Christian school, Muslim students  disagree on hijab use during classes

October 23, 2019 Owen Khamula- Nyasa Times 20 Comments

Muslims have painted off a sign post of an Anglican aided school in Balaka as tension between the school and Muslims escalate following the institution’s decision to disallow a Muslim gear, hijab, during classes.

Irate Muslims painted off
the name of an Anglican school in Balaka

Classes at M’manga primary and Community Day Secondary School in Balaka have been suspended for four days now following the disagreements.

Anglican faithful were on Tuesday forced to hold vigil at the residence of parish priest Reverend Mphatso Bango at the school following threats from some Muslims that they would burn the house.

Bango said the Anglican church will not allow the Muslim students put on hijab on campus.

“Our stand is very clear, no hijab at the school otherwise we will just turn it into a private institution,” said Bango.

But Abdul Faduweck, spokesperson for Hijab Task Force, an arm of the Muslim Association of Malawi said the Anglican church does not wholly own the school.

He said 60 per cent of the infrastructure was done by the communities around the school who are mostly Muslim, therefore, he said, they own the school.

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20 replies on “Christian school, Muslim students  disagree on hijab use during classes”

  1. Islam means War. Full of hypocrites like all those Pakistani traders who pray five times a day but failing and cheating on paying taxes and other duties to the govt through MRA. Too much corruption like Tayub of Transglobe who was involved in Maizegate, Zameer Karim and the Police food ration scandal, yet they claim to be so prayerful. Idiots and hypocrites. Will you allow my Pentecostal daughter attend Marriam Teachers College in Mangochi without a hijab? Will you? So what are you saying now you hypocrites? Absolute bonkers!

  2. I think it is important that all religious leaders must adhere to the requirements of an institution. It is very sickening to note that some religions in this case Islams must overrule the requirement of the institution to which they voluntarily availed themselves.
    If moslems think they want to have their hijab intact they are free to do that in their own institutions and nobody has forced them not to. To think that Malawi’s school discipline will be compromised because of their religion then they are wrong and uncalled for. They are free to build their schools and do their antics therein. Moslems must understand that despite the fact that Malawi is almost 75% Christians they are free to practice their religion for as long as that does not interfere with the freedoms of other people and institutions. They can choose either to abide or opt out of them.
    Besides, that of late we have media has been awash with their unbecoming habit of wanting to push their overt ideas through force. They almost prohibited the slaughter of pigs in Mangochi, they almost were up in arms with bar owners and they at some point occupied the department of Works premises in Mangochi all in the name of Islam. Why would they want to push others to the wall. Why cant they take their children out of the christian school? Why should they create problems where there is peace always. Government need to tough on such habits which are dangerous and divisive? Why would they think they are always right? THis must stop

  3. Simple and straightforward, let Christian girls learning at Marriam Teacher’s Training College stop wearing the hijab then Muslims can argue that their students are being Ill treated at Mmanga school otherwise the argument of the Muslim students is not holding water here. Zisamakome mbali imodzi

  4. Introducing school uniforms was a solution to this idiot thinking by moslems. With this thinking, then everyone can wear his or her way based on beliefs. Then Rastas, Zionists, etc will be attending schools in there own dressings.

    Anthu ozikonda ngati moslems aaaaaaaa palibenso. Mwaziwa liti kuti ana azivala zanuzo ku school????? Mesa you have your own schools, why not built more and accommodate all asilamu there. Nosense arguments

  6. I am a Christian koma sivuto ana achisilamu kuvala hijab. Anglican kudzikonda bwanji? Chitani manyazi. Nanunso asilamu muzilola a khristu kuphunzila nsukulu zanu cz ndinu atsankho.

    1. Either ndinu munthu wabodza olo you are too ignorant. Ana achikhiristu akapita kumasukulu achisilamu amawapanga force kumavala zachisilamu komaso kumapanga attend mapemphero (if you may allow me to use that word) achisilamu. Munthu sumakhala Mfumu kuchikamwini,,,Just like ana amipingo ina amavera malamulo achisilamu akapita kuma xul awo iwoso azivera malamulo akwinako.

  7. In Islam the hijab is not an optional religious adornment to increase one’s spirituality. It is compulsory to all Muslim girls who have come of age. It is sinful for Muslim women or girls to go about without hijab in places where they will been seen by men other than their closest relatives. In religion we do not use logic, we follow dogma and when dealing with issues pertaining Islam a different logical yardstick must not be used. Everyone accepts that the Catholic the trinity and it is good for their consciousness
    Asking muslims to sin based on logical inferences is not going to good for their consciousness

    1. So is it not a sin in Islam to allow ana anu kumapita muma school amipingo yoti ili ndichiphunzitso chosiyana ndi chanu?

  8. If the Mmanga Muslim community took 60 % of the school construction then Rev Mphatso Bango is just an idiot.Students in Hijaab will never turn their school into Islam.If he is not carefull he will be evicted from the Parish kkk.Kudzikonda kwanji kumeneko kkk???

  9. Ma muslims akanangomanga ma schools awo azipanga zofuna zowo opanga owasokoneza kusiyana ndikupita kuma christian schools ndikumakasinthako malamulo awo

    1. Thus true and the muslims need to build schools in area where there muslims are residing. So in this case the area is where the muslims reside and the Anglican church build the school there which is a good development. So should be say that community should demolish the school for them muslim community to build their own school. What was the primary agenda of building the school in an are where there a local muslim? I think it to ensure that the local community who are muslim to benefit. Not s!!!!!, then they should also understand the belief of the muslim because the school is called school because of the attendants of the children and not the buildings

    1. True. Let those muslim students go to madras. Those schools run by Christians are not suitable for them. After all the Quran teaches Muslims to “sort out” Christians. Hence, the threat of violence.

  11. Please discuss this issue otherwise its a useless argument. Both sides are wrong. Muslims, the kids will be in schools for very few hours without the hijab. Will that change their spirituality? Anglicans too allowing muslim students just for few hours at your place is harmless I think.
    Solution – make the school secular. Ban anything religious christian or islamic

  13. Guys!! Guys!!,where are we going with this? where is our spirit of religeous tolerance? Each and a Every school has its own rules and codes of conduct. If you go to that school you just have to abide by their set rules… otherwise don’t go there. This is where the spirit of tolerance is very much needed.. For example there are places where one is allowed to smoke and others not.. SO surely just smoke where it is allowed and dont smoke where it is not allowed. SIMPLE you avoid a lot of misunderstandings!!!

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