Nigeria: In Makkah, Nigerian Islamic Scholars Set Differences Aside BY NURUDDEEN M. ABDALLAH, 10 NOVEMBER 2012 Mecca — When renowned Nigerian Islamic scholars converged on the Mount of Arafat and Plains of Muna in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, they set aside their differences and prayed, ate and lived together. Can these […]
Promoted post: Video: The Story of God With Morgan Freeman – Who Is God? It is my sad duty to inform you that Maulana Hafiz Ahmed Jibreel Saeed, Naib Ameer III-Ghana, […]
Source: NY Times: Tara Todras-Whitehill for The New York Times Thousands of ultraconservative Salafis protested in Tahrir Square in Cairo on Friday, angry that the draft constitution did not go far enough to enshrine Islamic law. A compromise in the constituent assembly accepted that “the principles of Islamic law” should […]
DJIBOUTI: ARAB NEWS Saturday 10 November 2012 The Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD), a private sector arm of the Islamic Development Bank Group, is opening two new Islamic banks in Mali and Benin in 2013, to provide Islamic financial services in the areas currently greatly […]
Source: Press Release The Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria holds its annual religious founder’s day to discuss religion and peaceful coexistence in Nigeria, under the theme: Social Security, National Peace and Sustainable Development- Religion As A Positive Agent. The event which slated for November 17th at the University of Lagos will attract leading Islamic […]
Source: Allafrica.com We like to think we’re special in South Africa, especially compared to our African neighbours. Trouble is, we’re not so special. There’s plenty that Africa can teach us, and Ghana’s presidential debates are an excellent place to start. It’s been a sad old time in South Africa recently. […]
Source: Jakarta Globe: A six-storey shopping mall collapsed in the Ghanaian capital Accra on Wednesday, with at least three people so far confirmed dead and dozens feared trapped. Some 50 employees were believed to be inside the mall when it came down, police said, sparking desperate attempts to rescue them. […]
By Elias Harfoush Al Arabiyya Wednesday, 07 November 2012 Among the suggestions offered by the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Egypt to the new Coptic pope to be included in his […]
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Gomoa Potsin (C/R), Nov. 4, GNA – Mrs Ama Benyiwaa-Addo, Central Regional Minister has acknowledged with admiration the invaluable and collective efforts with which stakeholders have managed and sustained the […]
Muslim Brotherhood Statement on Islamic Law and National Identity Translation of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood statement regarding Sharia (Islamic Law) and its importance in society, and therefore in the country’s new national charter. The Muslim Brotherhood was founded for the purpose of reviving the spirit of Islam and awakening faith in […]
By Abdallah Bawazir The rising tide of radical Islamism has sparked growing unrest on the idyllic islands of Zanzibar. Daniel Howden reports from Stone Town. Workmen are raising the walls around the Assemblies of God Church on the outskirts of Zanzibar’s Stone Town. Sweating in the heat and humidity, they […]
EGYPT’S ancient Coptic Christian church chose a new pope in an elaborate Sunday ceremony meant to invoke the will of God, in which a blindfolded boy drew the name of […]
CAIRO (AP) â?? Egypt’s ancient Coptic Christian church is preparing to pick a new leader in an elaborate ceremony in which a blindfolded altar boy will draw from a crystal chalice holding the names of three senior clerics. Many Christians, estimated to make up 10 percent of Egypt’s 83 million […]
Kumasi, Nov 01, GNA – The Parent-Teacher Association (PTA) of the T.I. Ahmadiyya Girls Senior High School (SHS) is making some significant contributions towards the development of the school. It has built a new classroom block and provided it with two vehicles – a 60-seater and 15-seater buses, at a […]
By Yasmine Saleh REUTERS CAIRO | Mon Oct 29, 2012 3:53pm EDT CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox church moved a step closer to picking a new pope on Monday when the shortlist was whittled down to three in a process the Christian minority hopes will deliver a leader to […]
by Dr. Muqtedar Khan The Daily Star Lebanon Story Summary I was moved by the promise of Mursi’s presidency, and what it means for Islam and democracy – a promise […]
Story Summary The witness accounts gathered by The Associated Press give a from-the-ground perspective for the sharply partisan debate in the U.S. over the attack that left U.S. ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans dead. Within 24 hours of the attack, both the embassy in Tripoli and the CIA […]
Accra, Oct 26, GNA – Maulvi Dr. Wahab Adam, Ameer (Head) and Missionary in Charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Ghana, has asked Ghanaians to bear in mind that their […]
Happy Eid Mubarak عيـــد سعيــــد The Muslims celebrate Eid twice a year, Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha. Eid-ul-Fitr is a festival that marks the end of the Holy month of Ramadhan. This joyous day is celebrated to give thanks […]