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#OneUmmah #UnityWeek #TheMessengerUnites The Muslim Ummah is under attack. Our enemies are doing everything to divide us and to stop us from waking up. They want us to remain silent in the face of the atrocities and crimes they commit on our brothers and sisters. We know this.The question is ...

Suspected Boko Haram militants have targeted two Shia mosques in northeast Nigeria with bomb attacks, killing at least six worshippers and injuring several others. The two mosques in the town of Potiskum in Nigeria’s Yobe State were targeted by bombers late Tuesday. Eyewitnesses blamed the Takfiri Boko Haram terrorists for ...

Following the shooting of peaceful protesters on Quds Day commemoration in Zaria, Nigeria, Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Ibraheem Yaqoub Zakzaky speaks to the press on the situation. The following is the transcribed version of the Press Conference: WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED “Gentlemen of the press, SalamualaikumwarahmatullahiTa’alawabarakatuhu. The ...

Eid al-Fitr festivities, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan, have been cancelled in the Nigerian city of Kano after several attacks hit the area. On Sunday, Emir of Kano Sanusi Lamido Sanusi called off all celebrations due to “the critical situation” in the city. Earlier in the day, ...

The leader of Nigeria’s Shia community Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, whose three sons were killed yesterday by Nigerian troops in Zaria said the Shia were without arms and never armed themselves in their history. Zakzaky said in a brief telephone interview: “We were armless during our procession, and ...

The Shiite Islamic Movement in Nigeria marked the annual Shuhada Day and martyrdom of Imam Musa Ibn Jafar (as) in Zaria on Saturday the 25th of Rajab 1435 (24/5/14) and was attended by hundreds of thousands of people from far and near.   The Leader of the Shiite islaimc Movement, ...

Earlier this month, Saudi liberal activist Raif Badawi was sentenced to 1,000 lashes, 10 years in prison and a heavy fine for insulting Islam. In fact, his crime was to establish an online discussion forum where people were free to speak about religion and criticise religious scholars. He had been charged with “apostasy” in 2012, because ...

The emergence of terrorist group Boko Haram, after its deadly attacks and merciless kidnapping of nearly 300 Nigerian girls from a boarding school, has brought it to the fore of the headlines and along with it raised dozens of questions over the corrupt political system in Nigeria. It just so ...

Leader of the Shiite Islamic Movement in Nigeria, His Emminence, Sheikh Ibraheem Zakzaky was in Lafia, Nassarawa State to address participants at a three-day seminar (Mu’utamar) organised by Jos zone of the Islamic Movement. Mu’utamar is a moral enhancement seminar organized by the Movement on regular basis, as a ground ...