Africa
Religious groups denounce desecration of South Africa Muslim Cemetery
Cape Town -The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) is calling on families who have recently buried loved ones at the Mowbray Cemetery to come forward...
Bayonne mosque attack was terrorism, says survivors’ lawyer
A lawyer for two men who were injured in an attack on a mosque in south-west France this week has said the case should...
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Muslim Inmate Challenges Prison TV Ban in Fourth Circuit
A Fourth Circuit panel seemed willing to revive a Muslim inmate’s lawsuit against the Virginia Department of Corrections over a ban on watching religious...
Nigeria Looks Back On 20 Years of Sharia Law in the North
Two decades ago, several Nigerian states introduced Islamic legal systems. Some see the move as having brought benefits, but others are disappointed and critical...
Desecration of Qur’an: Zamfara to enact death penalty for culprits
Governor Bello Bello Muhammad Matawalle of Zamfara state said his government would soon enact a capital punishment law against the desecration of the holy...
Nigeria – Police Rescue Chained Students From Another Islamic School
Abused students at an Islamic school in Nigeria have "revolted," with most of them managing to escape, officials have said. Police found dozens more...
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Burkina Faso: 16 killed in mosque attack
By Alaattin Dogru
DAKAR, Senegal (AA): Death toll from a mosque attack in Burkina Faso rose to 16, local media reported on Saturday.
On Friday evening,...
Kaduna to commence 2020 hajj registration exercise pilgrims this month
The Kaduna State Pilgrims Welfare Board has announce the commencement of the 2020 hajj registration exercise for intending pilgrims in the state.
The board fixed...
‘Islam not against thought-provoking questions’
Islam is not against discussing thought-provoking and critical questions. What it condemns is to be provocative while trying to get answers to knotty issues...
Tunisia: Ennahda wins parliamentary election
By Yosra Ouanes and Gulsen Topcu
TUNIS (AA): Tunisian’s Ennahda party finished first in weekend parliamentary elections, according to the High Election Commission.
Based on the...
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