Malawi Muslims threaten to boycott voter registration

Sick stuff.. * don'* think its that necessary to remove haedscarf for muslim womens.

This is their religion and their choice, how the hell someone has rights to force them.

****** thing.

If Catholic women (Sisters)are allowed to register in their dooks why not with Muslims.They actualy know that Muslims only go for UDF.So dismantle thier stand is to harras them .Cute!!Muslims register please that we remove that Kambuku from the Hot seat!!Alahu Akbar!!

This is simple logic!! They should remove them nanga ajambulitsa bwa? They should not politicize everything. Asavote if they dont. Iya asatitopetse ife.

The whole idea of showing your face or head during the registration process is for identification purposes. They have to have a photo taken that will be used during the voting process. Or is nyasatimes telling us that these women want to register so many times so that azabele chisankho?

The MEC officials are right..these Hijabs must be removed just when posing for the photograph..it'* an Identity..ever seen people posing for IDs with head gears?..no discrimination against religion here...much as * know that these muslim women have rights..they should also know that 'There are Rules to every game'

it has not never been a tension anywhere, it is just because people do not want to accept Islamic values in their governments. look at the immigration , it is only people of colour and name will be allowed to get passport with Hijaab, as for the rest our spouses have to take them off, the same department, People have to be restected regardless of their religious affiliation. will anybody tell me that the same is happeing to women of other faith? let us work together as malawians, do not test peoples anger. Its high time Muslims have been dibied their rights in thid country.

Pangani boycot! Sitimva mimba Ife!

Koma zimenezi ndizoona? registration ndi hijab zikugwirizana pati?zinazi akuluakulu tiyeni tiziona tikafuna kulemba nkhani,ma muslim abwera lero? nanga regstration yayamba chaka chino? SO WHY!

That'* a good approach Sheikh Chabulika. Discussions, negotiations, consultations!!!
Governments in Western Countries ie Britain n USA whom we thought could have been refusing hijab to Muslim women have recognised the need to let Muslim women wear their hijaab. If you go to the British High Commission Website, or Offices or indeed VISA centres one of the allowable photos is shown on Hijab ie a Muslim woman can wear hijab and take their identity without problems.
Based on this understanding, MEC and indeed Malawi should not give excuse not to allow Muslim women practise their faith!!!!

Enanso zimanyanyira kuti nkhope yonse kubisika kumangooneka mphuno yokha, zoona tsono wojambulayo ajambula chiyani? Munthu kumangooneka ngati gulewamkulu? Ayi zoterozo ndiye sizoona ayi, koma pali ena omwe nkhope zawo zimaoneka bwinobwino ndiye ndiganiza kubweza oterowo, payenera kukhala zokhumudwitsa. Chocho pakuti mwakambirana kale ndi a MEC, ndiwona kuti palibe chifukwa chonyanyala kalembera wa mavotiyu. Mawa lake mudzakhala inu nomwe kunena kuti munthu wasankhidwayu ife sitidamufune mutalephera nokha kukalembetsa. Tiyeno tonse tilembetse, kuti mabvuto alipo lerowa, wochedwetsa bajeti ndi mikangano yandaleyi, mwina ingathe ngati titasankhadi mokomera tonse munthu amene tifuna kuti akhale pulezidenti wathu ndi phungu wathu.

Koma china chomwe chimandikhudza ndi ichi chakuti pano anthuwa akunena kuti adzatitumikira, kunena kuti ife ndiye mabwana awo, koma akakhala pampandopo, pepani ndiyetu kusautsa kwa ndiwe yani. Izinso ndi zomwe tonse tiyenera kuonetsetsa kuti anthu omwe tisankhe akhaledi otithandiza, osati lero tamusankha, mawa wachoka ali mtauni ayi, tiyeni tisankhe anthu omwe timapita nawo limodzi kumaliro, omwe tikhala nawo limodzi kudera kwathuko, anthu akuti tikakhala pa manvuto kaya pa mtendere, zonse tichitira limodzi. Enawa ndi atidye nawo, tiyeni tiwaswaye.

Don,* force them please electoral,because they have big population ratio.

While their right to dress as a muslim must be respected, the hijab should not be used to assist certain groups of people to register multiple times. All facial features that help to dentify a person need to be exposed in order to authenticate one'* identity. This hijab can be a source of rigging if not handled judiciously.

