Muharram mourning ceremonies in Nigeria, focused on elucidating the oppression of Hazrat Ali Asghar (a.s.), the six-month-old ...

The leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria, Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky—a man who has himself faced state-sponsored massacre, ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Nigeria's foremost Shiite Muslim cleric is currently being held in ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Three months have passed since the leader of millions of Nigerian ...

In August, the ailing Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky and his wife, who have been in government custody since 2015, were allowed to receive medical attention abroad. He touched down in Delhi on August 13.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of condolences to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, expressing his sincere sympathies and heartfelt condolences on the passing ...

KUWAIT, Nov 23 (KUNA) -- His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah sent on Sunday a cable of condolences to Bahraini King Hamad bin Issa Al-Khalifa over the demise of Sheikh ...

MOGADISHU, Somalia (RNS) — When Sheikh Ibrahim Hassan returned to Somalia seven years ago after studying Islam in Yemen, he began a campaign to end the genital mutilation of his country’s young women.

The Kano State Police Command on Tuesday arraigned Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim Isa Makwarari, before Magistrate Court No. 53 in the Normansland area of Kano metropolis. Sheikh Makwarari is accused ...