Cairo restaurant firebomb attack kills 16
Source: BBC Sixteen people have been killed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, after firebombs were thrown into a restaurant, officials say. The attack took place at the El Sayad restaurant, […]
China pledges $60bn to develop Africa
Source: BBC China has announced $60bn (£40bn) of assistance and loans for Africa to help with the development of the continent. President Xi Jinping said the package would include zero-interest […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission Ghana: “Don’t allow mosques to be used for partisan politics”
Source: graphic.com.gh The Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Ghana, has appealed to Imams not to allow themselves and their mosques to be used for partisan politics. According to the General Secretary of the […]
Africa: The AYAAG [Ahmadi Youths All Africa Games] Project
As part of activities marking the 100th year of the establishment of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in Nigeria, the Majlis Khuddam is organising the Ahmadi Youths All Africa Games (AYAAG) […]
Abandoning Libya is a mistake
LINDA S. HEARD Published — Wednesday 2 December 2015 The self-assigned capital of Daesh, Raqqa, is being pounded from the air, forcing fighters to send their families across the border to Mosul for safety. For the West, the Paris attacks have been a game changer. Now that Daesh commanders have […]
Global Support for Principle of Free Expression, but Opposition to Some Forms of Speech
Source: Pew Research Center Americans Especially Likely to Embrace Individual Liberties BY RICHARD WIKE AND KATIE SIMMONS Although many observers have documented a global decline in democratic rights in recent […]
100 Women Live:As it happened
Source: BBC Live Reporting By Pippa Stephens, Elaine Okyere, Harry Low, Josephine McDermott, Sarah Buckley, Neil Arun, Lesley Sixsmith and Jasmine Coleman All times stated are UK Thank you and […]
Pope Francis: ‘Christians And Muslims Are Brothers And Sisters’
The pope took his message of peace to the Central African Republic, where thousands have died in clashes that have split the country along religious lines. Source: huffingtonpost.com Pope Francis ventured into one of the world’s most dangerous neighborhoods on Monday to implore Christians and Muslims to end a spiral of […]
Witch burning rebels stoke Central African Republic violence
Source: Reuters BANGUI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rebels in Central African Republic have kidnapped, burnt and buried alive “witches” in public ceremonies, exploiting widely held superstitions to control areas in […]
“Christians and Muslims are brothers and sisters,” Pope Francis
Epigraph: Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be […]
Pope ends Africa trip with mosque visit in besieged enclave
Reuters International NOV 30, 2015 – 09:52 By Joe Bavier and Philip Pullella BANGUI (Reuters) – Pope Francis ventured into one of the world’s most dangerous neighbourhoods on Monday to beg Christians and Muslims to end a spiral of hate, vendetta and bloodshed that has killed thousands over the […]
Could Pope Francis bring together African Muslims and Christians?
The Pontiff has kicked off his African tour, arriving in Nairobi Wednesday. In Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic, he will address matters of poverty, corruption, and interfaith healing. By Cathaleen Chen, Staff NOVEMBER 25, 2015 Source: Christian Science Monitor Save for later Goran Tomasevic/Reuters View Caption “Grata Franciscus […]
Pope Francis: Catholic leader urges religious and ethnic reconciliation at beginning of first official visit to Africa
After his tour of Kenya, the pope is scheduled to visit the Central African Republic and Uganda Philip Pullella, George Obulutsa The pope greets the crowds as he touches down in Nairobi Getty Pope Francis called for ethnic and religious reconciliation at the start of his first tour of Africa, where he […]
Looking back to 2011: Gadhafi’s Gold-money Plan Would Have Devastated Dollar
It remains unclear exactly why or how the Gadhafi regime went from “a model” and an “important ally” to the next target for regime change in a period of just a few years. But after claims of “genocide” as the justification for NATO intervention were disputed by experts, several […]
Pope Francis in Africa: what should be on his agenda?
From the plight of refugees, religious extremism to gay rights, Global Voicessurveys the key issues likely to dominate the pontiff’s historic trip Kenyan children sing in front of a banner welcoming Pope Francis at a church in Nairobi. Photograph: Dai Kurokawa/EPA Contribute with guardian witness Ndesanjo Macha for Global Voices […]
Mali hunts suspects after deadly hotel siege
By AFP – Nov 21,2015 – JORDAN TIMES Soldiers from the presidential patrol outside the Radisson Blu Hotel in Bamako, Mali, Saturday (AP photo) BAMAKO — Mali was hunting Saturday for suspects over the militant siege at a luxury hotel that left 19 people dead, mostly foreigners, as the president […]
In Nigeria, $2 Billion in Stolen Funds Is Just a Drop in the Corruption Bucket
BY SIOBHÁN O’GRADY NOVEMBER 18, 2015 – 6:47 PM SIOBHAN.OGRADY @SIOBHAN_OGRADY Nigeria has failed time and again to effectively beat back the Boko Haram extremists wreaking havoc across the country’s northeast. Officials there have tried to shift the blame to Washington, claiming American policies have prevented Nigeria from acquiring the […]
Senegal Bans Burqa to Stop Terrorists Disguising In Islamic Dress
Senegal Bans Burqa to Stop Terrorists Disguising In Islamic Dress Simon Allison in Johannesburg, 18 November 2015 Senegal has banned women from wearing the burqa, amid rising fears of Islamic extremism in the west African country. The interior minister, Abdoulaye Daouda, said women would no longer be allowed to wear […]
Senegal considers burqa ban to stop terrorists disguising in Islamic dress
Source: The Guardian is considering banning women from wearing the burqa, amid rising fears of Islamic extremism in the west African country. The interior minister, Abdoulaye Daouda, said women would […]
Are Nigerian Lives of Equal Dignity as French: Would the Media Provide Equal Coverage?
Epigraph: Every human life is sacred and of infinite value and killing one is like triggering a genocide. (Derived from Al Quran 5:32/33) Nigeria’s Boko Haram Kills 49 in Suicide […]