If they boycot, who will suffer? Take off your headcarfs off the face or go back home. MEC cant register a person in a mask, if you are a fugitive not in Malawi... anthu wopanda nzeru inu. Mmangofuna kuvititsa pazinthu zopandapache. Kagwereni uko. Have enough of you.

First it'* only fair to do so if required by MEC, secondly we have seen these women in TURKEY and France being told to remove the Hijab in Universities and they have obliged and so what'* wrong in Malawi? Asilamuwa ambiri amabisalira mu Hijab pofuna kupanga zoipa, monga kulembesa kawiri munthu m'mozi, becoz you cant see their face so to me it is only fair. Ku UK chimozimozi kunali mphunzisi m'mozi amavala zimenezi mu class and they told him to remove it or quit!!! She filed a court case and she lost the case. * mean how do you feel talking to someone you cant even see? Ndiye ku Malawiko kuli chisilamu cha serious kumeneko? With me staying here among TRUE Moslems and take Islam in Malawi a big Joke!!!!They don'* even come to 60% of what Islam is, uhule, kuba, umbanda thoooo!!! ku Mangochi, machinga komwe ndi kuchimake cha chisilamu!!!

So wearing of Hijab hbrings in alot of dirty tricks!!!

Pangani boycourt who cares? Si azaluza nazo kwambiri Atcheyawo??? Mwayesa tisamala Amalawi eti? Nzaboza inu a Nyasatimes zoti Moslems form 35% of voter population, since when? Asilamu ndi between 15 to 20% mu Malawi muno. Asilamu osati registered voters from Asilamu koma nonse population yanu and those legible to vote could be 10% of population nanagsi achinyamata owme ali less than 18 years ngambiri kuposa midala ndi madonas.

Vuto la Asilamu kungonda attention!!! kanthu kakangónongóno amafuna dziko lonse lapansi litamva!!! Vuto lina they always can'* differenciate religion and other issues like politics. Chilichonse choipa chikachitika amati chifukwa ndife Asilamu!!! Not putting 10 of them into ministerial positions ati becoz we are moslems, firing one of them even if he is corrupt ati chifukwa ndi msilamu, inu learn to differenciate religion and all other issues!!!! World wide this is their major problem. Thank God ku malawi asilamu ngamantha amaopa imfa ndiye sangapange suicide bombing chikhala maiko enawa saopa imfa asilamu akaphurisa malawi.

l also heard that even the immigration dept force women to submit photos taken without hijab and now its MEC.

Even in UK and USA examples of developed countries whom muslims take then as enemies of lslam allow women to have hijab even in their passports you can see the hijab provided they should not cover their face which is optional in Islam due to self conciousness.

Apatu ndakhumudwa kwambili chifukwa zingoonetsa kusazindikila kwa amalawi ambili ngakhale ma nuns they should have that right.

* turn to wonder when people say that Malawi is God fearing nation when religious members are forced to remove their identies.Does this show that malawi is God fearing nation? This will turn Malawi into Satan fearing nation.

l would like to ask different authorities kuti atapita maiko ali otukuka kuti akaone mmnene different religious groups are being treated.You will be amazed to see that what you are doing is that of 14TH CENTURY.

* would like to warn malawians you name with HIJAB NINJAS never try it in developed countries muzanjatidwa.Ndipo muzaonetsa umbuli wanu onse

* dont agree with foreign policicies of developed coutries but l give credit when it comes to rights.

l believe they will agree on way forward its an issue that can be sorted out

ALLAH KNOWS BEST

Not sure Muslims in Malawi constitute 35% of Malawi'* population. Check with the statistics office in Zomba and make the necessary correction.

* do not see any problem with removing Hijab for five minutes of registration. It is not like they are being asked to remove it forever. Find another excuse to boycott elections not the Hijab stuff.

MEC must ensure that this primitive practice by their clerks should be checked and stopped forthwith. Malawians are tired with MEC'* lack of seriousness. National elections are a very important event and as such thorough preparations and adequate measures must be put in place to avoid other people crying foul. Everyone is aware that there is a gap of four years between elections and this is enough time to make adequate preparations. It therefore defeats logic when we hear stories of few cameras, regstration phases and all other ****.

