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Tag: Islam
Kenyan default fears intensify as anti-government protests are to resume
Investors are unloading Kenya’s dollar bonds due 2028, whose yields have climbed to 14.6% and the shilling has also trading at a record low, while ... Read More
Tunisia: New Constitution does not mention Islam as state religion
Tunisian President Kais Saied confirmed on Tuesday that Islam will not be listed as the "State religion" in the new Constitution he will put to ... Read More
Morocco’s Supreme Ulema Council Strongly Condemns Content of Film ‘The Lady of Heaven’
The Supreme Council of Ulema strongly condemns the content of the film 'The Lady of Heaven', expressing its categorical rejection of the blatant falsification of ... Read More
Senegal: Senior official dismissed after comments on the conditions of women
Senegalese President Macky Sall has fired a senior official who caused waves by publicly denouncing, on International Women's Day, as "nonsense" traditions such as the ... Read More
Rabat Decries Republishing of Cartoons Offensive to Islam & Prophet
Morocco has condemned the republication of outrageous and provocative cartoons offensive to Islam and Prophet Sidna Mohammed, affirming that freedom of expression cannot justify such ... Read More
Egypt: Grand Imam endorses monogamy as fairness to women, children
Grand Imam of al-Azhar institute, Egypt’s Sunni Islam highest authority, has taken a stand against polygamy, noting that monogamy is the rule in the holy ... Read More
The Irish Times Commends Morocco’s Religious Diplomacy
To counter extremism, King Mohammed VI has set up a training center for Imams, Murshideen and Murshidat (male and female preachers) to spread the true ... Read More
French Paper Highlights Morocco’s Tolerant Islam as Bulwark against Extremism
French paper, L’Express, highlighted the role played by Mohammed VI Institute for the Training of Imams in boosting Morocco’s clout in the continent and championing ... Read More
King Mohammed VI Reiterates Call to Counter Terrorism, Violence and Excommunication
King Mohammed VI urged the lovers of peace, life and tolerance to rise up against the dissemination of fanaticism and obscurantism and to counter advocates ... Read More
Canada: Terrorist Attack on Mosque in Quebec kills Six
Gunmen attacked a mosque Sunday night in Quebec City killing six people and injuring eight others who were performing the evening prayer. Canadian Prime Minister ... Read More