Muslims, Christians leaders discuss peace
Top leadership of Muslims and Christians met in Blantyre on Saturday to discuss a wide range of issues including threats from some muslims in Mangochi who have threatened to deal with Catholics and burn down churches.
Leaders from the Episcopal Conference of Malawi, the Qadria Muslim Association of Malawi and the Muslim Association of Malawi were also concerned with hate songs against Catholics in Mangochi.
The Qudria Muslim Association of Malawi chairman chief Kawinga said there was need to find lasting solutions to issues that were to jeopardisethe peaceful co-existence of muslims and Christians.
“We just wanted to get to the bottom of these issues as leaders and find lasting solutions,” he said.
Episcopal Conference of Malawi chairman Arch Bishop Thomas Msusa said Muslims and Christians have co-existed peacefully in Malawi for the past 100 years.
“Muslim students and Christian students go to the same schools, either Christian schools or muslim schools and sit side by side so we want this peaceful co-existence to continue,” he said.
Msusa also said the leaders agreed on how to run religious run schools in multi-religion communities.
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Islam means peace… That peace doesn’t mean any provoking we should remain silent… Chisilamu chimaphunzitsa kuti.. Usamupange chipongwe nzako nawenso usalole kuti akupange chipongwe… We shall never as Muslims watch somebody destroying our reputation that when we punch back you call us Bokoharam
I am a Muslim ex Malawi residing in UK for over 40 year It is very pleasing to hear of Muslim Christian dialog My message to my Muslim brethren is take example of the companions of our beloved prophet Muhammad peace be upon him One of them the great Omar who after the conquest of Jerusalem did not demolish the places of worship of any denomination in fact the Christian church present there was put under Muslim care and still to date is under the same family linage MY request to all my Muslim brothers to propagate Islam to our… Read more »
The write Should correct.
Its not Chief Kawinga, but Sheikh Jaafar Kawinga vice Chairman of Qadria Muslim Association of Malawi(Qmam).
However the contents of the story remain correct.
Asawi Lunda
In short the problem was muslims.
As usual they are blamed ariund the world
i dont think what mr charlie or whatever you call urself is right. Muslims are not blamed around the world.have constructive ideas not destructive ideas.Muslims are peacefulmakers
You are right Mr Ahmad , Muslims are indeed peaceful. Examples are alshabab, Al quaida, bokoharam , isis just to mention but afew very peaceful indeed
Brother, Peace makers do not revenge. If the God we serve is the creator of every thing including man and woman, then no one can revenge for himself. He can wage war without using you. Why are you threatening people and kill people who are innocent people.
Peaceful co-existence is the bottom line here. It’s of no use pointing fingers. I, as a devoted Muslim, I love & preach peace as Islam itself means ‘Peace’. Peace that starts from love for ones inner-self and extended to loving of others, aimed at pleasing our Creator. Generalized and double sided blame game that is being put on Muslims around the world is tantamount to peace and is not called for, as it brings unnecessary divisions to the peaceful man kind.