AMUPI
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AMUPI is a Muslim
association in Mali
. Created in 1980, its first President was Oumar Ly and Vice President was Mody Sylla. After Ly's death, a new congress in 2001 elected Siaka Traore as chairman. The association seeks to boost unity in the country and create environment for the progress of Islam
. AMUPI mainly funds the building of Mosques and Islamic schools. It also plays a political role by calling for calm and appeasement during strikes
and times of crisis.
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
association in Mali
Mali
Mali , officially the Republic of Mali , is a landlocked country in Western Africa. Mali borders Algeria on the north, Niger on the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire on the south, Guinea on the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania on the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with...
. Created in 1980, its first President was Oumar Ly and Vice President was Mody Sylla. After Ly's death, a new congress in 2001 elected Siaka Traore as chairman. The association seeks to boost unity in the country and create environment for the progress of Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and . : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...
. AMUPI mainly funds the building of Mosques and Islamic schools. It also plays a political role by calling for calm and appeasement during strikes
Strike action
Strike action, also called labour strike, on strike, greve , or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Strikes became important during the industrial revolution, when mass labour became...
and times of crisis.