Uganda: More Women Than Men Now Make It to Mecca

17 September 2014

At an early age, 49-year-old Mayimuna Nandawula's Christian parents took her to her aunt's home and this is where she picked interest in Islam.

"Our house was just near the mosque and I loved the way Muslim women dressed. When all people rushed to mosque, I was among them," a beaming Nandawula says.

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