By Paul Nyathi | President Emmerson Mnangagwa is today meeting with thousands of members of the Muslim Community based in Zimbabwe.

The meeting which is one of the on going interactions with various stakeholders by the President is being held at the City Sports Centre in Harare.

The Muslim community gained popularity in the country when Lazarus Dokora who was then Primary and Secondary Education Minister engaged the group to help on the development of education in the country.

One of the conditions the Muslims gave to Dokora and former President Robert Mugabe was that the government should open up for Islam worship and cut out Christian dominance in the schools.

Details of Mnangagwa’s engagement with the Muslims are yet to be made available.

The President has previously met with the Christian community and is yet to meet with the traditional leadership in the country.

The new Zimbabwean constitution opened up for freedom to religion. Zimbabweans however took heavy swipe at Dokora when he attempted embracing the Muslim Community into the country’s education system