Focusing on al-Ḥaraka al-Islamiyya fī Nayjīriyā (Islamic Movement in Nigeria), which is the largest Shia group in the country, this article examines Shia’s growth and social relations between its members and...
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The Leader of the Bahrain Islamic Movement and Revolution, Ayatollah Sheikh Issa Qassem, congratulated the Leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, on his release...
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Nigerian Shia Muslims are a group based in Kaduna state, but with significant presence in some other northern states. No clear statistics of Shia population are...
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Nigeria's apex Muslim body on Tuesday threatened the country's law school with nationwide protests for barring a Muslim woman from a call to the bar ceremony because she wore a hijab...
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Conferences on Muslim Unity organized by the Islamic movement in Nigeria under the leadership of Shaikh Ibraheem Zakzaky (H) continued in different cities in Nigeria were scholars from different Schools of Thought stressed the ideal and importance of the...
Read More »Interfaith Group to Promote Peace among Muslims, Christians in Nigeria
The International Centre for Interfaith, Peace and Harmony (ICIPH) at the weekend said it will mobilize religious leaders in the northern states to promote peace and harmony among Muslims and Christian in...
Read More »Islamic Criminal Law in Northern Nigeria: Politics, Religion, Judicial Practice+PDF
Based on a sample of trials, the present thesis discusses the introduction of Islamic criminal law and the evolution of judicial practice within the regions historical, cultural, political and...
Read More »Nigerian Muslims Warn against Removing Students’ Hijab
MSSN said in a statement on Sunday that schools and teachers must uphold the ruling by the Lagos Court of Appeal, which found in July that a ban on the headscarf violated the religious freedoms of Muslim girls...
Read More »A Lawyer Calls for Immediate Release of Sheikh Zazaky
A Nigerian human rights lawyer has called for the immediate and unconditional release of Sheikh Zakzaky
Read More »Nigerian Protesters Urge Sheikh Zakzaky Release
Nigerians have staged fresh protest rallies across the country to call for the immediate release of Sheikh Zakzaky.
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