Month: September 2020 Posts

Organization seeks to empower more women through tailoring training

Sep 18, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

By Elijah Phompho An Islamic charitable organization says it intends to roll out tailoring training centers across the country as a means of empowering women economically. Currently operating about 92 tailoring skills training centres in… ...

Muslim Association of Malawi demands restoration of billboard

Aug 03, 2020 Mwayi Mkandawire 1 &

Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) says it will work with the Blantyre City Council (BCC) to restore, to its original form, the billboard which was vandalized in Blantyre last week. The billboard which was erected… ...

Malawians defend Muslims’ billboard

Jul 30, 2020 Malawi24 Reporter 3 &

Malawians have come to the defence of a Muslim billboard which encouraged people to read the Quran. The billboard erected at Limbe in Blantyre by the Muslim Information Bureau has already been vandalized by yet… ...

Mutharika wishes Muslims glorious Eid-ul-Fitr

May 24, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

President Professor Arthur Peter Mutharika has wished all Muslims a glorious Eid-ul-Fitr and Happy Ramadan In a statement released by State House today, Mutharika extended his best wishes to all Muslim brothers and sisters as… ...

Stop using religion as campaign tool – JB

May 23, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Former president of Malawi Joyce Banda has asked politicians in the country to avoid using religion for political gain during this campaign period. Banda said this at a rally which Tonse Alliance conducted on Friday… ...

Muluzi warned over using Islam for political gain

May 20, 2020 Lindiwe Sambalikagwa 0 &

Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) runningmate Atupele Muluzi has been advised against using Islam for political gain. Journalist Malick Mnela has told Muluzi that throwing the Islam card to leverage his political position is ineffective in… ...

Muslims urged to support the needy

May 03, 2020 Martha Chikoti 0 &

Muslims in the country have been urged to support vulnerable people during this holy month of Ramadhan. Central Islamic Jamaat (CIJ) said on Friday that reaching out to the needy is not only providing them… ...

Muslims observe Eid al-Adha

Aug 11, 2019 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Muslims in Malawi and across the world are celebrating Eid al-Adha. Eid al-Adha, which means the "festival of the sacrifice", commemorates Muslim Prophet Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son, Ismail. The belief holds that God… ...

Muslim students get marriage, business advice

Dec 29, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Higher learning institutions Muslim students converged at Mehboob Memorial Centre in Mangochi from Sunday to Thursday for a five day gathering focusing on marriage, religion and entrepreneurship. The renowned gathering termed "Tarbiya" initiated jointly under… ...

Declare Prophet Muhammad’s birthday a public holiday, Muslims plead with Malawi govt.

Nov 21, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

Muslims in Malawi have pleaded with the government to make the birthday of Prophet Muhammad as a public holiday. Speaking in Blantyre on Tuesday during this year’s Ziyarah Parade which marks the birthday of Prophet… ...

Insulting Prophet Muhammad ‘not freedom of expression’ – European Court rules

Oct 30, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that insulting Islam's Prophet Muhammad is a criminal offence and does not constitute freedom of expression. Defaming the Prophet “goes beyond the permissible limits of an… ...

Malawi Muslim bodies fight over ‘Halaal’ certification

Sep 09, 2018 Bright Malenga 0 &

Two Islamic bodies have disagreed over the right organisation to conduct halaal certification. Both the Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) and the Tawheed Islamic Foundation (TAIF) claim to have the right to certify halaal foods… ...

Chakwera should go to mental hospital – Mutharika

Nov 06, 2017 Malawi24 Reporter 449 &

Malawi president Peter Mutharika says he suspects Leader of Opposition, Lazarus Chakwera, to be mentally ill. Mutharika made the remarks when he presided over the official opening of 2017 Ijtimah at a ceremony that was… ...

Sali okha a Nyondo: Rev. Kawalala trashes Eid holiday

Jul 07, 2016 Aubrey Makina 351 &

Days after the CCAP Livingstonia synod General Secretary Reverend Levi Nyondo faced intense criticism for ordering all the staff under the synod not to observe the Eid holiday government instituted today, renowned Pentecostal Ambassador Zacc… ...

Muslims to receive food during Ramadan

Jun 12, 2016 Baxter Mkumba 61 &

Less fortunate Muslims in Malawi will benefit from the holy month of Ramadan as they will receive food, Malawi24 has learnt Islamic Aid Organization in South Africa has started distributing food packages to less fortunate Muslims… ...