A grenade attack on a church in the Kenyan capital Nairobi claimed the life of a child, and left three other children seriously injured on Sunday. A police spokesman blamed the Sunday school attack at St. Polycarp’s church on sympathizers of Islamist militant group al-Shabab, which operates out of nearby Somalia. In what was believed [...]
Moroccans Fight Over Premarital Sex and Islam
August 9, 2012 | Posted by
Activists in Morocco continue to battle against laws they believe to be encroaching on basic human rights and gender equality within the country, including the right to pre-marital sex. Going by article 490 of the country’s penal code, Moroccans can be imprisoned if they are found to be having sexual relations outside of marriage, regardless [...]
Muslims Around the World Commence Observation of Ramadan
July 20, 2012 | Posted by
Dubai – Millions of Muslims around the world will observe Ramadan. And as the UAE welcomes this special time of year, Gulf News takes a look at the history, meaning and significance of this important event. Ramadan is considered the holiest month of the Islamic calendar as it commemorates Allah sending the Archangel Jibril (Gabriel) [...]
Islamists Attack Ancient African City of Timbuktu in Mali, West Africa
May 7, 2012 | Posted by
In the northern Malian city, Timbuktu, Ansar Dine Islamist fighters burned the shrine of a local saint on Friday. The mausoleum is classified as part of a World Heritage site by the United Nation’s cultural body, Unesco. Islamists tore off the wooden doors, gates and window frames of the mausoleum and burned them. The tomb [...]
