Muhammadu Sanusi II speaks after dethronement as Emir of Kano
The deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has spoken about the reaction to his removal from office on Monday.
Nigeria’s Lamido Sanusi is dethroned for a second time
By ‘Tofe Ayeni Posted on Monday, 9 March 2020 Lamido Sanusi was pushed out of the Nigerian Central Bank for calling out massive corruption. He has lost his position […]
Reflections on Black History Month – Why Islam ?
Posted by Wisconsin Muslim Journal | Feb 21, 2020 | Originally Published By © Photo Zaid Shakir as “Reflections on Black History Month” for Why Islam? Reflections on Black History Month Black History Month should be of interest to every Muslim, especially in America. It is estimated that upwards to […]
Covid-19: With no prospects for profits, big pharma neglects new infectious diseases
By Jessica Davis Plüss http://www.swissinfo.ch More companies, including some big Swiss drugmakers, are shifting resources away from emerging infectious diseases into more lucrative areas like cancer treatment. Their […]
14 African Countries Who Still Pay Colonial Tax To France
By Liam S. Whittaker –Jan 9, 201614 African Countries are Still Forced Nowadays by France to Pay Colonial Tax for the Benefits of Slavery and Colonization80% of the 10 countries with the lowest literacy rates in the WORLD among adults are in francophone Africa.Namely: Benin (40%), Burkina Faso (26%), Chad […]
Sudan’s PM says he survived assassination attempt in capital
By SAMY MAGDY, Associated Press 2 hrs ago CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s prime minister said he survived an assassination attempt Monday after an explosion went off near his convoy […]
‘Star of the East’ Umm Kulthum returns to light up Cairo
By AFP – Mar 08,2020 – JORDAN TIMES A hologram of legendary Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum is projected on stage at Cairo Opera House in Cairo, late on Friday, about 45 years after the singer’s death (AFP photo) CAIRO — Revered Arab singer Umm Kulthum returned to light up the […]
What is a moral foreign policy?
Mar 05,2020 -JORDAN TIMES By Joseph S. Nye, Jr. CAMBRIDGE — Many Americans say they want a moral foreign policy, but disagree on what that means. Using a three-dimensional scorecard […]
Youngest Muslim to learn Qur’an by heart
Alhaj Hassiem Abdullah Babatu March 2 at 7:57 AM CAIRO: A three-year-old girl is amazing Nigeria after memorizing the whole Qur’an, becoming one of the youngest Muslims in the world to learn the Noble Book by heart. “Honestly, I can’t say much but I am very grateful to Allah for […]
The Gambia: Lasso Wharf imam signals Ahmadis are threat to Islam
Source: The Point Monday, March 2, 2020 Imam Ebrima Sillah of Lasso Wharf mosque in Banjul South has said that the Ahmadiyya Jamaatul Muslim sect is a threat to Islam […]
Ghana: Focus on your books rather than telenovelas – Otumfuo tells students
Emmanuel Ayamga Last Monday at 11:11 AM King and overlord of the Ashanti kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has advised students to focus more on their books, rather […]
President of Ghana visits Switzerland to help attract investors
By Kathrin Ammann Feb 28, 2020 – swissinfo.ch For the first time in 60 years, Switzerland has organised a state visit for a leader from Sub-Saharan Africa – Ghana’s […]
Islam in Moderation? – The Moderate Muslim Debate
Komal Hadi, Nudrat Ahmad 13th February 2020 Egyptian-American comedian, Ramy Youssef, recently won his first Golden Globe Award earlier in the year for his show Ramy – a ‘comedy-drama’ […]
10 Fabrications Muslim Leaders Need to Stop Making About Ahmadi Muslims
Source: Huffington Post By Qasim Rashid: Author, Human Rights Lawyer, Visiting Fellow, Harvard University’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal School of Islamic Studies 09/24/2014 It is no secret I’ve been critical […]
Gambia: Imam Touray brands Ahmadiyas non-Muslims
Source: The Point Friday, February 21, 2020 Imam Muhammad Lamin Touray, the president of Supreme Islamic Council (SIC) on Wednesday 19 February 2020 testified before the TRRC, describing the Ahmadiyya […]
Gambia: Imam Fatty Says Yahya Jammeh Gave Them Powers to Ban Preachers
18 February 2020 FOROYAA Newspaper (Serrekunda) By Yankuba Jallow Imam Abdoulie Fatty, renowned as Imam Fatty said ex-President Yahya Jammeh gave them the power to ban people from organizing […]
Morocco: Struggling Morocco oasis risks becoming mirage
By AFP – Feb 15,2020 – JORDAN TIMES SKOURA, Morocco — Dead palm trees lie on dry, yellowish earth near an abandoned adobe house in Morocco’s arid southeast, […]
Years after the fall of Gaddafi, Libya remains in the grip of foreign powers
A new decade has begun, but the country still has the same problems, writes Kim Sengupta Abdul Hakim Belhaj was doing very well. The former rebel commander who British […]
World standing by as children harmed by conflict — charity
African children worst affected, with 170 million living in war zones — report By AFP – Feb 13,2020 – JORDAN TIMES In this photo taken on March 06, 2019, children believed to be from the Yazidi community, who were captured by Daesh group fighters, are pictured after being evacuated from […]