A social media star died, Then a battle over her burial rites reached Zimbabwe's high court

Michelle Amuli was a socialite, fitness trainer, online influencer and unifier in life and yet a divisive and controversial figure in her death. Popularly known as Moana in Zimbabwe, her burial rights divided her Muslim paternal and Christian maternal families. The ruling became a landmark case on how to quell the all-too-familiar battles in Zimbabwe for religious and cultural burial rites.

Africa, NewsTawanda KaromboFebruary 4, 2021Tawanda Karombo, Michelle Amuli, Zimbabwe, burial rites, Muslim burial, Moana zimbabwe, funeral, Secondary FeatureComment

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