A disagreement has ensued between Catholics and Muslims around Mosiya Village in the eastern lakeshore district of Machinga, as the latter has demanded that the former vacate their territory within 21 days. Nyasa Times has learnt that the misunderstanding is as a result of the Catholic church’s barring the wearing of hijabs in their primary […]
A powerful Yao chief has asked for government intervention over hijab stand-off in Christian run public schools which has led to prolonged closure of the schools. Paramount Chief Kawinga has pleaded with government to act swiftly on a standoff over dress code between Christian and Muslim run schools in Machinga. He says schools such as […]
The Catholic church has closed seven public schools it owns in Ntaja area in Machinga after a radical Muslim organisation went on the prowl, forcing students to put on hijab and threatening to burn down the schools if the church resisted. Mangochi education diocesan secretary Felix Masamba said a radical Muslim grouping called Hijab Task […]
Catholic church in Mangochi has closed down a primary school in Mangochi over hijab dressing code disagreements. Mangochi diocesan education secretary Felix Masamba said some Muslims went to Mpiri primary school in trucks on Monday to force authorities allow girls in hijabs learn. The school is Catholic run. “They came in lorries and started assaulting […]
Catholic and Presbyterian churches in the country have revived the Association of Christian Educators in Malawi. Officials say this will address growing concerns of lack of effective partnership between the church owned schools and the government. Association official Brother Pascal Ntwana said the association will also help the churches speak with one strong voice over […]
Officials from the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) are accusing the government of passiveness as school management as Anglican run school in Balaka continue to send back girls who put on hijab, a Muslim women gear. Mmanga schools opened a week ago after it closed for three weeks over disagreements between the school administrators and […]
Officials from the Mangochi Diocese of the Catholic church says the use of regalia contrary to the prescribed school uniform should not be allowed in the church-run schools. This is an indirect reference to the Muslim gear, the hijab which has caused a rift between Muslims and the Anglican run schools at Mmanga. In a […]
United Nations has told the Anglican church to allow Muslim girls at Mmanga schools in Balaka to attend school while in hijab. The UN resident coordinator Maria Jose Torres says preventing access to services such as education because students choose to wear an expression of their religion goes against the important human rights and international […]
Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) say Muslims in Mangochi are justified to demand that their girls go to school putting on a hijab—a gear covering the head and the neck worn by Muslim women and girls in public places. This follows disagreements which have gone violent between the Anglican church and the Muslim community at Mmanga […]
Government has failed to make a decision on religion-baseed dress code issue as to whether learners and students at an Anglican run schools in Mangochi should wear Islamic headscarf hijab or not, a bone of contention which has caused violence at the school. The Anglican church has told learners and students at Mmanga primary school […]
A Sheikh and other people have been injured as violence returned to eastern lakeshore district of Mangochi after an Anglican run school authorities sent back two girls in Hijab leading to destruction of a church and a mosque. The M1 road at Mangochi turn off has been blocked by warring Muslims and Christians who are […]
Anglicans and Muslims have failed to reach a common ground at a government brokered peace talks on whether Muslim girls should continue using hijab or not during classes in Anglican run schools in Balaka. This follows a deadlock at M’manga Community Day Secondary School and primary school in the district over the Muslim gear. Principal […]
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. Classes at M’manga primary and Community Day Secondary School in Balaka have been suspended for four days now following the disagreements. […]
Female standard 8 Muslim pupils on Friday caused stir at St. Augustine 3 primary school when they refused to take off an Islamic gear during photo shooting for Malawi National Examination Board (Maneb) IDs. School authorities sent back the students for refusing to take off the hijab, fueling tension at the school. The female students […]
Officials from Department of the Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services (DRTSS) have announced that Muslim women in Malawi will no longer be required to take off their hijabs for their driving license pictures . The move follows after reports emerged about some Malawian women being forced to remove their hijabs to obtain their […]
Malawi Muslim women have claimed they were being refused driving licence renewal and access other services at the Directorate of Road Traffic and Safety Services if they are wearing an Islamic headscarf. Lawyer Yusuf Witness Nthenda has since written a letter to Road Traffic complaining that two women – Beatrice Maulidi, Ageness Kamoto and Muslim […]
Malawi government has dismissed reports that through the Ministry of Education it has regulated and authorised putting on of Hijabs to children who are of Islamic Religion as well as allowing Rastafarian children in public school institutions in the country. This follows circulation of a letter on the same through the social media. The author […]
A fight has ensued between government and communities in the area of Traditional Authority Namwera in the Muslim district of Mangochi following the decision by the State to close down a primary school to enforce learners not to wear Hijab during school days. Meanwhile, communities, through Chidothi and Company lawyers, have obtained a court injunction […]