Phasing out Islamic Teaching in South Nigeria
01 Oct 2009: LAGOS – Muslim leaders are accusing authorities in the Christian-majority southern states of intentionally undermining Arabic and Islamic teaching in public schools by faking a teacher scarcity. “Most public schools in the South-West lack teachers ofNigerian militant Boko Haram sect leader shot in police custody
31 Jul 2009: MAIDUGURI, Nigeria - The leader of a radical Islamic sect in northern Nigeria was shot dead in police custody late on Thursday after days of clashes between his followers and the security forces killed hundreds of people. Militant preacher Mohammed Yusuf,Nigerian Muslims Condemn Militant Attacks
29 Jul 2009: BAUCHI, Nigeria – Nigeria's top Islamic organisations have issued scathing criticism of Boko Haram, an alleged Muslim fundamentalist group pushing for outright execution of Shari`ah across Nigeria and working against Western legacies, especially theNorthern Nigeria, Kano state and its emir
04 Jul 2009: KANO - It is a Friday afternoon of prayers, and the central mosque here is full to overflowing. The only whites in this mosque are us, as well as a few other foreign Muslims from local embassies. Islam entered Nigeria from its northern reaches, just as itU.S. - Nigeria Trade Hits $42.2 Billion
12 Apr 2009: Nigeria is now the 14th largest goods trading partner of the United States with $42.2 billion in two-way goods trade last year, THISDAY can report. This comes as the country's Trade Representative, Ambassador Ron Kirk , during a meeting with Minister ofNigeria court upholds poll results
27 Feb 2008: Angry opposition leaders in Nigeria say they will appeal a court decision upholding last year's controversial presidential election. A tribunal upheld the election of Umaru Yar Adua as president on Tuesday, rejecting claims by his political rivals thatslashnews
Major quake shakes eastern city of Van
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey yesterday, triggering the collapse of buildings and killing many people, according
to officials and experts. At least 50 people were taken to the single hospital in the city of Van, Anatolia news agency said,
The wretched scandal of Gaza
Past bombed suburbs and scrubland stands the house on the frontier of hell. Once, Abdullah Wahdem's home was a pleasant villa set
in the citrus groves of northern Gaza. Now its cream stucco frontage is pitted by the bullets and artillery salvos that
From Hate to Love -
Story of Adiy ibn Hatim
In the ninth year of the Hijrah, an 'Arab king made the first positive moves to Islam after years of feeling hatred for it. He
drew closer to faith (iman) after opposing arid combating it. And he finally pledged allegiance to the Prophet, peace be on him,
Microsoft Bing in search deal with China’s
Baidu
Microsoft has signed a deal with China’s top search engine, Baidu, to provide the site with censored web search services in
English. Baidu, which dominates 83 per cent of the local market and whose success is built on its Chinese language services, said
