UNICEF & IsDB set up Global Muslim Philanthropy Fund for Children

Comoros president survives knife attack

Comoros president Azali Assoumani survived a knife attack sustaining injuries in Itsandra, a town just north of the capital Moroni. Azali was attacked as he attended a funeral, according to the presidency. The motive for the attack has not yet been determined The attacker was a 24-year-old Policeman who was later found dead in his […]

Tunisia: Ennahda Party Sidesteps from Political Islam

The Tunisian Islamist party Ennahda is refurnishing its image as party leaders announced Thursday separation of religious activities from Politics, reports say. The new orientation is to be confirmed at party’s convention this weekend. Party leader Rached Ghannouchi reportedly told French newspaper Le Monde that the change is coming in a new context, with a […]

Mali: French ambassador ordered by authorities to leave the country within 72 hours

The French ambassador, Joël Meyer, has 72 hours to leave Mali. The government’s statement was just read on ORTM, the national television station: “This decision follows the hostile and outrageous remarks” made “recently” by Jean-Yves Le Drian and the “recurrence of such remarks by the French authorities with regard to the Malian authorities, despite the […]