Videos recently shared on Arabic-language social media show young Malawians gathering outdoors, reciting and memorising Quranic verses despite challenging living conditions. The setting appears to be remote, open desert-like terrain in southern Malawi.
Malawi, a country in southeastern Africa, has a population of approximately 21 million. Christianity is the majority faith. The 2018 census found that Muslims make up around 13.8 % of the population. Most of the Muslim community is Sunni and concentrated near the southern end of Lake Malawi.
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