Kenyan Muslims pray for victims of mall attack
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) – The Asian Muslim community in Nairobi, Kenya, is expressing solidarity with relatives of the 67 people killed by Islamic militants in last week’s attack on an […]
Nairobi attack: Somali Muslim pictured braving bullets to rescue girl, 4, and her family revealed for first time
Abdul Haji was pictured reaching out for frightened four-year-old girl running for her life These dramatic pictures show the incredible moment a Somali Muslim braved grenades and bullets to rescue […]
Did ‘White Widow’ attack Kenyan mall?
Source: CNN (CNN) — British-born Samantha Lewthwaite was once seen as a kind of victim of the July 2005 London terror attacks — the pregnant wife of one of the suicide bombers who killed 52 people, now left alone to care for her children. She condemned the attacks, but then vanished. […]
Kenyan president: Terrorists defeated
NAIROBI, Kenya: The terrorists who took control of a Nairobi mall and held off Kenyan security forces for four days have been defeated after killing at least 67 civilians and […]
Kenya mall siege: Family “allowed to live” for changing their religion to Islam
Source: nydailynews.com Pauline says Emily and Eliot were spared in a miracle in the middle of a massacre as they came face-to-face with a killer. ‘He told me I had to […]
Pakistan Church Bombings and Nairobi Mall Attack are Al-Qaida’s retaliation for Obama’s Syrian military proposal?
Source: The Daily Beast Pakistani Church Bombing Kills Dozens http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2013/09/23/pakistani-church-bombing-kills-dozens-photos.html#0414f32e-1388-47e0-8d46-01ba0ea355b6 Were Americans Among the Al-Shabab Nairobi Mall Attackers? by Jamie DettmerSep 23, 2013 5:45 AM EDT Somalia’s al Qaeda affiliate says three Americans joined its assault on an upscale shopping mall in Nairobi that left at least 68 dead. Jamie […]
Kenya terror attack: Indian killed as he couldn’t name Prophet Muhammad’s mother!!!
Source: zeenews.india.com Zee Media Bureau/Supriya Jha Nairobi: The attackers of Kenya’s Westgate mall who spoke in Swahili and targeted non-Muslims, killed an Indian only because he couldn’t tell what was the […]
Kenya Muslims Condemn Nairobi Attack
OnIslam & News Agencies Monday, 23 September 2013 00:00 The Muslim council confirmed its support to the security and government organs during the difficult time that Kenya faces. NAIROBI – […]
Why Did Terrorists Strike An Upscale Mall In Kenya?
businessinsider.com: Kenyan officials said Saturday they had tightened security across the country in the wake of a terrorist attack that has underscored the challenges Kenya faces as it tries to rein in the Al Qaeda-linked Al Shabab group next door in Somalia. The attack on Nairobi‘s upscale Westgate shopping mall killed at least 39 people and wounded about […]
At least 20 killed when gunmen attack Nairobi shopping mall
(CNN) — Gunmen attacked an upscale shopping mall in the Kenyan capital on Saturday, leading to a fierce gunbattle with police and leaving at least 20 people dead, the Kenyan […]
Kenyan leader calls for ‘tolerance’ in riot-hit city
Source: StarAfrica.com Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki called for “tolerance” in the port of Mombasa Thursday, as he visited… Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki called for “tolerance” in the port of Mombasa Thursday, as he visited the troubled city after days of violence sparked by the killing of a radical Muslim […]
Sultan Endorses Islamic Scholarship
Sultan endorses N0.5m Islamic studies’ scholarship | Print | E-mail Written by Biola Azeez, IlorinTuesday, 28 August 2012 The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, has announced an annual donation of half a million naira to the best graduating student from the Department of Islamic Studies, University of Ilorin. Speaking at the opening of […]
Iran Summit – Egyptian President to attend
Egypt President To Visit Iran, A First In Decades by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS text size A A A CAIRO August 18, 2012, 05:18 pm ET CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi will attend a summit in Iran later this month, a presidential official said on Saturday, the first such trip for an Egyptian leader […]
Forget London: Kenya and others bid for 2024 Olympics
Global Post: Nairobi, Kenya has placed a bid with the International Olympic Committee to host the 2024 games. If they are chosen, Nairobi will be the first-ever African city to […]
London Olympics: Can Kenyans continue to dominate the marathon? Mountainous Iten
Global Post: It’s the start of a usual day in a very unusual place. The sky is dark, cold and damp, the mist thick in the mountain air. Lines of […]
Kenya: Six Months Into Operation Linda Nchi, Time for Soul-Searching
Credit: Allafrica.Com A few weeks from now- April 16th to be precise-Operation Linda Nchi will be entering its sixth month since the launch in mid October last year. It is time for some serious soul-searching and honest appraisal. There are several pertinent questions that ought to be asked of our […]
Chinese workers freed in Sudan, flown to Kenya
A group of Chinese workers kidnapped by rebels in Sudan has been freed and flown to Kenya, officials from both countries say. The construction workers were released to the International Committee of the Red Cross on Tuesday, 11 days after they were abducted. Read More…
Kenya police, army abuse civilians: HRW
Courtesy Press TV: The Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Kenyan security forces are abusing civilians and Somali refugees in the northeastern part of Kenya that borders famine-hit Somalia. “The crackdown has largely targeted Somali refugees and Kenyan ethnic Somalis, but residents of other ethnic backgrounds in North Eastern province have […]
Kenyan women milk fortunes from camel
Safia Kulow, in the arid centre of Kenya, is in firm control of her economy after she and other traditional Anolei women made big business of camel milk. Now they consider which investments to make to increase revenues from their industry. The camel – long fabled as the ship of […]
Kenya’s Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai dies aged 71
Kenya’s Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai has died in Nairobi while undergoing cancer treatment. She was 71. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004 for promoting conservation, women’s rights and transparent government – the first African woman to get the award. read more