Source: CNN (CNN) — Kenyans took to the streets of Nairobi on Monday to send a message to men: Stop attacking women because of the way they dress. The protests followed the latest incident of a woman stripped naked in the capital by a group of men who accused her […]
India has the highest number of people enslaved, according to the report Continue reading the main story in BBC Related Stories New index exposes slavery worldwide US reveals ‘modern slavery’ […]
BBC News: The Nigerian army says it has recaptured the north-eastern town of Chibok, which was seized by Boko Haram militants on Thursday. Boko Haram fighters kidnapped more than 200 schoolgirls from the village in April, sparking global outrage. The group, which says it is fighting to create an Islamic […]
Source: graphic.com.gh The Agona Swedru branch of the Local Council of Churches has presented 10 mattresses valued at GH¢1,200 to the Ahmadiyya Muslim Hospita at Agona Swedru. The donation was to […]
Summary Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi said Sunday his country will work with Sudan to support Libya’s military against Islamic militants in a bid to restore stability to the two countries’ war-torn neighbor. El-Sissi’s remarks came at the end of a two-day visit by Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir. El-Sissi said Sudan […]
theguardian — Survivors say a suicide bomber disguised in a school uniform detonated a backpack full of explosives. A suicide bomber disguised in a school uniform set off a backpack full of explosives during an assembly at a high school in Nigeria on Monday, killing at least 48 students and wounding 79 […]
Source: standard.gm I read with interest an interview that Abdoulie Fatty had with The Standard published on its issue of 31 October 2014. A scholar of Islam should be a defendant […]
Source: gbcghana.com Click to Listen Ghana Broadcasting Corporation The Spiritual Head of the Ahmadiyya Community Worldwide Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmed has tasked the International Community to practically demonstrate its renunciation of terror […]
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation: The Spiritual Head of the Ahmadiyya Community Worldwide Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmed has tasked the International Community to practically demonstrate its renunciation of terror by flushing out Islamist extremist group ISIS which continues to torment and destroy innocent lives in Iraq and other parts of the Middle […]
BBC News: At least 10 people have been killed in a bomb blast as they queued to withdraw money from a cash machine in northern Nigeria, residents have told the BBC. Security operatives say a female suicide bomber was responsible for the attack in Azare, Bauchi state. No group has […]
Source: freedomnewspaper.com Assalaamu Alaikum WarahmatullahWabarakaatuh! In the issue of The StandardNewspaper of Friday, 31 October, 2014, the Imam of the State House Mosque in Banjul, Alhaji Abdoulie Fatty launched an attack […]
The Daily Star From the birthplace of the Arab Spring, the region finally has some positive news in these seemingly darkest of times. The candle that Tunisia has lit should […]
(JollofNews) – A senior Gambian Muslim cleric who recently called for the expulsion of Ahmadis and a complete ban on its teaching in the country has been relieved from his […]
A suicide bomber has blown himself up at a Shia religious ceremony in north-east Nigeria, killing about 20 people, eyewitnesses have told the BBC. The bomber joined the ceremony in Potiskum town and blew himself up, the witnesses said. No group has said it carried out the attack, but suspicion […]
The Development Set Excuse me, friends, I must catch my jet- I’m off to join the Development Set; My bags are packed, and I’ve had all my shots, I have travelers’ checks, and pi;;s for the trots The Development Set is bright and noble, Our thoughts are deep and our […]
Handing back stolen state assets is complex and time-consuming but remarkable progress has been made, declared Swiss President Didier Burkhalter at the opening of the third Arab Forum on Asset Recovery (AFAR III) on Saturday. The Swiss government’s political will to hand back illicit funds is ‘unwavering’, said Burkhalter: “Whether […]
Source: The Daily Beast. In a new video released Friday night, the leader of Nigeria’s Boko Haram, an Islamic extremist group, denied agreeing to a cease-fire with the government and said that all the schoolgirls the group kidnapped earlier this year have converted to Islam and been married off. “The […]
Rami G. Khouri| The Daily Star One of the most troubling aspects of the phenomenon of militant Salafist-takfiri groups like ISIS is the appearance of smaller groups across the Arab world that share ISIS’ ideology and methods, and in several cases have sworn allegiance to it. This is no surprise. […]
Presented by Lesley Evans Ogden for BBC Popular culture has painted male African elephants as aggressive, anti-social loners. But are they really the solitary beasts we’ve imagined, or are they just […]
Source BBC A split has emerged within Burkina Faso’s armed forces over who is leading the country following the resignation of President Blaise Compaore after 27 years in power. The presidential guard’s second in command, Colonel Isaac Zida, says he has assumed power as head of state. Earlier, army chief […]