Who has seem Mrs Muluzi wearing a Hijab? Does it mean she is not a true moslem? There are many devoted moslem women who do not wear Hijab. We should avoid copying what other women in some parts of the world are doing by using religion as a political platform. God/Allah cares more about the love we show to one another as His creation that what piece of cloth we wear to show our religious obligation. This does not only apply to Moslems but Christians as well- It seems most of us are quick to show outward forms of worship, and we choose and pick. We can tell lies, we can still, we can drink and do all sorts of things which our religion forbids but we have a courage to defend and potray ourselves as true moslems or Christains by an Item of clothing or certain religious symbols

ngati ndi chomcho athu asavote basi,chifukwa simwambowake aslam kuvula jabu.

* am a Malawian living in the diaspora but * find this article by Praise Liomba as a distortion of facts on the ground. The writer alleges that muslims constitute 35% of the country'* population. Can * request him to substantiate the source of that claim. There is no statistical evidence in official journals to back that claim except in propaganda materials. Shame on you for misquotes. While the hijab issue looks sensitive MEC must devise a way of confirming that those registering are indeed women because we know from Iraq that men have used that attire for sinister plans.

True azichosa ma Hijab polembesa, asilamu ambiri amabisalira mu hijab akafuna kupanga zoipa even suicide bombing amuna ma suider bombes amavala zimenezi. Komanso if they want to register twice or 3 times (which is possible) atha kunama motere so don'* link all things to Bingu tikufuna transparency come 2009 and starting registration excercises.

Muslims constitute 13 % of the 9.9 million nationals according to 1998 national census.Even with sleepy estimations, the figures you are quoting are not correct.

If these women boycott the registration exercise, they will miss a chance in a life time. Let someone civi educate them that it is their constitutional right to register but at the same time following fulfilling the required standards set up by the Malawi Electoral Commission

Kodi munthu ajambulitsa bwanji atavala juzi kumaso? identity imafunika munthu nkhope yake idzioneka yonse

It is not true that Muslims are 35% of the population in Malawi. They are much less than 35%. Let us not inflate figures for the sake of making point when facts on the ground are contrary. Muslims are about 17%.

Let them boycot, who cares. They will be exercising their freedom.

with or without muslims we are going to vote in 2009. If moslems boycott, it will be a plus on DPP. Go ahead muslims and boycot. 95% of muslims vote for UDF so if you boycot it will be good news because every sensible malawian does not want this country to be misruled again by Kapoloma man and his yellow team.

You moslems, you always want to bring confusion as if your religion is suprior to other religions after all your religion is associated with terrorism.

Can you tell me in this world which other religion is associated with terrorism?
You are snakes in the grass! do you want to bomb us you sucide bombers?
Go to hell. If you don'* want to vote fine just stay at home but dont plan of organising a team of suicide bombers.

UDF beware! These are what are * call strategies, do what ever it takes to get these Sisters registered coz you might lose lots n lots of voters. My concern is on the freedom of worship here? The hijab is part of the Islamic obligations, so we need to bind it with other obligations. Since when did we become so petrified with the Hijab? Wait a minute! * think * know the answer; since the Americans and Europeans became so nervous about the veil. Are we ever going to learn to think for ourselves? Then what’* next, Chikofiya? And when the cold war erupts they say…Asilamu ndi okonda nkhondo blah blah blah! Let the Muslims enjoy these rights like their fellow minority brothers and sister in RSA, who not only register, but has their Buyibuyiz and Chikofiya fases in their Passport and Identity Documents.

Inu osatisokosera yapa ngati simukufuna to register go home and sleep we will not even miss you come 2009 after all you dont vote on policies but on religious line.

Why hiding in the Hijab so that you can register kambirimbiri? Timakuziwani asilamunu!!!

Kodi zinayambanso ku malawi kuno zovala chonchi? kuchitisa manyazi dziko bwanji!!!

* AGREE NGATI AKUBISA NKHOPE ABWENZENI ATHA KULEMBESA KAMBIRIMBIRI AMENEWA MUNTHU M'MOZI!!!!

There is no justification to mess up the voter registration exercise with religious beliefs. This is simply a voter registration exercise aimed at promoting the rights of Malawians to choose a popular leader for our nation. Why should it be muslim issue? Do not start to make lame excuses for your failures.

* belong to African Traditional Religion and * practice Nyau. If * come will * enjoy the same rights?

