Islam and Islamic Shari`ah have become a central theme in electoral rallies of Republican hopefuls to get their party nomination to run in the November presidential election.
Afghanistan Quran crisis reveals lack of awareness among US troops
Afghans seethed for some days over the burning of Qurans at a U.S. base, and as the violence persists and the death toll rises, an unanswered question pulses at the heart of t
Both primary and secondary national examination results are now out. Students who performed successfully in KCPE have already got admission in various schools across the count
Nakuru Muslims in elusive search for unity as general election nears
NAKURU: After many years of wrangles and court battles between two groups who claim to be legally elected leaders of Muslim Association in Nakuru, Muslim residents have manage
After two decades of neglect and don’t-care attitude towards the lawlessness in Somalia, the international community has at last decided to do the right thing about this bat
Muslim women urged to come out and contest for leadership positions
KAKAMEGA: Muslim Women in Western Province have been asked to come forward and seek leadership positions. Addressing International Women’s Day gathering in Kakamega, nominat
Military strike on Iran nuclear programme danger to world peace
Two things were very clear from president Obama’s speech during the annual American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) meeting in Washington DC: that the Jewish state o
A Muslim human rights activist has called for representation of women in Kadhi courts.In an interview with The New Dawn, Mariam Ali Famau said that there was need for women in
Rehabilitating Lamu’s drug abusers; one victim at a time
Lamu can be an easy place to get lost. The narrow streets are almost always similar and sometimes can bring you to an abrupt dead end if not ever unending. “If you get lost,
Marking the arrival of Islam to the East African country, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has praised Muslims for their spirit of tolerance and contributions to the society.
Arab League calls for Arab-UN peacekeeping force in Syria
Syrian security forces have continued pounding parts of the restive governorate of Homs as the Arab League called for the formation of an Arab-United Nations peacekeeping force.
Abdirahman Mohamed from Abuhureira Academy is the leading student in the Coast region after scoring grade A of 12.3716 points in the just released 2011 Kenya Certificate of Seconda
The US and Afghan governments have begun secret three-way talks with the Taliban, Afghan President Hamid Karzai has said. “There have been contacts between the US government an
The US soldier accused of killing 16 civilians, including women and children, in Afghanistan has been flown to Kuwait, US officials say.US army officials say that legal proceedin
MALINDI: Sir Ali Bin Salim Primary School celebrated its constant success for the last five years. The school originally known as ‘The Arab School’ was built in 1914 and was th
The first long-distance international commercial airliner in some two decades to fly to Somalia’s war-torn capital landed on its maiden flight at Mogadishu airport. The Turkish
Egypt’s parliament has unanimously voted in support of expelling Israel’s ambassador in Cairo and halting gas exports to the Jewish state. The motion is largely symbolic, becau
The number of mosques in the United States has jumped by 74 percent in the last decade, according to a national survey conducted by a coalition of Muslim groups, Agencies report.
President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) in Somalia announcement that he plans to establish 100 schools in Mogadishu is good news. The pr
Tunisia’s opposition veteran Moncef Marzouki has been sworn in as the country’s first elected president since the north African nation’s revolution sparked the Arab Spring.Â