NIGERIA: Ahmadiyya Holds Economic Summit In Delta State
By Hazrat Monsoor Ahmad – April 5, 2019 Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria would hold its 4th Eastern Regional Economic Summit tagged “Jalsa Tarbiya” for moral training, in Warri, Delta State […]
The Guardian view on Algeria’s ousted president: what next?
Editorial Protesters have forced the departure of Abdelaziz Bouteflika. But that may prove to be the easy part Wed 3 Apr 2019 Algerians celebrate after the country’s veteran president, […]
Urgent investment needed to preserve one of Africa’s largest protected areas
Derek Littleton, Conservation Manager at Northern Mozambique’s Niassa National Reserve, on the desperate need for action Emma Ledger The Independent Voices African nations face some of the planet’s toughest challenges. For […]
The hijab is not a gadget, it’s not a toy; you can’t wear it one day and feel good and want to show the world that you’re not racist or Islamophobic. What about the other 364 days of the year?
Source: HP The hijab is not a gadget, it’s not a toy; you can’t wear it one day and feel good and want to show the world that you’re not racist or Islamophobic. What about the other 364 days of the year? Mona Eltahawy So should the feminist movement in […]
The Guardian view on Algeria’s ousted president: what next?
Editorial Protesters have forced the departure of Abdelaziz Bouteflika. But that may prove to be the easy part Wed 3 Apr 2019 Algerians celebrate after the country’s veteran president, […]
Partners in Peace in Mali
Speech Statement by UK Minister of State for the UN and the Commonwealth, Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Preventing Sexual Violence in Conflict, and Prime Minister’s Special Envoy on Freedom […]
The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
Details of horrific first voyages in transatlantic slave trade revealed Exclusive: As the world ignores the ignominious 500th anniversary of the buying and selling of slaves between Africa and the […]
Enough is enough: Africans push back on poverty tourism, say they are not “wildlife”
March 03, 2019 at 06:00 am | OPINIONS & FEATURES BRIDGET BOAKYE | Contributor FULL BIOCLOSE March 03, 2019 at 06:00 am | OPINIONS & FEATURES Bridget Boakye is […]
Corrupt Egyptair Deal: Suspicions of Bribery Cast Shadow Over Airbus
Leaked internal documents from Airbus suggest corruption may have been involved in the sale of several aircraft to Egyptair in 2003. The issues raised by the documents threaten to overshadow […]
Qatar’s emir leaves Arab League summit in Tunisia prior to delivering his speech
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published31.03.2019 AFP Photo Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani on Sunday left a summit of Arab leaders in Tunis that had gathered the […]
‘Wound’ of migration not solved by physical barriers, pope says
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 30, 2019 Pope Francis delivers a speech as he and King Mohammed VI of Morocco visit the Hassan Tower esplanade in Rabat, Morocco, […]
Conversion is not your mission, pope tells Catholics in Morocco
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 31, 2019 Pope Francis holds a mass at Prince Moulay Abdellah sports complex in Rabat, Morocco, March 31, 2019. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal (reuters_tickers) By […]
Ghana: Rawlings surprises street father; donates cash to cater for daughter’s graduation
Former President Jerry John Rawlings with Emmanel Ofoe, the physically challenged street beggar Former President Jerry John Rawlings on Friday brought joy to Emmanuel Ofoe, a physically-challenged street beggar […]
Science and God are somehow viewed as enemies but this is just wrong
Source: Christian Today By Jerry Newcombe An award-winning scientist recently told the world that science and religion are not incompatible. The Agence France-Presse (AFP) reports (3/19/19), “The annual Templeton Prize, […]
Lion Mama
Source: BBC Nokubonga Qampi became known as the “Lion Mama” in South Africa after she killed one of three men raping her daughter and wounded the others. She was charged with murder – but after a public outcry the prosecution was halted, and she was able to focus her efforts […]
Egyptian seminary renews its claim as arbiter of Islam’s true meaning
Source: Religion News Service BY Jacob Wirtschafter and Amr El-Tohamy CAIRO (RNS) — Long before the ascendance of the World Wide Web, Cairo’s Al-Azhar University served as the hub of […]
Nigeria: Ahmadiyya to hold regional conference in Warri April 12
ON MARCH 28, 2019 All is set for the 4th Eastern Regional Conference of Ahmadiyya Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria. The three-day event scheduled to commence on Friday, April 12, 2019 in […]
Arab League summit in Tunisia to focus on Golan amid bitter rivalries
ASSOCIATED PRESS TUNIS Published29.03.2019 This picture taken on March 28, 2019 shows the flags of the Arab League member states flying outside the Council of Arab Interior Ministers’ headquarters […]
Pope, in Morocco, hopes to boost King’s moderate Islam vision
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MARCH 28, 2019 African Christian migrants pray in a church ahead of the Pope’s visit, in Rabat, Morocco March 24, 2019. Picture taken March […]
Pope seeks to build on Muslim outreach with Morocco trip
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is forging ahead with promoting moderate Islam during a weekend trip to Morocco, seeking to build on warming ties with the Sunni world while […]