The colossal african solar farm that could power europe
Source: BBC By Sandrine Ceurstemont 29 November 2016 The minibus crosses the vast plateau on a newly paved road. Cracked fields stretch away towards the Moroccan desert to the south. […]
Sudan President Omar al-Bashir Says Dealing With Donald Trump Will Be ‘Much Easier’
Source: Time (CAIRO) — Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Darfur, voiced his support Tuesday for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, saying dealing with him will be “much easier”. Trump “focuses on the interests of the American citizen, as opposed to […]
5 Years After Gaddafi’s Murder: Libya Destroyed
NIRAJ SRIVASTAVA 5 Years After Gaddafi’s Murder: Libya Destroyed NIRAJ SRIVASTAVA Friday, November 25,2016 BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA: When I arrived in Libya in March 1994 as a middle-ranking diplomat, the country was under UN sanctions related to the 1988 Lockerbie disaster. No flights to and from Libya were permitted; we had […]
Ghana: Majlis Khudda-ul-Ahmadiyya Ashanti Region Organizes Blood Donation Camp at Kokofu Ahmadiyya Hospital
Source: http://imgac.com/mkaash/media/BNOiLzLgdBE MAJLIS KHUDDAM AHMADIYYA ASH @mkaash #Blooddonation #loveforallhatredfornone #Ahmadiyya #mkaash #khuddam
Uganda is shutting down schools funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates
Source: CNN By Bianca Britton, CNN (CNN)A legal tug-of-war between Ugandan authorities and a for-profit international chain of schools has led to the education provider being ordered to shut down […]
Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK celebrates Nigeria Ahmadiyya Centenary
By Tommy Kallon President Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK Nigeria Ahmadiyya Centenary Event Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK celebrates On Sunday the 20th of November 2016 the Pan-African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association UK held a function to celebrate the centenary anniversary of the inception of Ahmadiyyat in Nigeria. The function which took place […]
Future of Ahmadiyya in Nigeria: Beyond the first century
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/future-ahmadiyya-nigeria-beyond-first-century/ By Ibrahim Oguntayo The root of Ahmadiyya Nigeria Muslim Jamaat was planted in 1916 when the spread of the message of the Promised Messiah, Hazrat Ghulam Ahmad was brought to the newly amalgamated Northern and Southern protectorates in Nigeria. Ahmadiyya took its root in 1889 in Qadian, now Pakistan […]
7,000 year-old lost city, cemetery unearthed in Egypt
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES CAIRO Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities Photo Egypt has unearthed a more than 7,000-year-old city and cemetery dating back to its First Dynasty in the southern province of Sohag, the Antiquities Ministry said on Wednesday. The city and cemetery – likely home to senior functionaries and grave […]
Ghana: “Islam teaches peace, humility and decency”, Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, leader of Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana
Source: http://www.ghanaiantimes.com.gh/vigilante-groups-can-plunge-country-into-chaos-ahmadiyya-leader/ IN NEWS / BY GLADYS FRIMPOMAA / ON NOVEMBER 23, 2016 AT 9:15 AM / Alhaji Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, leader of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission in Ghana, has added his voice to calls for the disbandment of vigilante groups, ahead of the 2016 polls, warning that they can […]
Innovations fund aims to save women and newborn babies in Africa
theguardian: by Richard M Kavuma — $7m Grand Challenges scheme invites African researchers to find solutions to the continent’s high rates of maternal and neonatal death A laboratory technician at a health centre in Amuria district, Uganda. A total of 85,000 deaths a year in Uganda stem from maternal and […]
Land management is crisis management in Africa
Nov 19,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – Sofia Faruqi Ethiopia is experiencing its most severe political turmoil in decades. After months of escalating protests and conflicts that have killed hundreds of people, on October 9 the Ethiopian government announced a state of emergency. Ethiopia’s conflict is being driven partly by ethnic tensions […]
Malawi man convicted over ‘ritual sex’ with 104 women
Source: Aljazeera A Malawi court has convicted an HIV-positive man who had confessed to having sex with 104 girls and widows in traditional “sexual cleansing” rituals. Eric Aniva, 45, was found guilty on Friday on two counts after a one-day trial in a packed courtroom in the district of Nsanje. “It […]
Ghana: Ameer of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Maulvi Alhaj Mohammed Bin Salih, urges to shun violence incited by politicians
Source: http://www.businessghana.com/site/news/politics/137962/Shun-violent-politicians-Bin-Salih Source: Graphic Online The Ameer and leader of the Ghana Ahmadiyya Mission, Maulvi Alhaji Mohammed Bin Salih, has urged the youth, particularly those in Muslim communities, to shun politicians who try to involve them in any violent act. According to him, most of the youth were still naive about […]
Nigeria: Mahmud Ahmadiyya College, Ijede, Lagos organizes 2nd Tahfizul Quran Graduation ceremony
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/quran-fills-heads-fills-hearts-dr-basirat-dikko-principal-mahmud-college/ Dr Basirat Dikko, Principal, Mahmud College Urges new Huffaz to be good ambassadors of Islam It was a sunny afternoon, though hazy. The gathering was hallow, the recitation was wholesome, capable of moving mountains, hairs on the bodies rose, a wave flew from head down to the feet, hearts […]
How Berber women are fighting desertification
MARRAKECH EFFECT By Paula Dupraz-Dobias in Tighanimine, Morocco NOV 15, 2016 – 17:00 The Tighanimine Filahia cooperative produces argan oil from native trees. it’s an ingredient used by cosmetic firms like Aveda and the Body Shop. (Paula Dupraz-Dubias/swissinfo.ch) The sale of oil from a drought-resistant tree has become a lifeline for […]
UK: PAMA to celebrate 100 years of Nigerian Jamaat in London
The Pan African Ahmadiyya Muslim Association, PAAMA, UK, is celebrating the 100 years of the AHMADIYYA Muslim Jamaat, Nigeria at the Baitul Futuh Mosque Morden, UK on November 20th as part of their contributions to the grand finale of the 100 years celebration in Nigeria coming up on the 16th […]
Nigeria: Ahmadiyya congratulates Sultan on 10th anniversary on throne; Graduates another set of Quran memorisers
Source: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/11/barka-jumah-3/ By Haroon Balogun – Dialogue with Allah Sustain reverent dialogue with Allah through prayers. Prayer is the real power point of faith. All your troubles ain’t grounds for regret. They are mere challenges to be conquered. Triumph ain’t cheap nor easy. Waste not your time in doubt nor fear. […]
All is not quiet on the Libyan front
Nov 08,2016 – JORDAN TIMES – OSAMA AL SHARIF Libya has not been much in the news lately, but that does not mean that all is good. Five years after Western powers intervened militarily in that country — at the height of the so-called Arab Spring — resulting in the […]
Saudi oil shipments to Egypt halted indefinitely , Egyptian officials say
Halt reflects deepening rift between the two countries By Reuters – Nov 07,2016 – JORDAN TIMES Egyptians gather to buy subsidised sugar and oil from a government truck, after goods shortage in retail stores across the country and after the central bank floated the pound currency, in downtown Cairo, Egypt, […]
Teenage Moroccan girls face 3 years’ imprisonment for kissing in public
Source:RT “They were caught kissing and hugging on the roof of a house in Hay Mohammadi district [Casablanca],” Airbib said, adding“someone photographed them, sent the picture to the family who informed the police.” Both girls were charged with “licentious or unnatural acts with an individual of the same sex” under Article […]