مالاوي: حرمان المسلمين من إجازة عيد الأضحى

خبر من مصادر إنجليزية.

أدى عدم حصول المسلمين على موافقة باعتبار أيام الأعياد عطلة رسمية في "مالاوي"، إلى حرمانهم من الحصول على إجازة العيد، واضطروا للذهاب إلى أعمالهم، في ظل احتفال المسلمين بعيد الأضحى حول العالم.

وقد أكد الشيخ "إدريس محمد" - رئيس جمعية المسلمين الوطنية - أن المسلمين مارسوا ما استطاعوا من ضغوط وساروا فيما تمكنوا من مسارات للحصول على قرار رسمي، ولكن باء ذلك بالفشل، في ظل وجود 20 عضوًا مسلمًا في البرلمان من بين 193 عضوًا غالبيتهم من النصارى الذين لا يهتمون بالعمل، بما فيه مصلحة للإسلام والمسلمين. المصدر: شبكة الألوكة.

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No Adha Vacation For Malawi Muslims

As Muslims worldwide enjoyed `Eid festivities on Tuesday, October 15, Muslims in the Southern African republic of Malawi had to go to work after failing to pass a legislation announcing the `Eid day as an official holiday.

“We have done extensive lobbying on this matter. We have lobbied government and other institutions on the need to have a public holiday during `Eid Al-Adha celebrations, just like the way we have a holiday during `Eid Al-Fitr,” Sheikh Idrissa Mohammed, National Chairperson of Muslim Association of Malawi (MAM) told OnIslam.net.

“But what we have realized is that we are disadvantaged in terms of representation in the national Assembly.

“We have a handful of Muslim legislators in the August House who would support this cause in the event that it’s been brought for debate.”

`Eid Al-Adha, or "Feast of Sacrifice”, is one of the two most important Islamic celebrations, together with `Eid Al-Fitr.

After special prayers to mark the day, Muslims offer unhiyah, a ritual that reminds of the great act of sacrifice Prophet Ibrahim and his son Isma`eel were willing to make for the sake of God

Malawi recognized `Eid Al-Fitr at the end of the Holy month of Ramadan as a public holiday in 1999, during the term of the country’s first Muslim president Bakili Muluzi. Yet, `Eid Al-Adha was not treated in the same manner.

With less than 20 Muslim parliamentarians in the country’s 193-seat National Assembly, enactment of a legislation serving the minority was a far-fetched dream.

“Malawi parliament is dominated by Christian legislators who most of them don’t have interests about Islam and Muslims at heart; as a result, our issues are not treated with the attention they deserve,” Idrissa said.