 
Contact Address Details:
Gambia Supreme Islamic Council
Banjul area Headquarters
MDI Road
Kanifing South
P.O. Box 804, Banjul
The Gambia, West Africa
Tel no: +220 4484740
Mob:
9933318
Fax:
4371977
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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.
The council is also responsible for setting the dates for
Muslim holidays in The Gambia , for example, for Tobaski
and Koriteh.
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