Africa

A Brotherhood coup in Egypt

Credit:Asoa Times: Egypt’s ostensibly inexperienced president Mohammed Morsi accomplished nothing short of a coup d’etat on Sunday when he replaced the men who were widely seen as Egypt’s rulers – Field Marshal Mohammed Hussein Tantawi and Lieutenant general Sami Anan, among others – and shredded the latest constitutional amendment issued […]

Nigeria: Some Muslims Give Islam Extreme Posture – Umar Pakio

Nigeria: Some Muslims Give Islam Extreme Posture – Umar Paiko Tagged: Nigeria, Religion, West Africa BY ROSE ADAH, 11 AUGUST 2012 Comment (1) http://www.facebook.com/plugins/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&layout=button_count&show_faces=false&width=130&action=recommend&colorscheme=light&height=25 http://platform.twitter.com/widgets/tweet_button.1340179658.html#_=1344744169704&count=horizontal&counturl=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201208110323.html&hashtags=nigeria&id=twitter-widget-0&lang=en&original_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fstories%2F201208110323.html&related=allafrica%2C%20allafricafrench&size=m&text=Some%20Muslims%20Give%20Islam%20Extreme%20Posture%20-%20Umar%20Paiko&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&via=allafrica https://plusone.google.com/_/+1/fastbutton?bsv=pr&url=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com%2Fc%2F-4ZJ42&size=medium&count=true&annotation=bubble&origin=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com&hl=en-GB&jsh=m%3B%2F_%2Fapps-static%2F_%2Fjs%2Fgapi%2F__features__%2Frt%3Dj%2Fver%3DHY9p6vay2e0.en_US.%2Fsv%3D1%2Fam%3D!9WWg3hgFJrKAVXxNQA%2Fd%3D1%2Frs%3DAItRSTNB8Fia3XwNbKRkrBG4FoP0ywMLTQ#_methods=onPlusOne%2C_ready%2C_close%2C_open%2C_resizeMe%2C_renderstart&id=I0_1344744168006&parent=http%3A%2F%2Fallafrica.com An Islamic scholar Mallam Umar Paiko has said that, rather than label Islam as extreme, it is some Muslims who had taken extreme posture giving the religion […]

The fate of Africa

BY GWYNNE DYER ARABNEWS Saturday 11 August 2012 Good news from Africa: After two decades of bloody anarchy, Somalia is finally on the mend. There is something resembling a government coming into being in Mogadishu, with much help from African Union troops — although the country’s most popular comedian, Abdi […]

Ghana: Holiday for Mills Funeral – Daniel Nonor

Credit: Allafrica.Com. Former President John Evans Atta Mills addressing Parliament. Government has declared Friday August 10, the day the late President John Evans Atta Mills will be laid to rest a public holiday. The President John Dramani Mahama made this declaration after signing an Executive Instrument to affirm the decision […]

Capital City At Standstill

Credit: Daily Graphic Ghana One of the empty streets in Accra Wednesday Many cities and towns across Ghana came to a virtual standstill Wednesday as the nation mourned the late President John Evans Atta Mills who was laid in state at the Banquet Hall, State House in Accra. In Accra, […]

Nigeria: No Compulsion in Religion

BY HANNATU MUSAWA, 7 AUGUST 2012 Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Abubakar Gumi is not only a knowledgeable Islamic scholar, he exemplifies the character of a Muslim nurtured from an early age in a virtuous environment. Having been taught and raised by his late father, Sheikh Abubakar Mahmoud Gumi, he serves as […]

Saudis to Muslim Brotherhood: Drop Dead

by David P. Goldman • Aug 8, 2012 GATESTONE INSTITUTE “The uneasy modus vivendi between the Muslim Brotherhood and the military most likely will fail, and probably sooner than later,” I argued July 9, and the aftermath of the terrorist execution of sixteen Egyptian soldiers in the Sinai peninsula supports […]

Morocco: Report Lauds Interfaith Efforts

Source: Eurasia review August 7, 2012  By Hassan Benmehdi Morocco is becoming a trailblazer in the Arab world in terms of countering extremist ideology and promoting “tolerance, respect and dialogue among religious groups”, according to a just-published report. In its latest study on religious freedoms around the world, the US […]