Tag: Africa

Why Ayaan Hirsi Ali Gets A Conservative [Islamophobic] Media Spotlight

DTT: Sadly in America, if you are a bigot, and can bash Muslims and their faith consistently everyday you get a platform right front of the TV to spout your bile. Conservatives and other right-wing bigots regularly give bigots or those who spread hatred a platform. Some media outlets have deliberately poisoned community cohesion. Ayan… Read More ›

Pastor Robert Martin Gumbura sentenced to 50 years in jail/XINHUA

A Pastor sentenced to 50 years in prison, for raping 4 women

HARARE, Feb 4 – A Zimbabwean pastor was jailed on Monday for 50 years for raping four female congregants and threatening to cast evil spells on them if they exposed him. Robert Martin Gumbura, the founder of “Robert Martin Gumbura Independent End Time Message Church”, had 10 years of his sentence suspended because he had… Read More ›

62 year-old Christian pastor gets 2 years for raping a 10 year old girl

An Egor Magistrates’ Court, Benin, on Friday  sentenced a 62-year old pastor, Alfred Idonogie, to two years imprisonment for defiling a 10-year old girl. Chief Magistrate Taye Omoruyi found Idonogie guilty of the offence after the prosecutor presented five witnesses who testified in proof of the charge. The prosecution witnesses included the victim’s grandmother, the… Read More ›

Hijab Ban Troubles Nigeria Muslims

By: OnIslam & Newspapers A leading Nigerian Muslim group has condemned the ban on the use of hijab by Muslim student across all Lagos public schools, calling it a breach of the fundamental rights of the students to practice their religion. “As a Muslim alumni body, that cut across the country and beyond, we have not… Read More ›

Muslims accuse French and African peacekeepers of failing to disarm Christian fighters [Amnesty International]

Christian fighters in CAR are trying to “ethnically cleanse Muslims”

Rights group’s report blames anti-Balaka fighters for attacks leading to “Muslim exodus of historic proportions”. Anti-Balaka fighters in the Central African Republic are trying to “ethnically cleanse Muslims”, Amnesty International, the UK-based rights organisation, says in a report that cites first-hand testimonies from victims of the violence in the country’s Northwest. The result of the violent attacks is… Read More ›

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