Islam

Nearly nine years after the burial of Timbuktu's tombs and five years after their reconstruction, the inhabitants have regained their religious treasures, inseparable from the very identity of "333 holy cities." From our special correspondent in Timbuktu, A few steps from Djingareyber's large mosque, the gates to a cemetery. On the sandy ground, sober sign shows the places of the graves. In the middle, three mausoleums of light stone rise by about two meters. Alpha Ibrahim Ben Essayouti, Deputy Imam of…

The US added Nigeria on Monday (December 8) to its record of nations "of explicit curiosity" when it comes to spiritual freedom, thought-about "the primary freedom" by the pinnacle of US diplomacy Mike Pompeo. "US assist for spiritual freedom is unwavering," he mentioned on Twitter. "The annual blacklist exhibits that when…

Ivory Coast desires its hundred-year-old Sudanese mosques to be a UNESCO World Heritage Website. The file was submitted this yr and is awaiting potential validation. Guided tour. The time is 13.00 this Friday within the city of M'Bengue, which is positioned 75 km north of the city of Korhogo. The villagers step by step go to…

The French president received the leaders of the Muslim faith on Wednesday, November 18. They gave him, at his request, an overview of an Imam National Council responsible for labeling imams in France, Elysee said. On Wednesday night, Emmanuel Macron received not only CFCM President Mohammed Moussaoui and Chems-Eddine Hafiz, Rector of the Paris Mosque, but also representatives of the nine federations that make up the CFCM. The Imam Council proposed by representatives of the Muslim faith to label imams and give them an…

In Dakar, several thousand Senegalese gathered on Saturday, November 7, to demonstrate against Islamophobia but also against the caricatures of the Prophets Muhammad in European media, and especially in the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo. .

In Gabon, mosques will open their doors for the first time in seven months on October 30. as reported from Libreville, Yves-Laurent GomaIn March, the Gabonese government closed churches and mosques to slow the spread of Covid-19. On October 16, following strong pressure from the Catholic Church and the resurrection churches,…

Initiated by former President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the great mosque in Algiers, whose construction was completed a year and a half ago, is to be consecrated on October 28 with a collective prayer on the eve of Mawlid's celebration celebrating the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. President Abdelmadjid Tebboune is expected to lead the inauguration if his health permits. He has been hospitalized since…

For the largest pilgrimage of the Mouride fraternity, which takes place this Tuesday, October 6, there is no party without the distribution of beef dishes. Every year, tens of thousands of cattle come from Senegal and neighboring countries. This year, organizers and believers had to deal with the closure of the borders linked to Covid-19 and the coup on 18 August in Mali. as reported from Dakar Touba has its Magal, its great mosque, its innumerable followers and its Bérndé. This Wolof word denotes the festivities, the…