Contact Address Details:
Gambia Supreme Islamic Council
Headquarters
MDI Road
Kanifing South
P.O. Box 804, Banjul
Gambia
West Africa
Tel no: +220 4484740
Fax: 4371977
Mob: 9933318
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Information:
The
Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC) was established in 1992 and
consists of around 50 Islamic Scholars who are all volunteers. There
is also a Supervisory Board made up of Imams from various communities
in Gambia as well as leaders of various institutions, business people,
lecturers and opinion formers.
The Islamic Council now operates within a 3 storey, purpose built
office complex that
serves as a training centre, a conference hall, administrative offices and other
structures as well as a utility vehicle, telephone and fax lines.
Of the 50 members of staffs, 11 are professional staffs with university degrees
at the level of Secretariat and two support staff.
Its aims are to facilitate The Gambia becomes a highly Islamic and
morally
developed Muslim State with highly educated people in Islam.
The SIC management structure consists of an
Executive Committee and
Regional Representatives.
The GSIC maintains comradely links with
its entire key Islamic organisations and members of this coalition.
The
SIC also enjoy good relations with other religions present in the
country particularly, the Christians to whom they
give mutual
esteem and respect.
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