Africa

Uganda’s Finance Trust Bank on Thursday October 20th launched the country’s first Islamic Sharia compliant account called ‘Halal’. Prominent Muslim personalities attended the launch event held in the country’s capital Kampala. Percy Lubega, head of business development at the bank,…

The Sayyed al-Shuhada International Committee, which is affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in Kuwait, announced the completion of the construction works of the largest religious school in East Africa to serve the Shias of Ahlulbayt, peace be upon them.…

19 people, including 7 militants, were killed in two suicide bombings and a military operation in Hiran region, central Somalia. A local official in the city of Jalalaqsi, said that “the cities of Jalalaqsi and Bulaporti in Hiran province witnessed…

The Moroccan Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs, Ahmed Al-Tawfiq, stated on Wednesday that the number of mosques in the country is more than 51,000.  He added that there is a need to build about 200 mosques annually, improve the…

More than 600 people are now known to have perished in the worst floods in a decade in Nigeria, according to a new toll released Sunday. The disaster had also forced more than 1.3 million from their homes, said a…

The representative of the Supreme Religious Authority in Majunga, Madagascar, Sheikh Muhammad Radhi Wasram, said that many events and activities were held during the commemoration of the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad and his grandson, Imam Jafar al-Sadiq, peace be…

About 1.4 million children under the age of five are suffering from malnutrition in South Sudan, caught in the grip of widespread flooding and intercommunal conflict, the British Charity ‘Save the Children’ said yesterday, Friday. It said the world’s youngest…

More than 1.4 million people have been displaced and about 500 people have died in some of the worst flooding Nigeria has seen in a decade, the country’s humanitarian ministry said last Wednesday, according to the CNN. As of Tuesday,…

Nearly 500 people have died in Nigeria’s worst floods in a decade, and about 1.4 million others have been displaced from their homes since the start of the rainy season. Floods caused by heavy rains, with poor infrastructure, affected large…

The city of Majunga, Madagascar, is witnessing joyful celebrations, in commemoration of Farhat al-Zahra, peace be upon her, and the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and his progeny. In a statement received by Shia Waves News…