Where are the Muslims? By Femi Abbas
Monologue It may not be strange to say that the similitude of Islam and Muslims is like that of a […]
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Libya’s ‘Desert Lion’ Omar Mukhtar lives on in memory 89 years after death
Libya’s iconic resistance leader Omar Mukhtar (1862-1931), who spent the last 20 years of his life fighting the fascist Italian
Looming Oodua Secessionist Tragedy: South-West Rulers, Governors and People’s Honour at Stake, By Prof Taofiq Adesina Azeez
To describe the ongoing agitation for OODUA Republic as a tragic comment on the assumed Integrity, Intelligence and Enlightenment of
19 Years After 9/11: Wither The Muslim World? by Rasheed Abubakar
On Friday, September 11, the United States commemorates the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. The unfortunate incident, which claimed
Jum’ah Mubarak or Mubarakah
Jum’ah is a common word of Arabic origin. Amazingly, some people have ascribed it to their own tribe as if
Diriliş Ertuğrul: How Turkey’s soft power conquered Pakistan
BY FATIMA BHUTTO When Esra Bilgic, the 27-year-old star of the popular Turkish television drama Dirilis: Ertugrul (“Resurrection: Ertugrul”), posted
How Gowon took Nigeria into OIC, By Femi Abbas
“The Truth (like light) has come and falsehood (like darkness) has vamoosed; surely, falsehood is meant to vamoose in the
The Muslim world needs a superpower
By Yusuf Kaplan A caliphate is an Islamic state. It is a supra-national umbrella formation that emerged as a result
SAYYID QUTB: 54 years after
By Abu Mazeedatilkhayr Bn Sa’eed At around 3:30am, I was awakened to a short reminder from Professor Najimdeen Abubakr, a
Muslim News Fact-Check: Is Nigeria’s Population predominantly Christian as claimed by TVC Senior Reporter?
THE CLAIM: In a news report, a Senior Reporter with TVC, a private television station based in Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria,
The Hijrah Calendar: Understanding its Applications, by Rasheed Abubakar
Though, the Nigerian Muslim community will begin the counting of the Islamic New year 1442 AH on Friday due to
Editorial: Why the Hijrah Holiday?
Some 1,442 years ago, the best man to ever set foot on mother earth, Muhammad the son of Abdullah (peace
The Islamic verdict on blasphemy
Mixed reactions have continued to trail the judgement of the Upper Shariah Court sitting at Hausawa in Kano State where
Matters arising: Kano musician and the law against blasphemy
By Rasheed Abubakar I have searched for Sharrif Yahaya-Aminu’s controversial song online but found none. However, the mind boggling question
Nigerian Muslims and Media Apathy; A Perspective by Rasheed Abubakar
In the history of Nigerian media, no mainstream newspaper has ever given prominence to the coverage of Islam and Muslims