A renowned Gambian Imam on Wednesday teamed up with clerics of other religious faith to offer prayer and solidarity with people of South Carolina, particularly families of nine killed at Emmanuel Ame Church. Among those killed by the 21-year-old Dylan Roof while at a Bible study last week was Pastor […]
Religion
‘Do Your Best During Ramadan’
The Imam Ratib of Detroit Islamic Center has exhorted Muslims to do their “best during the holy month of Ramadan.” Imam Momodou Ceesay’s message is packaged in his annual Ramadan letter to Muslims. “I salute all the Muslims in the world as welcome this very important and great month of […]
“Establishing A Community Is A Necessary Condition For Muslims’ Survival In The West”
By Lamin Sabally, Minneapolis, Minnesota ”For Muslims to survive in the west where Islam phobia is noticeably widespread, they must build a community of people united by a common faith, which is Islam”. The pronouncement is the usage most commonly found in the Qur’an where it says: “Humanity was a […]
SIC Should Follow Sunnah In Moon Sighting
By Malamin Barrow Muslims the world over will be looking for the appearance of the new moon of Ramadan on the 16th and 17th of June 2015. This century’s old practice is a requirement based on the Quran and Hadith. Rather strangely, the Gambia’s supreme Islamic council and the Gambian […]
Al-Shabab: A Misguided Group
By Alhagi Manta Drammeh The scene of the rampage and killing of harmless innocent students on a Kenyan University campus is condemned in the strongest terms. The act is Islamically abominable, unacceptable and has to be confronted head on. The attack of a Kenyan University campus by Al-Shabab is nothing […]
Senegal’s Shame: A Candid Discussion On Street Talibes
Kairo Radio’s Mohammed Lamin Sillah spoke to a German volunteer with the charity (MDG) based in Senegal on the sorrowful plight of street children otherwise known as Almudos. The charity has been helping to improve the children’s lives by providing them free healthcare. Marion a German national spend one year […]
Pipeline Mosque Marks Its Silver Jubilee
By Alhaji Ebraima Ebou Manneh Secretary General, Pipeline Mosque Foundation As Muslims we are enjoined in the Quran to: Build Mosques Maintain them in fitting dignity Visit them for purposes of devotion and Fill them with light and life and activity On the 28th of February of this […]
Woman Jailed For Refusing To Take Off Hijab
A city judge in Georgia has in the past eight days barred two Muslim women wearing Islamic headscarves from entering his courtroom, jailing one, and prompting an inquiry from the civil rights office at the US department of justice. Judge Keith Rollins of Douglasville, Georgia, yesterday ordered Lisa Valentine, 41, […]
Mzbel Criticised For ‘Anti-Christian’ Comments
Popular Ghanaian artise, Mzbel, has angered some of her fans when she declared that she does not believe in Jesus Christ as he is a fictitious version of an ancient Egyptian deity. “I don’t want to offend anybody. I used to believe in ‘it’ but eerrmm, I did my own […]
Rebirth of Multiculturalism: A Muslim Perspective
By: Dr Alhagi Manta Drammeh Pursuant to the attack on Charlie Hebdo in Paris, murders of three Muslims in America, the killing of alleged terrorists in Belgium and the arrest of others suspected of terrorism in different parts of Western Europe, the discourse of pluralistic societies and multiculturalism or retrogression […]
Is Islam Antagonistic To Democratic Values?
The relationship between democracy and Islam always arouses a lot of debate and discussion among academics and ordinary people. It is often assumed that Islam has nothing to do with democracy that it is inimical to democracy and civil society. This assertion is discussed within a larger context that Muslim […]
GSIC Declares Fatwa Against Ahmadiyaa Jammat
By Afang Jalamang Jabbi The Gambia Islamic Council (GIC) has stated what it called the “Muslim Ummah’s position on the Ahamadiya Jammat.” The statement, first aired on state GRTS television on January 23rd, 2015 can also be found printed on The Point edition of Monday 26th January. Even though few take […]