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    ‘Conquer the women’: Colonial roots of France’s abaya ban

    The state-sanctioned disenfranchisement of minorities, especially Muslims, is a byproduct of a colonial doctrine that was aimed at Algerian...

    ‘An unimaginable scene’: Survivors describe Libya floods

    By Joel Gunter BBC News The first sign that something was wrong was the sound of the dogs barking. It was 2.30am and dark outside. When Husam...

    Erdoğan vows concurrent fight against illegal migration, racism

    BY DAILY SABAH  ISTANBUL SEP 14, 2023 President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan speaks at the event, in the capital Ankara, Türkiye, Sept. 14, 2023. (AA Photo) President Erdoğan...

    Death toll in Libya’s Derna flooding could reach 20,000: Mayor

    Thousands remain missing as rescuers struggle to get to Derna, the city hardest hit by floods unleashed on Sunday by Storm Daniel. Video Duration 01 minutes...

    Middle East countries respond to Morocco earthquake, Libya flooding with aid and solidarity

    Previous SPECIAL 1 / 5 Flash floods overturned vehicles and destroyed infrastructure in the Mediterranean coastal city of Derna, eastern Libya, on Sept. 10, 2023 (left) two days...
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    Egypt bans niqab at schools, ‘conditionally’ allows hijab

    The rather conservative niqab has long been advocated by extremist religious groups and Salafi sheikhs, even though it is known for not being an...

    ‘It’s like doomsday’: More than 5,000 dead after Libyan floods

    LiveLIVE 10,700 viewing this page Video and Audio VIDEO 1 MINUTEVIDEO 1 MINUTE1:00 Play video Libya floods: ‘My friend’s whole family is dead’ from BBCLibya floods: ‘My friend’s...

    Polygamy: What recent studies reveal!

    By Uwaoma Christabel Chikelum Polygamy is a hotly contested practice and open to widespread of  interpretation/ misunderstanding depending on individual point of view. This practice is defined...

    Ghana: Will VP Bawumia be the NPP’s first Muslim flag bearer?

    NEXT TO LEAD? By Kent Mensah Posted on July 7, 2023 The charismatic vice-president is a favourite in the ruling party primary, which could take him to...
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    What we are witnessing in Africa is not an anti-colonial revolution

    OPINION OPINION, Opinions Let us stop celebrating coups aimed at furthering the interests of a few military elites as acts of anti-imperialist resistance. Published On 5 Sep...

    Death toll in Libya floods nearly 3,000 after Storm Daniel

    Up to 10,000 people are missing and about twice as many have been displaced. Video Duration 01 minutes 34 seconds01:34 Published On 12 Sep 202312 Sep 2023 Up...

    In ancient cities and mountain towns, rescuers seek survivors from Morocco’s quake of the century

    United News of Bangladesh (UNB) MARRAKECH, Morocco, Sept. 10 — Moroccans worked Sunday to rescue survivors and prayed for victims of the nation’s strongest earthquake...

    Head of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community outlines Islamic principles of peace and urges respect for all religions

    SEPTEMBER 6, 2023  PRESS RELEASES “Islam does not permit Muslims to propagate their faith coercively through the abhorrent and destructive power of swords, bombs or guns...
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    Bello becomes Hajj governor of the year

    The independent organization Hajj Reporters, a civil society organization that monitors and reports on the activities of the Hajj / Umrah in Nigeria, on...

    Oyo receives 995 slot, registers more than 500 potential pilgrims

    On Friday, the Muslim pilgrims Welfare Council of the Oyo state announced that the National Hajji Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) had allocated 995 places...