TEHRAN (IQNA) - Close to 300 Muslim scholars and imams from Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of Congo have issued a religious edict (fatwa) against Al Shabaab and its extremist Wahhabi doctrine.
News ID: 3353464 Publish Date : 2015/08/29
TEHRAN (IQNA) - Kenya's largest mosque in the capital Nairobi has opened its door to people wishing to help their needy Muslim brothers and sisters by offering free Ramadan Iftar and clothing, according to media reports.
News ID: 3322963 Publish Date : 2015/07/05
TEHRAN (IQNA)- A Kisumu MCA has criticized the High Court ruling prohibiting Muslim students at a school in Isiolo county from wearing hijab.
News ID: 2963021 Publish Date : 2015/03/11
TEHRAN (IQNA) – Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani underlined the necessity of concerted efforts by the international community to combat extremism, adding that terrorists have nothing to do with Islam.
News ID: 2766630 Publish Date : 2015/01/27
TEHRAN (IQNA) - In recent times the Somali rooted al-Shabab has been increasing their attacks to civilians and as a result the government has passed new anti-terrorism legislation, approved by Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.
News ID: 2634970 Publish Date : 2014/12/27
TEHRAN (IQNA) - Muslim in Kenya are demanding comprehensive changes in the way the mainstream media in the country covers terror news, warning current unprofessional practices are fuelling prejudice and Islamophobia in the east African nation.
News ID: 2617462 Publish Date : 2014/12/10
Kuwait-based Revival of Islamic Heritage Society (RIHS) distributed 20000 copies of the Holy Quran among Muslims in Kenya.
News ID: 1455905 Publish Date : 2014/10/01
A ruling by a Kenyan court to ban hijab in a school has outraged Muslim parents and scholars, who deemed the ruling a setback for the freedom of worship in the Eastern African country.
News ID: 1455091 Publish Date : 2014/09/29
Hundreds of Kenya Muslims have been expressing increasing fears over possibility of missing the life-time journey to hajj this year due to controversial delays by the country's Immigration Department to issue or renew passports for would-be pilgrims.
News ID: 1446771 Publish Date : 2014/09/05
KCB Bank Group is set to formally roll out Islamic banking services in Kenya next month as it expands its product offering in the East African region.
News ID: 1434669 Publish Date : 2014/07/30
For Kenyan Muslims, this year's Ramadan has been spiced up by an exciting and tightly-fought Quran competition that saw hundreds of children trying to outdo each other in the art of reciting and memorizing of the Holy Book.
News ID: 1430947 Publish Date : 2014/07/19
The 1st Annual International Islamic Conference in Kenya, titled “Journey of Faith" was held on April 26 to 27 at the Kenya International Convention Centre (KICC) in Nairobi.
News ID: 1401608 Publish Date : 2014/04/30
The final stage of the national competition on memorization and recitation of the Holy Quran in Kenya was held on April 27 in Nairobi, the capital.
News ID: 1400760 Publish Date : 2014/04/28
Hundreds of Muslims and non-Muslims attended on Saturday the opening of the first international Muslim conference to be hosted by Nairobi, with religious tolerance dominating the discussions.
News ID: 1400351 Publish Date : 2014/04/27
A symposium on “Muslim-Christian relations in East Africa; contemporary challenges and perspectives for the future” will be held by Tangaza College on May 10 in Kenya.
News ID: 1396699 Publish Date : 2014/04/19
An Islamic convention on “Peace and Tolerance in Humanity” will be held from April 18 to 21 by Markaz fi Sabilillah Tabligh at the Jamia Makina Mosque, Kibera, Kenya.
News ID: 1396655 Publish Date : 2014/04/18
Muslims are complaining of the perceived "criminalization" of their entire community within the context of Kenya's ongoing fight against terrorism, with thousands of Muslims rounded up in recent days.
News ID: 1395707 Publish Date : 2014/04/15
The preliminary stage of the Quran Competition in Kenya entered its second week at the Kambi Mosque – Kibra, Nairobi.
News ID: 1389803 Publish Date : 2014/03/31
Leading Kenya Muslim scholars have vehemently condemned the attack on a Mombasa church that left six killed and dozens wounded, stressing that attempts to spoil religious harmony would be foiled.
News ID: 1389285 Publish Date : 2014/03/25
The preliminary stage of a Quran competition at the national level has started in Kenya.
News ID: 1389148 Publish Date : 2014/03/23
