the Islamic faith such that he can impart knowledge to others but the character in the film was not.
The spokesperson for the United Form for Islamic Affairs, Mallam Yusif said “the moslem community is sad that in the film, Christianity is portrayed as superior to Islam in the character of the reverend father but Mallam Issah is portrayed as somebody in the Stone Age.
The Moslem leaders therefore cautioned film makers to be wary of movies and much which attack other religions and advised them to consult relevant authorities before embarking on film projects. In a letter dated December 8, 2010, the film makers rendered unqualified apology to the moslem community for any embarrassment the films might have caused.
Source: G. Times
that why i love muslims.u cant make fun of muhamed or Allah nd disrespect them anyhow.they respect their religion nd dont play with it.it sad how christians allows ppl to portray Jesus anyhow.making fun of pastors,prophets nd Jesus himself all in da name of entertainment.hmmmmm
i totally agree wit u..its sadhow x’tians don’t take their religion so serious n allow ppl 2 make fun of us n our God..i pray n hope de Lord wil change us all..
so you want the christian religion to be as violent as the musilm religion?
nah neva like dat..i didn’t mean like..all i meant waz x’tians shd also protect n defend their religion..n don let de name of de Lord b used anyhow..
christians are not violence so it differs …lol
Islam is sacrosanct well you can think otherwise for Christianity and I think this is why you accept it to be served as comic relieve in the movies,calenders,magazines and even in the news papers.
c these ignorance fools…barkin lyk demented dogs sayin abt ISLAM…wen we talk of voilence is christianity it started durin de era of jesus wen he waz bein stone to death…..stupid foolzzzzz
they can react the way they always do , violent and aggresion. as for portraying islam or the imam as fromthe dark ages , i totally agree with that.killing people and destroying properties that was there before islam wasborn does not make one religion abetter one.the fact is they cannot stay a second without flowing blood for what ever it is they worship.we dont have to kill inthe name of our god.if our god is real ,he can take care of us and him self.we dont have to kill in his name , muslim or christian.they cant stop the time.who knows what tomorrow holds.one day,the hunter. can be the hunted
Dont say wat u dont kno……..muslims re very good ppl and not violent like de way u want de world to kno……jxt dat dey dont play wit their religion.
You can try to prof your self rigth but people are not blind, you comit always in the name of Allah, if someone talk about Mohamed what has that got to do with you? however I dont blame you people since the koran tells you to fight.
@aida, So u trying to tell me that every muslim person likes to be violence go and live in certain part of the muslim community and u would know that there are decent muslims out there. no religion exceeds one another cos we are all worship the same God.
LOL…because of their anger, i bet u stories concerning the muslim communities will not be portrayed in ghanaian movies anymore…to me i dnt think its dat serious…muslim takes things too personal…as a christian, i love them equally…i respect their religion because i know wat their abt…agya koo and entertainers on the other hand just want us to laugh…movies concerning the christian religion is portrayed in a funny way too…when u watch agya koo in any christian movies, he is always making silly jokes…when he prays he dnt take it seriously…HE IS A COMEDIAN…i think the problem here is that, muslims always feels as though they are inferior…they need to understand that we are all ONE…also maybe some of the stories concerning the muslim communities are true…i mean most of the stories are true fact and actually going on in ghana…i believe samuel nyamekye do his research thoroughly before putting a movie out…dat man is a GENIUS and I love him and his work…so my dear muslim brothers and sisters, relax small….AGYA KOO LIKES TO BE FUNNY…cheers
for once, I agree with all you’ve said. Samuel Namekye is one of the Finest producers out there!
i agree with you
When it comes to religious matters one has to be very clear. script writers must make sure they do a lot of research on whatever topic they want to write about.
The Muslims think they are untouchable, I believe they are voilent becos most of what is said about them is true, I have not watch the movie, but I dont think it should be pulled out, I think they should market it very well, Muslims should think about better things than to fuss over movie….this is 20th century…
There must be something special about muslims, No matter where they are, they act and think the same. The reaction of those muslims in gh might not be different from those in Irak, when it comes to protecting their religion.. Matters concerning Agya koo and those local movies, i beg them not to take it too personal, Cos all of them are funny characters, they are just doing it to release the stress of ghanaians. I don´t think Samuel Nyamkye and this co wanted to ridicule the muslims but only produce a funny movie for ghanaians.
Very well said.
And I thought its just a movie.Oh yet they enjoy watching the christian aspect right?Agya Koo has nothing to do with that matter, He is an actor and not a script writer, so why would you attack the innocent man.Does it mean the producer have wasted all the money he invested in those movies?Its just a movie so why dont we appreciate it and look pass the negative aspect.I know Agya Koo might be a wise and calm person and all he might do is apologise to them…., Edi3ben!
Nice quote Afia. l like every bit of your comment thay u made. here is the case we are trying to give out words of inspiration to muslims out there not to be mad at Agya koo but some are attacking muslim in the order way round with their comments. not that muslims are violent but are always trying to protect their religion. IT IS ALL ABOUT PEACE. We love our religion and would always guide and protect it in the name of ALLAH
Agya koo and his production teams like Paul Gee and the rest are seeking for nothing but doom in regard to how they have now turned Islam and it followers into an object of ridicule and mockery. Its obvious we all like Agya koo and his movies irrespective of faiths but off late he is becoming a real traitor to Muslims at large.Some one has to call him to order before it escalate to something unstoppable. No true Muslim will be happy about the recent development of mockery against the Islamic faith by the so called actor.The fact that some of you here think that Christianity has also been ridiculed by Agya koo and you find nothing wrong with it doesn’t mean that Muslims should also keep mute.
