Malawi's Muslim Association condemns attacks on Muslim converts

The Muslims Association of Malawi (MAM) has condemned attacks on Muslim converts in the country, Nyasa Times reports.

Sheik Dinala Chabulika, MAM spokesperson, described attacks on those embracing Islam as "unacceptable", while calling for tolerance in line with the country's constitution.

The religious body's utterances followed on from an attack on a village headman for practicing the Islamic faith.

According to media reports, an 89-year-old chief was currently fighting for his life in a medical facility after he was attacked for handing over land which was set to be used for the construction of a mosque in the country's northern district of Rumphi.