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Shia Muslims in Nigeria say the govement’s bloody crackdown on the religious minority is influenced by Wahhabism, a radical ideology dominating Saudi Arabia. Abdul Giwa, a spokesman for the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), said he believes authorities have launched a campaign of blood and destr...

Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs. Joual Muslims in Zimbabwe: origins, composition and current strength Ephraim C. Mandivenga a a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy , University of Zimbabwe , Harare Published online: 21 Mar 2007. xa0 The Coming of Mus...

Institute of Muslim Minority Affairs. Joual Muslims in Zimbabwe: origins, composition and current strength Ephraim C. Mandivenga a a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy , University of Zimbabwe , Harare Published online: 21 Mar 2007. xa0 Indo-Pakistani Mu...

xa0 The conference, "our Islamic identity and the challenges of globalization" was started in Dakar with the attendance ofxa0 the Iranian delegation, headed by Mr. Akhtari, the Secretary-General of the World Assembly of Ahl al-Bayt (AS), Ambassador of the Islamic Cultural Center and guests from 15 countries such as Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia , England, Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Canada and .......

Ayatollah Akhtari,the distinguished Secretaryxa0 General of World Assembly of Ahl al-Bayt (AS) and his delegation entered the Dakar to attend the Conference on "our Muslim identity and the challenges of globalization"xa0.xa0 ...

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Some 80,000 copies of the Holy Quran were distributed among Muslim institutions in Tanzania. ...

According to Ahlul Bayt, a number of Shia young people and lovers of Ahl Bayt (PBUH) in "Cape Town" climbed to the height of the "Table Mountain" in the southwest of the country "South Africa". ...

Milestones in the History of Islam in Eritrea Ismael Mukhtar xa0Note: this paper is based on a lecture delivered by the author in the Eritrean Muslim Council’s 6th annual convention held in Washington D.C. in July 2008. ...

The first conference as Imam Sajjad (A.S) leadership was held with the attandance of scientific and cultural personalities and different groups in Al-Zahra mosque in the city Majvnga - Madagascar on Friday and Sunday, 12th and 14th of Muharram. xa0 xa0 xa0...

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xa0Raymond A. Silverman Michigan State Univeristy David Owusu-Ansah James Madison University xa0 Historical, Archeological, and Art Historical Studies Since 1960 It was not until the end of the 1950s that historians began to deal with the issues surrounding the Muslim presence and influence among the Akan. In his Ghana; A Historical Interpretation (1959), Fage included a short passage discussing the presence of Muslim merchants in the Akan forest (Fage 1959: 33-34), and this marked the opening ...

Raymond A. Silverman Michigan State Univeristy David Owusu-Ansah James Madison University The primary geographical focus for the historical study of Islam in west Africa, until recently, was the weste and central Sudan. As the often-cited J. S. Trimingham wrote (1962:7) "The Guinea States in the south lie outside our sphere since they were not in contact with the Sudan states and were uninfluenced by Islam."...

It is often referred to as “Guinea-Conakry” to distinguish it from Guinea-Bissau and Equatorial Guinea. According to The Research Centre for Religious Beliefs (AQAED) the Ja’afari thought (Shia Isalm) has an ancient presence in Guinea, where in the 11th century AD there was a sector called Habobi, who were known for their love of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them)...

xa0 Dr. M. Sey * Introduction The socio-economic activities of Muslims in Ghana currently spe-tlthe dawn of a new era. Gone are the days when Muslim organizations were feudal in outlook. The cold war between Muslim factions during the sixties and seventies has subsided giving way to a healthy co-operation among Muslims. ...

Muslim and non-Muslim Relations in Ghana The relation between Muslims and other faiths in the country may be described as cordial. During state functions, both Muslim and Christian clergymen are asked by the state to offer prayers to the Almighty. Except for some isolated instances of confrontation between some Muslims and Christian groups all is selling and should be all oed to stay that way....

xa0 "Sauti Ya Bilal", a Swahili periodical of Bilal Muslim Mission of Tanzania, has been generally acknowledged as one of the most informative and comprehensive religious periodicals in East Africa. xa0 xa0In 1968, the Mission gave a detailed treatment to the subject of `Khatme-Nubuwwah' (Finality of Prophethood), in the form of three articles which appeared in three consecutive issues. No wonder the series was well-received by the readers - lear- ned and laymen alike....