Yes they better should its all to God and not them , so let Allah be the judg
these animals muslims, how i hate dem. all dey know is killing. i have learn neva 2 argue with a muslim cos dey dont understand anything and frankly dey r stupid. dey shd b erased from gh
You are nothing but a stupid fool good for nothing and an article
of no commercial value.You have the mouth to call muslims animals .
You hate them because they don,t make jokes or play with their religion.
Why don,t you read something about islam before you open your filthy
mouth to expose your ignorance.You talk about killing right,Who killed
so called six million jews?Who massacred the people of Bosnia?
Who bombed Heroshima and nagasaki?Who invaded iraq and bombed
the country?Who enslaved were africans?Who were the christian soldiers?
I don,t want to waste my time on you kwasia piiiiiii.
God I am impressed..you seems so clever and you react with reasoning and sound mind. yep the guy is so ignorant and thanks so much for the statistics you gave him and all of us. You see most Christians out finds nothing wrong about their faith been ridiculed unlike the Muslims which the right thing to do because even in the Bible its written that God is a jealous God but you don’t expect God to descend down from the Sky and fight people who make mockery of him or his name.I only urge fellow Muslims to fight a mature way and with decency when doing so.So lets help fight in championing this course for God and religion are not an object of ridicule and mockery as some of us ignorantly sees it.
please can u quote where in the bible it says God is a jealous God…and how does God being a jealous God affect ppl mocking his name..pls…now u speaking things u have no clue off…if want to talk abt the bible and the koran. pls talk abt them with accuracy and not make things up…God is a jealous God that for the love he have for all his children, some of his children still choose to worship something else besides him…that’s wat makes God a jealous God…even in our homes, when we choose to love another man besides the love we have for our fathers, the fathers gets jealous…it has nothing to do with mockery…jealousy is choosing something else over the one u already have…choosing a different idol over God, dats jealousy…thanks
@Syn, See who is calling other people animals just because they are defending their religion,read abt Islam and all sorts of things abt it then u understand that Islam is not all abt violence.
@syn….u r a very big fool for those words….u ignorant bastard…u shd no pple are sometimes responsible for their actions by themselves Not their Religion…if u having a problem with one just deal with him/her alone by his/her own actions….u fool !!! u simply cant argue with a muslim because u have no facts and knowledge of ur ur own religion hence u being an IGNORANT BASTARD……who do u think can erase muslim from gh??tell me so that u start embarking on that wishful thoughts of a project… so u see how foolish you are!…… hating on muslims by empty entity like you is meaningless…. on this note i pray that Allah forgives u and guide u ve been in the state of ignorance for too long…….
look at how you are behaving now ! calm down
you cant just behead some one and say allah alah alah ,is this a religion spear mi !
thank you so much syn. you should have seen what they teach the young ones in the mosque, then you begin to understand why they hate so much. from childhood they are brainwashed.they know nothing else except hate .this makes me now begin to understand why osei hates so much.he is a muslim..hate is in their blood,but one thing though, they cannot stop the time.the day this planet was made they know nothing about it .dont be naive about them reacting the same way when something hapens they tell them what to do from the mosque.orders always come direct from saudi arabia.they support them with alot of oil money too.their behaviour is like that of one with multiple personality problem .with one hand they preach peace , and with the other they kill and destroy .they are now writing their ownlife history and believe that they are on top of the world like cvln.as for me ,cvln you are the one that does not know the history of your religion .tomorrow they say is pregnant.we shall all see.evil has a way of des troying it self at last.
but I think script writer have to be careful with what they write about. they need to do a lot of research into whatever message they want to send out in order not to bring another conflict. Films are to educate, entertain, and educate.
they are a curse to this planet earth.
@aida, No religion is a curse to this planet neither are muslims so pls watch ur speech cos it luks u have so much hate for Islam but always remember we will all be judge by the same God.
pls my dear muslims lets forgive him,he was just acting.it was an act.pls pls pls
for give him plz
ghana celebrity.com,please stop posting me comments from ghana celebrity .com .to my e. mail adress.ican read it my self on your site.if you are amuslim working in ghanacelebrity.com remember that this is apublic furum , and wecan have differerence inopinion indifferent issues .this is becoming abnormal.you have your opinion and ido have nmine , no matter how irritating it is .i do read all the comments on the topics that interest me and also make comments about it if i wish..ithink you are abusing your position in your work place to further whatever your agenda is.
muslims r fadas of war dats y they r so wicked lyk dat. Aida and syn r right.
@lil, @lil u wnt to talk abt war,let me explain war to u,it is when someone hurts u in such a way that it affects ur whole family,friends,community and the country,that is when war happens.Muslims dont just wake up one day and decided to got to war with one another.And there is nowhere in the Koran which talks abt war in case u are thinking abt it. Islam has always been abt peace and loving.