Malawi’s Muslim Association has welcomed a government decision to replace state-funded Independence Day celebrations with national prayers, describing the move as an act of responsible leadership amid the country’s economic difficulties. The Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) said the government’s decision to dedicate the country’s 62nd independence anniversary to prayer and economic reflection rather than […]
Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) chairperson, Sheikh Idrissa Muhammad, during the National Thanksgiving Prayer Service organised by Interdenominational religious bodies in Lilongwe on Wednesday, prayed against driving a wedge between President Lazarus Chakwera and second-in-command Saulos Chilima so that they can deliver their Tonse philosophy successfully to the betterment of the country. Muhammed preached on […]
A security expert at Mzuzu University Eugenio Njoloma has said the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) have merit in their warning to President Lazarus Chakwera that his administration’s decision to open a diplomatic mission in Jerusalem puts the country at risk of deplorable consequences from some Arab countries. Nyasa Times reported on Tuesday that the Muslims body has […]
Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has written President Lazarus Chakwera to protest his intention to establish a diplomatic mission with Israel in Jerusalem. MAM in a correspondence to the President through its chairperson Sheikh Idruss Muhammed seen by Nyasa Times has since asked the Chakwera administration to review the issue of opening the embassy in […]
As Muslims around the global are preparing for this year’s holy pilgrimage to Mecca known as the Hajj, the kingdom of Saudi Arabia has increased the quota allocated to Malawians Muslims intending to travel this year. In a statement by the Saudi Arabia kingdom, the quota has been increased from 280 to 350 people per […]
The Islamic Zakaat Fund (IZF) under the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has sounded an SOS (Save our Soul) calling on the Muslim community to make donations towards the fund. Speaking at a conference held in Blantyre on Saturday, acting chairman of IZF, Kassam Okhai said it is time that the Islamic Community should understand […]
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 […]
The Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has bemoaned high interest rates that Banks are offering saying this is fostering incidents of property repossession by banks and other lending agencies. MAM Secretary General Alhaj Twaibu Lawe sounded the outcry in an on Thursday saying the Association is discussing with government and other partners to establish an […]
Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) an umbrella organisation for Muslims in the country will this week hold a one day workshop on Islamic financial services on Thursday at Malawi Sun Hotel in Blantyre. Coordinator for the event Sheikh Abdullah Omar Mdala said that MAM has organised the workshop in order to continue the organisation’s mandate […]
Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has re-elected Sheikh Idrisa Muhammad from Makanjira in Mangochi to lead the association for the next five years after defeating scholar Dr Imran Shareef with with a landslide 114 to 7 votes. The elections were held at Comesa Hall in Blantyre but were chaotic as supporters of Muhammad and Shariff […]
The Church of Central Africa Presbyterian (CCAP) in the Synod of Livingstonia in the northern part of Malawi has said it does not recognise a public holiday on June 7 for observance of Eid’l Fitr or the Feast of Ramadan by the Muslims The synod has informed workers in its institution as well as followers […]
Muslims Association of Malawi (MAM) has condemned the attack of Group Village Headman M’bodo of Rumphi for embracing Islam. Press reports indicate the 89-year-old chief was attacked by one of this subjected for giving land to be used for the construction of a Mosque. He is battling for his life in hospital and police spokesman […]
President Arthur Peter Mutharika says he and his government cherishes the cordial relationship they have with the country’s Muslim community as it realizes the total provision of amenities to Malawians. The remarks came at a meeting the State President held on Thursday with Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) who escorted to Kamuzu Palace Sheikh Jasim […]
Tempers flared on Friday in Lilongwe when Chewa Heritage Foundation (CHEFO) officials told a news conference which was also attended by the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) and the Malawi Police Service that the people causing havoc while disguising themselves as Gulewamkulu, do not belong to them. Gulewamkulu has been causing problem in Lilongwe’s Area 36, Kaphiri, […]
President Peter Mutharika on Saturday joined Muslims in worship at Luchenza where he also assured them of their freedom of worship and that his government will always seek amicable solutions to any challenges that may come in their way. Mutharika said democracy and religion must always reconcile for the nation to ably move forward in terms of […]
The Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has fined three boys to pay MK 25,000.00 or in default clean mosques around Makhetha Township in Blantyre for six weeks for attempting to record a music video in which they referred God to Allah; a move which Muslims deemed was offensive to their religion. According to Malawi Muslims website (www.malawimuslims) […]
Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has announced they will hold Eid al-Fitr celebrations on Saturday after sighting a new moon, ending the ninth month of the Islamic calendar observing the annual fast of Ramadan which is considered one of the five “pillars” of Islam. And President Peter Mutharika has declared Monday as public holidays to […]
Chairperson of the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) Sheikh Idrissa Muhammad is under intense attack by some concerned Muslims in Malawi who are accusing him of diverting associations’ money into his personal account and money laundering. A concerned Muslim Rafick Alison alleges that Sheikh Muhammad was at one time admitted having putting donor money into […]