Africa

The first deportation flight to Rwanda carrying people who arrived in the UK without authorisation is scheduled to leave on 14 June, Home Secretary of the UK Priti Patel has announced. A group of asylum seekers has been sent formal…

The Director of the Office of the Supreme Religious Authority, Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Sadiq Al-Husseini Al-Shirazi, in the city of Majunga, Madagascar, Hujjat Al-Islam Sheikh Muhammad Radhi Wasram, met with a group of Shia university students. During the meeting, Sheikh…

The Massalikul Jinaan (Paths of Paradise) Mosque is a Muslim place of worship in Dhakar, Senegal’s capital city, With its 9 domes, 5 minarets, the tallest of which is 78 meters high, and a capacity to host 10,000 worshippers inside…

A delegation of religious science students from the Republic of Tanzania visited the Imam Hussein Holy Shrine to learn about the cultural and religious projects adopted by the Holy Shrine in spreading the true Islamic identity and the principles of…

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…