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Uganda’s Muslim leaders have condemned the “ignorance” of church leaders trying to block Islamic banking legislation in the majority-Christian nation. Earlier this year, parliament amended a finance bill to introduce Islamic insurance. However, church leaders led by Archbishop Stanley Ntagali, head of the country’s Anglican church, has urged President Yoweri Museveni to reject the legislation. Nsereko Mutumba, spokesman for the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council, said the church leaders were just ignorant of the Quran, it has nothing to do with ISIS, Boko Haram or any other group claiming to kill non-Muslims. The Bank of Uganda is currently establishing a sharia advisory board to regulate and supervise Islamic banking.