Islam in Malawi

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Islam is the second largest religion in Malawi after Christianity; nearly all of Malawi's Muslims adhere to Sunni Islam. According to the CIA Factbook, 12.8% of the country's population is Muslim ^[1]. Recently, Muslim groups have engaged in missionary work in Malawi. Much of this is performed by the African Muslim Agency, based in Angola. The Kuwait-sponsored AMA has translated the Qur'an into Chichewa (Cinyanja), ^[2] one of the official languages of Malawi, and has engaged in other missionary work in the country. All of the major cities in the country have mosques, and there are several Islamic schools. ^[3]

[edit] References

1. ^ CIA statistics
2. ^ Proseletysation in Malawi
3. ^ Islamic organisations in Malawi

[edit] See also

• Islam in Africa
• Demographics of Malawi