Islam
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A new sect, “ACHAD Life Mission International” reportedly linked to human trafficking and child separation has emerged in North West, Nigeria. The sect, according to the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), has its headquarters in Kaduna, while its leader simply identified as “one Mr. Yokana”, lives in Jos, Plateau State. The Principal Staff Officer to the…
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The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has stopped pilgrims from proceeding to the Jamarat Bridge for the ritual of throwing stones from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. due to extreme heat. The Saudi Ministry of Hajj and Umrah, Dr Abdulfattah bin Sulaiman, issued the directive in a statement on Monday in Mina, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.…
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At least seven people, including four local security personnel, were killed when scores of gunmen attacked a community in Nigeria’s central Niger state recently, local media reported on Monday. More than 150 residents were abducted by heavily-armed gunmen during the incident late Friday in the Kuchi community of Munya local government area, according to multiple…
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A Federal High Court in Kano on Thursday issued an ex-parte order preventing Governor Abba Yusuf from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. The court also halted the implementation of a new law that abolished the four emirates of Bichi, Gaya, Karaye, and Rano. The order, given by Justice Liman, directs all involved parties to maintain…
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Four years after Muhammadu Sanusi II was deposed as the Emir of Kano, Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has reinstated him to the throne. “With the full support of the kingmakers, I have approved the reappointment of Mallam Sanusi Lamido,” the governor said to cheers at the Art Chamber of the Kano State Government…
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The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) on Tuesday called on the U.S. administration and the international community to put pressure on Israel to stop the storming of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. Hamas said in a statement the attack is “a dangerous escalation against a civilian facility protected by international law, aiming to exacerbate the…
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Nollywood actress Mercy Aigbe has finally opened up about why she ditched Christianity for Islam. MEZIESBLOG recalls that the thespian converted to Islam following her marriage to filmmaker Kazeem Adeoti in 2022. Speaking in a recent interview with TVC, Aigbe said that she converted to Islam because of her love for her husband. Aigbe, now…
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The final resolution issued by the joint Arab and Islamic summit in Riyadh demands the end of what it describes as Israel’s aggression against Gaza, as well as “war crimes and barbaric, brutal and inhumane massacres.” “We condemn the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, the war crimes and the barbaric, brutal and inhumane massacres…
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German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Saturday that Islam belongs to Germany amid growing racism and Islamophobia fueled by propaganda of far-right groups and parties that have exploited the refugee crisis and attempted to stoke fear of immigrants. “Islam, the Muslim religion, Muslim life, Muslim culture have taken root in our country,” Steinmeier said at the…
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Attacks on the Muslim holy book, the Quran, continued on Friday by Danish anti-Islamic and ultranationalist group “Danske Patrioter” (Danish Patriots) despite wide-ranging condemnation. Members of the group burned copies of the Quran in front of the Pakistani, Algerian, Indonesian, and Moroccan embassies, as well as a mosque in Copenhagen. The perpetrators chanted anti-Islamic slogans…
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GRAPHIC PICTURE: Nigerians angry over killing of female undergraduate who allegedly ‘insulted’ Islam
Nigerians on social media have condemned the killing of a female student of Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto State. The student identified as Deborah Yakubu was lynched by some male Muslim students and burnt, for allegedly insulting Prophet Mohammed. Reacting, some Nigerians called for justice for the deceased and arrest of all the perpetrators. Here are…
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Hezbollah: Radical Shia group formed in 1982 in Lebanon. Strongly anti-Western and anti-Israeli. Closely allied with, and often directed by, Iran but may have conducted operations that were not approved by Tehran. Known or suspected to have been involved in numerous anti-U.S. terrorist attacks, including the suicide truck bombing of the U.S. Embassy and U.S. Marine barracks in…
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Just as introduction, here are a few statements found in the Bible: “Until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen will by any means disappear, from the Law until everything has been accomplished.”1 The Word of God will not disappear. Everything in it will be accomplished in…
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An Islamic scholar has allegedly claimed that rape is permissible. Saud Saleh, who is a professor in Cairo, Egypt, allegedly argued that Allah permits sexual violence between Muslim men and non-Muslim women, adding that the act is often used to “humiliate” infidels and save Muslim women from the pressures of premarital sex. The professor from…
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A terror attack on a Melbourne mosque was motivated by intolerance, malevolence and misguided piety based on beliefs a Supreme Court Justice says have no place in civilized society. Ahmed Mohamed was the mastermind of a plan to burn down the Imam Ali Islamic Centre, where Shia Muslims attend, in Fawkner in 2016 and recruited…
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Islamic State (IS) is believed to be the brainchild of Friday’s massacre which recorded over 300 victims identified as worshipers at a mosque in the Sinai peninsula. No radical group has so far claimed responsibility for the deadliest terror attack in Egyptian history. Death toll currently stands at 305. Egypt’s General Prosecutor released an official statement…
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