Muslims conduct taraweeh prayers as they gather for Lailat al-Qadr, at Al-Azhar Mosque in Cairo, July 24, 2014. (photo by REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih) Al-Azhar refuses to consider the Islamic State an apostate Egypt’s Al-Azhar issued a statement Dec. 11, 2014, refusing to declare the Islamic State (IS) apostates. “No believer can be declared […]
July 2, 2016 | by Rabwah Times | 1 Ahmadiyya, a minority Islamic sect have raised concerns after falling victim to Algeria’s controversial crackdown on religious minorities. Algerian newspaper EnNahar revealed that the crackdown against the Ahmadis in Algeria started in the first week of June, the investigation was spread […]
Source: BBC By Colin Barras 29 June 2016 It is the last bastion of the dodo – the only place on Earth where fossils of the iconic extinct bird are […]
Hundreds of thousands of refugees are at risk this summer, attempting a dangerous crossing from Libya to Italy. Here’s how they can be saved Image Credit: AFP The mandate of EU’s naval Sophia Operation should be widened to explicitly encourage search-and-rescue operations Published: 13:22 June 22, 2016 By Matteo Garavoglia […]
In traditional medication, Lote Tree is believed to have numerous medicinal values. The leaves, fruit, roots and bark of the tree are all used for various kinds of treatments. Its valuable properties have been realised since ancient times. From research, we have understood that the leaves of the plant can […]
Source: BBC By Helen Briggs Scientists have discovered a large helium gas field in Tanzania. With world supplies running out, the find is a “game-changer”, say geologists at Durham and […]
Jun 23, 2016 Tahir Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior Secondary School in Mansakonko recently held its speech and prize giving ceremony at a ceremony held at the school ground in Mansakonko, Lower River Region. The event saw the graduation of 128 students in the 2015/16 academic year. Abubacarr Nyabally, the Principal […]
Source: BBC Congolese ex-rebel leader Jean-Pierre Bemba has been jailed for 18 years following a landmark conviction at the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and sexual violence. Bemba, […]
THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA: A MASS GRAVE The struggle to identify drowned migrants By Stefania Summermatter JUN 20, 2016 – 11:00 A drawing of the October 3, 2013 tragedy by a Lampedusa school child. (AFP) Three years after the migrant boat tragedy in Lampedusa, in which 366 people drowned, relatives are […]
Source: BBC In our series of letters from African journalists, Ghanaian writer Elizabeth Ohene considers the importance of teaching science. I went to the Nigerian capital, Abuja, earlier this month […]
AP Does development aid help this child? Development aid isn’t as helpful as it is reputed to be. Benjamin Maack learned that lesson while researching where his help could be most helpful. Simply donating money isn’t enough. Every evening, when I leave work and head over to the train station, […]
Last week the Crown Prosecution Service said that there is “insufficient evidence” to bring charges against British officials in the case of Abdelhakim Belhaj Kim Sengupta “They knew I was being tortured, I have no doubt of that,” said Abdelhakim Belhaj of MI6 agents who came to interrogate him while […]
Source.www.modernghana.com The campaign for effective partnership and participation in education delivery is in progress. Every individual, agency or organisation is being billed to join hands so as to give off the best of educational services to the Ghanaian child. Quality education service delivery is, in fact, a shared task and […]
Source: BBC About 340 migrants have been rescued and nine bodies have been pulled from the sea after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea, Greek officials say. Others are […]
Source: BBC In Malawi a packet of sanitary towels can cost a whole day’s pay, and girls often miss school because the cotton strips they use instead are inadequate. Charlotte […]
Source:irabwah.com Niger; Jamat E Ahmadiyya Niger has won the case of a mosque situated in Boupe which was disputed for last ten years. According to the details the case of the disputed mosque was in the court for last ten years and Jamat E Ahmadiyya had been facing the proceedings […]
Source: Slate Yellow fever’s coming back, and Ebola never left. By Donna A. Patterson We did not beat Ebola. If the West Africa Ebola epidemic follows the history of past […]
Source: The Washington Post By Sudarsan Raghavan MORNAG, Tunisia — In a small box in her bedroom, Oulfa Hamrounni keeps the photo she treasures most. It shows one of her […]
Source: The New York Times By CARLOTTA GALL TUNIS — The leader of Tunisia’s main Islamic political party was re-elected on Monday, winning endorsement for his effort to move the […]
(File photo) As weather conditions improve, Libya has become a major hub for migrants and refugees hoping to cross the Mediterranean sea CREDIT: LOUISE GEORGE/AFP/GETTY IMAGES James Rothwell 23 MAY 2016 • 12:34PM The Libyan coastguard says it has intercepted migrant boats carrying more than 850 people across the Mediterranean. A […]