Source: allafrica.com The Emir of Kano, His royal Highness, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has urged Muslims to preach Islam in the correct manners and reflect its true teachings in their lives. Also, […]
Source: The Arab News By Javier Solana, who is a Spanish physicist and Socialist politician. He was Secretary General of the Council of the European Union and Secretary-General of the Western European […]
Source: en.starafrica.com | allafrica.com The Gambia Supreme Islamic Council (GSIC) has ultimately ruled against the Ahmadiyaa, a Muslim sect operating in the country, saying it is outside the pale of Islam. According to […]
Egypt court jails doctor in ‘historic’ FGM prosecution An Egyptian court sentenced a doctor to prison Monday for the female genital mutilation (FGM) of a 13-year-old girl, resulting in her death. It is the first such conviction that the country’s judiciary has handed down. Women’s rights advocates who had pushed […]
Source: msn.com Islamist group Boko Haram has struck again in Nigeria in a similar attack to this one three weeks ago in Baga. This time, they hit Maiduguri a major northeastern city around midnight on Sunday. Reports suggest fierce fighting is taking place on the outskirts of the city and […]
Source: nationalmirroronline.net Ten Hufaz (those who have memorized the Holy Qur’an) at the Hafizul Quran School established by the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at at Ilaro,Ogun State Southwest, Nigeria joined other young Hufaz […]
Source: opinions.ng Allah and His angels send blessings on the Prophet. O ye who believe! You also invoke blessings on him and salute him with the salutation of peace.’ (33:57) This […]
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Source:ABC News Shiite rebels in control of Yemen’s capital now hold the country’s president “captive” at his home, his aides said Wednesday, putting in question who actually rules the Arab world’s most-impoverished nation. Embattled Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi — a top U.S. ally in the war against al-Qaida in Yemen […]
AFP / THE JORDAN TIMES ABU DHABI — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi on Monday said the fight against “terrorism” needs a new Muslim religious discourse in addition to security and military measures. “The rise in terrorism… requires a thoughtful response from the international community,” said Sisi told the […]
357. Commandment – To look after orphan and poor [51:20] And in their wealth was a share for one who asked for help and for one who could not. [90:15] Or feeding in a day of hunger [90:16] An orphan near of kin, [90:17] Or a poor man lying in […]
Protests against Charlie Hebdo’s front cover have seen thousands more take to the streets – with students in Somalia declaring ‘Je Suis Muslim – and I love my Prophet’. Students marched through Mogadishu on Saturday morning, three days after the commemorative edition of the satirical magazine went on sale. The […]
Source: ET NIAMEY: A violent mob torched at least seven churches in Niger’s capital Niamey Saturday during fresh protests against Charlie Hebdo magazine, as France’s president stressed his commitment to “freedom of expression.” With France still reeling from last week’s deadly attacks that killed 17 people, jittery European countries stepped up […]
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Demonstrators in Niger attacked the French cultural centre, set fire to churches and raided Christian shops on Friday, as protests erupted against Charlie Hebdo’s cartoons in several Muslim West African countries. Staff of the satirical French weekly, which had angered Muslims by publishing images of the Prophet […]
A surprise visit to insurgency-hit Borno state by Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan before an election has been written off by displaced persons as a bid to assuage his critics. A car bomb attack in Maiduguri in July 2014 was blamed on Boko Haram Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan ventured into the […]
Samuel Huntington miscalculated. Despite the immediate horror of the Charlie Hebdo affair, the coming century will be defined not by a clash of civilizationsbetween the so-called Islamic World and its neighbors but by a fissure–whereby fault lines within the Greater Middle East break and bleed as its peoples seek answers […]
Source: bbc.co.uk Two African newspapers have apologised for publishing Charlie Hebdo’s cover depicting the Prophet Muhammad, after an outcry from Muslim readers. Kenya’s The Star and South Africa’s The Citizen said they regretted any offence caused to Muslims. Kenya’s media regulator has summoned The Star’s owner after accusing it of […]
theguardian: by Maeve Shearlaw — A man holds a placard that reads ‘I am Charlie, let’s not forget the victims of Boko Haram’ outside the French embassy in Abidjan. France spent the weekend coming to terms with last week’s terror attacks in Paristhat left 17 dead. The country mourned, and global […]
Source: NY Times. PARIS — Al Qaeda’s branch in Yemen formally claimed responsibility on Wednesday for the deadly assault a week ago at the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo that killed 12 people, saying that the target was chosen by the Qaeda leadership and referring to attackers as “two heroes […]
Source: Dawn THE attack took place in one of the busiest areas of Istanbul. On Jan 6, 2015 a woman in a niqab blew herself up at a police station in Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet district, killing one officer and injuring another. So far, it is not known which group was […]