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By Tesfa Mekuria Alemu Tafesse recently published a highly profound article – The Ethiopian Muslim Civil Rights Movement: Implications for Democracy in Ethiopia. In it, he argued that the 14-month old Muslim civil rights movement has had remarkable implications for … read more »
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Tesfa Mekuria Alemu Tafesse recently published a highly profound article by the title “The Ethiopian Muslim Civil Rights Movement: Implications for Democracy in Ethiopia”. In it, he argued that the 14-month old Muslim civil rights movement has had remarkable implications … read more »
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Tagged Arab Spring, Ethiopia, ethiopia addis ababa, ethiopia latest news, Ethiopian, ethiopian news, Ethiopians, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, indepthindepthafrica, Islam, latest ethiopian news, Muslim, news ethiopia, Salafi, Tigrayan People's Liberation Front
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By: SHUAIB NOUH & OPOKU BONNA Some time ago, we sounded a word of warning about the “Salafists” and “Jihadists” when we discussed the Boko Haram problem in Nigeria. Now, Boko Haram Jihadist are using Gaddafi’s leftover weapons, some of … read more »
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Tagged bokoharam, Ghana, Indepth Africa Magazine, Mali, Muammar Gaddafi, Nigeria, nigerian news nigerian, nigerian newspapers, Salafi, West Africa
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Mariz Tadros The eruption of protests, violence and civil disobedience in Egypt this month is a replay of the scene in 2011 before the status quo was ruptured, but the current regime’s attacks on women and religious minorities in order … read more »
By Hassan M. Abukar In July of this year, a group of 22 Somali Salafi scholars met in Nairobi, Kenya, and issued a fatwa (a religious edict) that condemned a young Somali cleric based in Kenya named Shaikh Hassaan Hussein … read more »
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Tagged Al-Ictisaam, Al-Shabaab, Al-Shabab, IndepthAfrica, Kenya, Nairobi, Salafi, somali news, Somali people, Somalia, Somalia News
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The flareup of violence in which Ambassador Chris Stevens was killed in Libya shows how the Arab Spring has unleashed forces that are vehemently opposed to America and its ideals. Washington The killings of the US ambassador to Libya and … read more »
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Tagged Arab Spring, Benghazi, IndepthAfrica, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, Patrick Clawson, Salafi, United States, Washington Institute for Near East Policy
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Considering that the abduction, enslavement, rape, and trafficking of Coptic Christian girls, especially minors, in Egypt is at an all time high—according to U.S. lawyers, 550 such cases have been documented in the last five years—Egypt’s Constituent Assembly to the Constitution met … read more »
By William Davison, CSM With arms raised and wrists crossed, silent Muslim worshippers surrounding the largest mosque in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, again today [Friday July 27] peacefully protested what they call a violent government response to legitimate demands. The … read more »
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One People, One Country! For the past two decades, Ethiopia has been the scene of crimes against humanity and crimes against nature. Now Ethiopian religious leaders say Ethiopia is the scene of crimes against divinity. Christian and Muslim leaders and … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, AlQaeda, Christian, Ethiopia, Ethiopian, Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church, IndepthAfrica, Muslim, Salafi, toronto
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Tanis – The leader of Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party on Wednesday dismissed suggestions that recent unrest was the result of a call to rise up by al-Qaeda supremo Ayman al-Zawahiri. “Ayman al-Zawahiri has no influence in Tunisia. This man is … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Islamism, Salafi, Salafist, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Tunisia’s ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment in absentia for inciting violence and murder. The charges relate to an incident in the town of Ouardanine last January, when four men were shot trying … read more »
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Tagged bbc, Ben Ali, Islamism, Salafi, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Tunisian revolution, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Tunisia has declared an overnight curfew on eight regions, including the capital, an interior ministry official says, in the wake of serious rioting. The eight-hour curfew was introduced after several violent attacks in protest at an art exhibition. The government … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Ayman al-Zawahiri, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Jendouba, La Marsa, Manouba, Salafi, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Hundreds of conservative Salafi Islamists, angered by an art exhibition they believe humiliates Muslims, clashed with police in Tunis early on Tuesday, raising religious tensions in the home of the Arab Spring. The protesters blocked streets and set tyres alight … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Al-Qaeda, Arab Spring, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Islamism, Salafi, Sharia, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Tunis – The Tunisian justice ministry has sacked 81 magistrates over suspicions of graft and their links to the ousted regime of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. “It has become imperative to end this situation which taints the honour, … read more »
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Tagged Arab Spring, Ben Ali, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Jendouba, Salafi, Sunday, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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Egypt, the original heart of the Arab Spring, goes to the polls this Wednesday and Thursday to elect a new president, and the Obama administration’s favored choice, Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, may emerge the victor. “He could be the president … read more »
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Tagged Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, Aboul Fotouh, Arab Spring, Egypt, Islamism, Muslim Brotherhood, Salafi, United States
