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  • Civilians flee as rebels seize Somali town 29 Nov 2009 01:51 GMT
    ... civilians fleeing towards the nearby border with Kenya. Al-Shabaab insurgents, who Washington sources say are ... town of Dhobley after rival insurgents Hizbul Islam fled. "I see a lot of battle wagons ... harsh practices have alienated many traditionally moderate Muslims in the failed state. Their aim is ...

  • Al Shabaab seizes border town 28 Nov 2009 16:36 GMT
    ... al-Qaeda seized a Somali town near the Kenyan border on Saturday, sending civilians fleeing towards ... town of Dhobley after rival insurgents, Hizbul Islam, fled. "I see a lot of battle wagons ... harsh practices have alienated many traditionally moderate Muslims in the failed state. "We don't know ...

  • IN PICTURES / Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Adha 28 Nov 2009 13:31 GMT
    ... Dressed in festive clothes, Muslims thronged mosques around the world to pray ... outside the party headquarters of the Supreme Islamic Council in Baghdad. (Image: AP) Muslims greeting ... Srinagar. (Image: Reuters) A boy sleeps as Kenyan Muslims pray during Eid al-Adha in the ...

  • Hardline rebels take Somali border town near Kenya 28 Nov 2009 13:10 GMT
    ... Qaeda seized a Somali town near the Kenyan border on Saturday, sending civilians fleeing toward ... town of Dhobley after rival insurgents, Hizbul Islam, fled. "I see a lot of battle wagons ... harsh practices have alienated many traditionally moderate Muslims in the failed state. "We don't know ...

  • American Muslims should stand with Pilgrims 28 Nov 2009 09:50 GMT
    ... for asylum. So was Prophet Muhammad of Islam centuries earlier when he was forced to ... mosaic. America is a haven from poverty, religious persecution, oppressive government and tyrannical dictators because ... past ). I was born in Mombassa, Kenya, and my family has a long history ...

  • Kenya muslim leaders split over celebrations 28 Nov 2009 04:36 GMT
    ... sacrifice) celebrations are observed after the annual Islamic Hajj Pilgrimage. A section of Muslim leaders ... the Chief Kadhi, Sheikh Hammad Kassim. The religious leaders, drawn from the Supreme Council of Kenya Muslims (Supkem) Coast branch, Kenya Assemblies of ...

  • Muslims countrywide mark Idd-ul-Adha 28 Nov 2009 04:36 GMT
    ... general welfare especially during this period of religious festivities. Sheikh Kassim said the Hajj demonstrates ... said the Hajj demonstrates the universality of Islam, brotherhood and equality of its followers and asked Kenyan Muslims to reach out to one another ...

  • A 60,000km Haj pilgrimage 28 Nov 2009 00:32 GMT
    ... spot of voluntary charity work for Glencoe Islamic Mosque and Madrassa Trust along the way. Ayob ... Mozambique and Malawi before taking on Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt. It was after ...

  • Somali risked death for love 27 Nov 2009 21:50 GMT
    ... moved south to a town near the Kenyan border and hoped for the best. Adam ... the Quran, and have no place in Islam. “This is cultural, not religious,” said Shuto. She and Fadumo said they ...

  • Faiths can midwife the draft law 27 Nov 2009 20:18 GMT
    ... protection. I guess 95 per cent of Kenyans did not know the kadhi’s courts even ... with personal and family issues in an Islamic way. They were never intended to give ... in a radical, creative and just manner. Religion has the potential to be destructive, divisive ...

  • Continent Looks Beyond 'War On Terror' 27 Nov 2009 12:53 GMT
    ... would not escape unpunished. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), a predominantly Algerian dissident group ... attacks in New York and Washington. As Kenyan journalist Mutuma Mathiu summarized the common African ... which has been interpreted by some as anti-Muslim - and repeatedly emphasized the importance of ...

  • Somaliland and the struggle for nationhood 26 Nov 2009 21:13 GMT
    ... 1 million in 1998. The chapter on religion (Islam) is crucial given recent events. Analysing the ... to Somaliland include Ethiopia, South Africa, Rwanda, Kenya (with some question marks) and the United ...

  • Inventiveness in the streets of Nairobi 26 Nov 2009 20:36 GMT
    ... law and its application. writes about a Kenyan street vendor who has come up with ... death for committing adultery: “This aspect of Islam is one I find so unfamiliar and ... humanity, it loses the real function of religion and lets a kind of evil barbarity ...

  • Tortured Brennan heads home 26 Nov 2009 08:58 GMT
    ... plane this afternoon and flown to neighbouring Kenya. Lindhout, her head covered with a black ... being handed over to one of the Islamist groups fighting government forces in Somalia. "Tonight ... in February and found refuge at a mosque before being recaptured. In May, the pair ...

  • Obama grandmama makes Muslim pilgrimage 26 Nov 2009 08:39 GMT
    ... – confirmed that she would attend the religious event. Obama's grandmother, known locally as "Mama ... stated her famous grandson was born in Kenya, further fueling speculation Barack Obama is ineligible ... the Hajj, one of five "pillars" of Islam required by all able-bodied Muslims once in ...


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