Checking somebody'* face for identity is not a problem. If you are told to remove the headgear, don'* take it as they hate you. This time with suicide bombings, we are checked even in between the legs with the sensors touching our headquarters. In Tokyo, the sensor touched my headquarters several times but * never complained. * just accepted that it is their duty to secure their country. This is a simple issue which just needs a proper understanding. Our muslim sisters, we love you and you are part of Malawi population. Accept this not as a descrimination but as part of security and peace. We love you and we are proud of you.

Sukulu si mkalasi mokhadi

l have seen men registering and voting twice in malawi not because they put on HIJAB.Politicians make connections with MEC officials to have people registered twice so is voting.KANI SIMUKUDZIWA?

People hide their identity in different ways not Hijab take example of Karadzic former president of Bosnia.He did not use Hijab to change identity.

Hands kawoko and YOUR collegues whats wrong with muslims respecting themselves through lslamic values? Mumafuna azivala moonetsa maliseche ngati mmene atsikana amakono avalila?

KAWOKO mukazapita ku UK/USA usazayelekeze kunyoza chipembezo cha anzako uzanjatidwa kuli anthu ozindikila ubwino wa religion like prevention of drugs,chisembwele etc zimenezo uzinena kumalawi komweko ukazayenda uzadzindikila.Ndikudziwa sikufuna kwako kuti ufanizile asilamu ndi gule koma kusazindikila ndiye choncho uzazindikilabe.

l heard there was muslim census this year maybe thats the percentage they came up with.People should not worry about the percentage even POPE admitted that muslims are increasing in number 19.2% to 22% compared to catholics around 17% you can check in search engines.

And reports show that many people are joining lslam after sept 11 2001.People want to find the truth themselves and theY find that lslam is full of peace than what the media potray lslam as violent.

Its true there are some who abuse lslam just like christianity and other religions and groups but that doesnot rule out people who use lslam,christianity etc

* believe this issue will be sorted out by MEC otherwise a oneka ngati osazindikila and they should ask their collegues how they conduct elections to cater for all religious groups

ALLAH KNOWS BEST

Anzathu kodi munayamba liti kuvala buyibuyi, dipo imayimira chiyani? Ine ndikuwona ngati mufuna kulembetsa kambirimbiri, tsono ngati simuzavota ndi bwinonso mwatitopesa ndikubera ma voti anyway sitikukusowani who are you to threaten Malawi munali yani inu. Pamene munkalowa mu Boma munkati kulibe wamuyaya tidzikhala one term, lero mufuna kukhala wamuyaya Fotseki man we do not another life president in Malawi mukagwere uko, * am positive GOD is going to intervene. Inu a boycot pitilizani kunyanyala after all you do vote for your religion not for the goodnes of your country. Mbuli mukagwere uko mukutinyansa

What * know is belief is stronger than even politics, let the muslim women put on the hijab as long as the face is not covered SIMPLE!!!!! WAZAKAKAMIZA KUTI WAVULE! 1 wire akutero!

Am a muslim.Suggestion, women muslim should not wear hijab(head scarfs) during registration.Don'* think they can die if they remove it for few minutes.Are they hiding their ugly faces? What is it then? Tell us

if you dont want to vote its ok, but you cant tell them to disobey their lord just because they should vote, never.
kodi simunakhutitsidwe ndi khope za akikazi anu omwe akungoyenda ali chivulire ndiye mukufuna muapange force oti avala? ngati ndichoncho ikhale votiyo achewa mutenge dziko.

Chisilamu ndichipembezo chovuto zedi. These people are selfish and they always want to impose there religion on other people and always make noise when they are treated differently. Hijab is but a symbol of oppression for women. It is also used by some women in the West as a symbol of protest, even a fashion statement. Hijab has lost its religious meaning. Bakili tell your fellow Muslims that we do not want this nonsense in Malawi.

Inetu ndimadabwa ndi a nyasa bwanji ena simuwa ikira ma comment ao makamaka akakhala against your side * posted mu comments a while ago what happened. Anyways for the buyibuyi women let them not vote we wont even miss them actually angachitenso bwino chifukwa iwo samavotera dziko la Malawi koma dini yao ya chisilamu, so silly. When we were changing from one party to democracy we all said sitifunanso umuyaya kodi nanga limenelija linali bodza? Ngati linali bodza how can we believe what ever you are saying now.
Bola asavote anasalawo tiwone zina zakuphya osamangophula zosaphya nthawi zonse. Whoever what to be wamuyaya should be wamuyaya munyumba mwake not in Our beautiful MALAWI.

