ISLAMIC ARCHITECTURE in MALI
BY TAKEO KAMIYA REPUBLIC OF MALI in WEST AFRICA The African Continent is divided into two parts in respect of architecture; the ‘Arab Africa’ in the north facing the Mediterranean […]
West Africa approves sending 3,300 troops to battle militants in Mali
By Alan Boswell McClatchy Newspapers NAIROBI, Kenya — Earlier this summer, Mali’s Islamist militant northern rebels abandoned their southernmost position, the town of Douentza, some 100 miles northeast up the road from Mopti, where the Malian army had retreated this spring after being routed out of the northern two-thirds of […]
ICD to open two new Islamic banks in Africa
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 […]
Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at Nigeria graduates 43 Hafiz-e-Quran and 22 Missionaries
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Potsin T.I. Ahmadiyya Senior High School celebrates 40th anniversary
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 […]
Ghanaians asked to work towards peace and prosperity
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 […]
Gambia: Tahir Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior School Celebrates 24th Foundation Anniversary
BY ALIEU CEESAY, 22 OCTOBER 2012 Tahir Ahmadiyya Muslim Senior School in Mansakonko, Lower River Region (LRR), on Wednesday celebrated the school’s 24 years of existence. The school, which was […]
Mansa Musa, the Muslim King of Mali
As Mali is in the News these days, let’s look at their history: (from ‘Africa for Kids’). http://africa.mrdonn.org/mansamusa.html To the people in the African kingdoms, the word “mansa” means king […]
Which are the best secondary schools in Ghana?
Answer: koforidua sec.tech. school(K.S.T.S) Hark Mount Sinai SHS Accra Girls Secondary School Aquinas Secondary Christian Methodist School O’Reilly Secondary Osu Presbyterian Secondary School Labone Secondary Wesley Grammar Ghana Secondary School, Koforidua (GHANASS) Koforidua Secondary/Technical School (KSTS) Adisadel College Pope John Secondary School, Koforidua (POJOSS) Kash Money Brotherhood International School (KMBIS) […]
Burkina Faso: President deplores Muslim violence
OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — calls on Muslims to stop using violence as a way of expressions. Compaore, who is a convert to Islam, said that violence should not be […]
Muslims have misunderstood Islam, Jihad —Amir Ahmadiyya Nigeria
Written by Adebayo Waheed The Amir of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’t, Nigeria, Dr Mashu’ud Fashola, has disclosed that Muslims have misunderstood Islam and Jihad. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of the Madrasatut Tahfidhul Quran Jamia Ahmadiyya, Ilaro, Ogun State, the religious leader said that the Holy Quran and the teachings […]
Radical Islamists Wage Muslim Civil War in Africa
Extremist imams and jihadists infiltrate peaceful Muslim lands, uprooting religious customs that have existed for centuries. By MELIK KAYLAN WALL STREET JOURNAL The recent spate of attacks on Muslim historic and religious sites in the ancient city of Timbuktu calls to mind the Taliban’s destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in […]
Why Mali’s Islamists are destroying Timbuktu Muslim shrines AND what does the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at teach about praying at shrines?
PARIS (AFP) ― The mausolea of Timbuktu, known as the “city of 333 saints,” are shrines in the Sufi brand of Islam dominant in Mali but a heresy to the […]
Mass Wedding: Nigerian Couples Tie The Knot In Mass Ceremony
Source: Huffpost Weddings A group of Nigerian divorcees and widows tied the knot in a mass wedding ceremony on Tuesday at the central mosque in Kano, Nigeria. The women, about […]
Hague court convicts Taylor of crimes in Sierra Leone
By REUTERS THE HAGUE: A United Nations-backed court convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor of aiding and abetting war crimes and crimes against humanity, the first time a head of […]
Six Million African Muslims Convert to Christianity Each Year?
Quoting: Al-Jazeerah Website Synopsis from The American Thinker by James M. Arlandson. This translation of a televised conversation reveals a rare glimpse into the outlook of Muslim scholars who are concerned about Christianity’s growth. The invited guest is Sheikh Ahmad Al Katani; the president of The Companions Lighthouse for the Science of […]
Ahmadiyya Schools in Nigeria
AHMADIYYA SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY (Nigeria) Presently all primary schools established under the Tahrik-i-Jadid have been taken over by the respective state governments. The schools are generally known as Fazl-i-Omar Primary Schools. There are quite a number of them in Lagos, Ogun, Oyo and Kwara States. Presently all primary schools […]
The history of Timbuktu
As the Tuaregs of Mali have declared an independent state it may be the occasion to look at the history: The popular statement, ” From here to Timbuktu.” conjures up […]
Swiss aid group withdraws from northern Mali
The Swiss charity Helvetas says it is moving its aid workers from the embattled region of northern Mali to the south of the country. Pierre-Yves Suter, who is stationed in the capital Bamako, said a military offensive by Tuareg rebels in the north was reason for serious concern. “It might […]
Tuareg rebels have encircled the army garrison in Timbuktu in Mali
(AGI) Bamako – Tuareg rebels have encircled the army garrison in Timbuktu in Mali. Timbuktu is the only city in the north of the country not yet conquered by the rebels in the offensive launched after the military coup of 22 March. The MNLA, the main Tuareg separatist group, issued […]