The Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) has hailed the tnterest-free participation banking new guidelines drafted by Reserve Bank of Malawi embarcing an Islamic banking system which charges no interest, unlike conventional banks, calling them long overdue, as over 30 percent of Malawi’s population of 17.5 million is Muslim. The guidelines are built around Sharia Islamic […]
An influential Muslim cleric has has faulted development strides taken by Malawi in the recent years, saying it is because there are wrong people in strategic positions. Shiek Dinala Chabulika expressed concern that eonomic development has been slow with Malawi now ranked among the world’s poorest nations. “ We have wrong people in strategic positions,” […]
Malawians Muslims are attributing the coming of the rains to the prayers they have been holding for the past three days asking God to open the downpour to this southern African country which relies on rain-fed agriculture. Until Tuesday night Malawi especially in the southern region has been experiencing dry spell although weather history show […]
Muslims in Malawi today (October 26) have joined their counterparts around the world in celebrating Eid al Adha (festival of sacrifice). During the four-day religious holiday which starts with prayers in various mosques Muslims slaughter animals and share it to friends and needy. National Coordinator of the Malawi Islamic Information Bureau, Sheik Dinala Chabulika, says Eid al […]
The national coordinator of the Islamic Information Bureau, Sheik Dinala Chabulika, says Muslims all over the world including Malawi are being provoked with the recent release of anti-Islam video trailer and the publishing of cartoons of Islam’s Prophet Muhammad. Muslims consider any representation of Prophet Muhammad offensive. Chabulika said Malawian Muslims would protest “peacefuly” against the YouTube video clip […]
Journalists in the country have been urged to write the truth about Islam religion to avoid misleading the masses. The remarks were made by Sheikh Dinala Chabulika who is the National Coordinator for the Islamic Information Bureau when he hosted a one day workshop on Islam and the Media with non Muslim journalists, in Limbe. […]
Religious leaders continue reacting negatively towards the campaign that seeks to push government authorities to soften the abortion laws in Malawi. Women rights activists are asking government to consider liberalizing abortion laws which are currently restricted to a pregnant mother whose life is in danger. The campaign is premised on the basis that more women’s […]