Let them not vote inde mbuli inzawoyo iluze with a wide margin ngati itazayime pa zisankho chaka cha mawa

Please Moslems spere us from declaring Malawi a christian country. You have all the freedom that you need just like everybody. You are however not special that you should be tempted to think that you need special privileges that what you already have.You cant expect to think such an important exercise to follow your religious obligations. A shehe enanu ndinu ophunzira auzeni bwino anthu anuwo zakufunika kosabisa nkhope pojambula zithunzi zamavoti. Please spare us from this mess. Its either you keep the veil or dont vote period. Electral commission does not need to compromise the election procedures.
Mungoonetsa kuti chipembezo chnucho chidakali kulimvetsa dziko lapansi ndi lakumwambakomwe.

Monda and your Allah, you are it again, claiming baseless theories. Have you been to school at all? Ndadabwa nawe, kapena Madras zanu zomwezi. What will these wives of yours lose from removing the ****** cloth for a few minutes? Wosazindikila ndiiwe. Good for nothing Allah'* boy. Get schooled man.

Kaycee don'* u see beauty in Hijab and all relegions promote morals.Please comment the way you want. There is sense in Hijab for women.Nduna ina adavala kakafupi.Dibwidi yense panja ngati Tapiwa.Its important to put on hijabu.
MONDA,you're right at all cost.Kaycee is wrong.No body can claim to be learned without good morals.

Iwe Gozoka, amene anakuuza kuti asilamu wonse ndi a UDF ndani? Mwina munene ayao wosati asilamu ayi.Inu simungadabwe imfa ya Sheikh Bughdad ndi Stambuli? Msilamu weniweni sangatsatire nkhanza zomwe Muluzi anachita pa anthu amenewa. Musatitenge asilamu tonse ngati wogona iyayi.Musiyanitse pakati pa achawa ndi asilamu.Not all muslims are idiots that can just be following Muluzi blindly.

Ajambulitsa bwanji? That’* the question that * have observed here and the answer is absolute umbuli! You are all confused fellaz, sygone, Hijab musayisokoneze ndi Pardah. Hijab ndi Mpango pomwe Pardah its when you cover the whole face and leaving out maso only. Osayiwona nkhope ya munthu amene wavala Hijab ndiye kuti nditimatoti timeneto kapena udzu! Achiphwisi, which rules are we talking about here, and where are they tikawerenge nawo? Kamlepo kaduwa, how can a person register so many times chifukwa chakuti wavala mpango? Enlighten me please. Mike ndala you are referring to Shanil as the wife of the Prophet bwanji. Islam is the best but Not all Muslims are perfect and a devoted Muslim Woman can not leave out Hijab! Amboga chemboga hiding your real identity won’* hate, are you ashamed of your creed?. Sitikufuna munthu wa mpingo wina kuti yankhulira. Ena akuti akuchita nafe manyazi, but we Muslims are proud of these Hijab women.


You can hate Islam in all the ways you like, but fact will always remain that it is the fastest growing Religion in the whole wide world. The more mukulimbana nafe, the more anthu akumakhala ndi chidwi kuti kodi chipembezo chimenechi ndi chotani? And getting to know the truth in the process. Akawalala mukulalata panonu are still in the dark and don’* know what you are saying. Mwachita bwino mwatiphunzitsa lero kuti Hijab imatchinga kumaso

Komatu MONDA manyazi ulibe ,paja ndiwe nchawa eti? koma pofuna chilungamo HIJAB avule chifukwa izi sizampingo ayi,ndi zadziko ndiye osasokoneza apa ayi,tingovetsetsana basi,sikuti mukavula chisilamu chithawa ayi,mukhalabe msilamu mpaka inu ndine ine m'manda.

if they do not want to register let them hang aluze ndani, why should we change bcoz it is a human right of a group. even when you want to process an ID for visa in UK and other embassies, same applies it is for security reasons, a person may fake up please let us understand and be objective

if they are not comfortable then let them not register.

ku France paja it was an issue when th religious dressings were banned in schools and they obeyed, * can not go far into the issue.

it is their choice so either they boycott or they follow the regulations