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Islamic police raid betting shops in northern Nigeria

Kano, Nigeria : Islamic police in Nigeria’s northern city of Kano have started closing down sports betting shops that they say are operating illegally. “As you know, betting is forbidden

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Hezbollah confirms Israel’s killing of leader Hassan Nasrallah

Hezbollah confirms Nasrallah’s death as Israel says it hit the group’s leaders at their headquarters in south Beirut. Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed in an air attack on

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US executes black Muslim prisoners under questionable circumstances

Imam Marcellus Khalifah Williams, whose murder conviction was questioned by a prosecutor, died by lethal injection Tuesday evening in Missouri after the US Supreme Court denied a stay, CNN reported.

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Africa dominates 2024 Dubai Quran Competition for women

Dubai, UAE – Seven female Quran reciters from Africa have made it to the top 10 of the Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak International Holy Quran Competition that was held recently.

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Mawlid 2024: Nigerian government declares Monday as public holiday

Abuja, Nigeria: The Federal Government of Nigeria, through its Interior Ministry, has announced Monday, September 16, 2024, as a public holiday to celebrate and mark the birth of the Holy

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Afghanistan’s Taliban passes new lifestyle laws to regulate public life

The Taliban’s Ministry of Justice announced that Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the group, has enacted the “Law for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice.”. The

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Nigeria’s ex-Hajj Commission chair granted bail amid N90 million corruption probe

Abuja, Nigeria: Nigeria’s anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has granted bail to Jalal Arabi, former chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON), and his

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Enugu churches and mosques ordered to remove outdoor loudspeakers

Enugu state, Nigeria : The Enugu State Government has issued a 90-day ultimatum to all the churches and mosques to remove outdoor loudspeakers. It has encouraged the worshipper centres to

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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran

Tehran, Iran: Both Iran’s Revolutionary Guards and the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, have confirmed the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. According to Iranian state-owned media, Haniyeh, who became political

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Amnesty International criticises France for Hijab ban on French athletes at Olympic games

Paris, France: The ban on French women athletes wearing the hijab at the Paris Olympic Games exposes the “discriminatory hypocrisy” of French authorities and the “craven weakness” of the International

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