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Unknown assailants have killed at least six people at a protest against Egypt’s ruling generals near the defence ministry in Cairo, officials say. Witnesses described how the attackers set on them at dawn using rocks, clubs, firebombs and firing shotguns. … read more »
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With its own candidate, Hazem Abu Ismail, disqualified by the election commission, Egypt’s Salafist political party, al-Nour, has endorsed former Muslim Brotherhood member Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh for the presidency. While being called a “moderate” by many news outlets, Fotouh’s … read more »
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Tens of thousands of protesters packed Cairo’s downtown Tahrir Square on Friday in the biggest demonstration in months against the ruling military, aimed at stepping up pressure on the generals to hand over power to civilians and bar ex-regime members … read more »
Cairo – Nearly 40% of Egyptian voters are undecided less than six weeks before the first presidential election since the ouster of veteran strongman Hosni Mubarak, a poll published on Saturday found. A full 38% of respondents said they had … read more »
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Over and over, evidence emerges from Islamic nations that democracy and voting are instrumental means to an intrinsic end: the establishment of a decidedly undemocratic but draconian form of law—Islamic law, or Sharia. Earlier, for instance, there was Dr. Talat … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Allah, David Horowitz Freedom Center, IndepthAfrica, Islam, Middle East Forum, Muslim world, Raymond Ibrahim, Salafi, Sharia
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Tunis – Tunisian security forces clashed on Thursday with radical Islamists throwing petrol bombs and stones who attempted to break into a police station in the northwestern city of Jendouba, witnesses and officials said. The interior ministry said in a … read more »
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Tagged Africa news, African news, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Jendouba, Salafi, Salafists, Thursday, Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
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On Monday 23 January 2012, the Egyptian parliament elected the first Islamist speaker in its 188 year history. One Islamist member added his own ‘conditions’ to the traditional oath of allegiance to the nation, its constitution and laws, adding “as long as … read more »
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Tagged Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Middle East, Salafi, Saudi, Saudi Arabia, tahrir square
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Cairo – Egyptians were voting on Tuesday in second-round run-offs for the third and final phase of staggered elections to choose the first parliament since mass protests ousted Hosni Mubarak in February last year. Egypt’s two main Islamist parties have … read more »
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Tagged Egypt, Freedom and Justice Party, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Muslim Brotherhood, Salafi, Staggered elections, voting
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Sharm el-Sheikh – Egyptians were set to vote on Tuesday in the final round of a landmark post-revolution election that has propelled Islamist movements into the centre stage of politics. The last 15 million voters yet to cast their ballots … read more »
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Tagged Egypt, Freedom and Justice Party, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Muslim Brotherhood, Nile Delta, Salafi, Shura Council
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Cairo – Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood said on Wednesday it would protect churches during Coptic Christmas in January in a bid to prevent deadly attacks on Christian places of worship. “We have decided to form Muslim Brotherhood committees to protect … read more »
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Tagged Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria, Egypt, Freedom and Justice Party, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Middle East, Muslim, Muslim Brotherhood, Salafi
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Rabat – An Islamist group seen as the main opposing force to Morocco’s monarchy has suspended its involvement in a movement inspired by revolts in Tunisia and Egypt, citing the need for a new deal with secularist activists to bolster … read more »
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Tagged Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane, Arab World, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Justice and Development Party, Morocco, North Africa, Reuters, Salafi
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Washington – Top US diplomat Hillary Clinton called on Egyptians to refrain from violence on Sunday after a third straight day of deadly clashes in Cairo. “I urge Egyptian security forces to respect and protect the universal rights of all … read more »
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Egyptians, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Indepth Africa, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Muslim Brotherhood, Salafi, United States
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Cairo – Islamists who swept to victory in the first stage of Egypt’s parliamentary elections were looking to consolidate their winning streak in a second round of voting on Wednesday. At least 18.8 million Egyptians are eligible to cast their … read more »
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Tagged Cairo, Egypt, Freedom and Justice Party, Hosni Mubarak, Indepth Africa Magazine, IndepthAfrica, Islamism, Muslim Brotherhood, Nile Delta, Salafi
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Cairo – Islamists are dominating Egypt’s elections and some of them have a new message for tourists: welcome, but no booze, bikinis or mixed bathing at beaches, please. That vision of turning Egypt into a sin-free vacation spot could spell … read more »
By Boris DOLGOV The first round of parliamentary elections in Egypt has been completed. The elections to the Egyptian parliament (the lower house or People’s Assembly and the upper house or the Shura Council – the Senate) are held in … read more »
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