The Islamist group Boko Haram, which has killed almost 1,000 people in Nigeria, will continue its campaign of violence until the country is ruled by sharia law, a senior member has told the Guardian.
A Salafi sheikh in Egypt has reportedly issued a fatwa that buying [or driving] a Chevrolet vehicle is haram because the American brand’s logo looks like the Christian cross.
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With a pledge to give away 95 percent of Gates' personal wealth, the Gates Foundation claims to have granted more than $26 billion since 1994. While some of that money is devoted to improving U.S.
CAIRO (AP) — Final results on Saturday showed that Islamist parties won nearly three-quarters of the seats in parliament in Egypt's first elections since the ouster of authoritarian president Hosni Mubarak, according to election officials and political groups. The Is …
KANO, Nigeria — A coordinated attack by a radical Islamist sect in north Nigeria’s largest city killed at least 143 people, a hospital official said Saturday, representing the extremist group’s deadliest assault since beginning its campaign of terror in Afr …
My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a real democratic system . . .
Want to help Africa? Do business here was the TED rallying cry by former World Bank MD now Nigeria Finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.
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In the Obama Kwanzaa Series we have been comparing Obama's principles and performance, especially his third year as President, to each of the seven principles of Kwanzaa.
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In the Obama Kwanzaa Series we have been comparing Obama's principles and performance, especially his first three years as President, to each of the seven principles of Kwanzaa. The question today is, will Obama be good for our Nation and our ethnic group's purpose.
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