Africa

Henri Patrick Mboma Dem, one of the icons of Cameroon’s football, has converted to Islam. The two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner converted after several months of studying one of the most popular faiths in the world. Dem announced the…

Muslims marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan were hit with tear gas in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa on Monday as protesters clashed with police.Hundreds of thousands had gathered to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday…

The Misbah Al-Hussein Foundation for Relief and Development continued to distribute Ramadan aid to the families of orphans and the underprivileged in Iraq and Arab and Islamic countries. The Foundation, operating under the auspices of the Shirazi Religious Authority in…

The International Non-violence Organization, Free Muslim, called on the Moroccan authorities to adopt a more moderate policy towards its citizens who oppose its internal or foreign policies, calling for the release of all prisoners of conscience or those detained on…

Representatives of Imam Hussein Media Group have returned from a fruitful visit to the East African country of Tanzania. The delegation visited numerous orphanages and relief programs, the highlights of which were the Wipas project based in Kibaha and the…

Rwandan authorities have banned the morning call to prayer from minarets using loudspeakers, claiming that it violates the country’s noise control laws. A number of Muslim residents said, “The decision violated their rights to perform a basic ritual of the…

Heavy rains and flooding battered the eastern coast of South Africa on Wednesday, killing at least 306 people, damaging roads and destroying homes. The tragedy marked “one of the darkest moments in the history” of the KwaZulu-Natal province, the regional…

A community in Cape Town, South Africa, held a mass iftar for the first time, as Muslims around the world observe the holy month of Ramadan. Residents in Cafda stood side by side as they feasted at iftar time, thanks…

The Ahlulbayt Center, affiliated with the Shirazi Religious Authority in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, celebrated the birth anniversary of Imam Mahdi, may Allah hasten his reappearance.The celebration was attended by a group of Ahlulbayt followers, and included various joyful…

About 50 civilians were killed in attacks by terrorists against several villages in the volatile Ituri region in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to a local source.“The Ugandan rebels of the ADF attacked four villages and killed…