May 15

• Mahama Praises Christians and Muslims

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  President John Dramani Mahama, on Sunday, called on Ghanaians to count themselves lucky for the continuous inter and intra religious tolerance the country has enjoyed over the... Read more »

• Teacher Accused of Insulting Religion Released On Bail

  Aswat Masriya

  Egypt's top prosecutor ordered on Tuesday the release of a Coptic schoolteacher accused of contempt of Islam on a bail of EGP 20,000, pending investigations. Read more »

• Nation's Fear of Shi'ite Influence Is Groundless - Iranian Official

  Aswat Masriya

  Director of the Iranian-Egyptian Chamber of Commerce Sabah Zangana has dismissed Egyptian fears that a spike in tourism collaboration would lead to a spread in Shi'ite influence in... Read more »

• Celebration As Shrimati Completes 14-Month Fast

  The Star

  The world marked Mother's Day on Sunday. The day was particularly special for Shrimati Kantaben Ratilal Shah. With the blessing of Acharya Dev Shrti Hemprabh Swami and Shri Acharya... Read more »

• Muslim Group Wants FG to Set Up Panel of Enquiry On Insecurity

  Daily Trust

  The National Council of Muslim Youth (NACOMYO) has called on the Federal Government to set up a panel of enquiry on the insecurity situation in the country. Read more »

• Who Chopped the Flesh?... Methodist Clegy Quizzes Mahama Over Bare-Bone Economy

  Ghanaian Chronicle

  The Methodist Bishop of the Obuasi Diocese, Rt. Rev. Stephen R. Bosomtwe-Ayensu, has condemned attitudes and behaviours of the government and its officers which have rendered the... Read more »

May 14

• Tanzanian Court Releases Ponda, 49 Others

  Sabahi

  A Tanzanian magistrate court released Secretary General of the Council of Muslim Organisations Sheikh Ponda Issa Ponda and 49 others from police custody on Thursday (May 9th),... Read more »

• Imam Released After 5 Month Detention

  Foroyaa

  The Imam of the Kanifing East Estate Mosque, Imam Baba Leigh, whose arrest and detention have been an issue of widespread concern and intense diplomatic and media focus, both at... Read more »

• Three More Suspects Arrested in Arusha Church Bombing, Reward Offered

  Sabahi

  Tanzanian police have arrested three more suspects in connection to the bombing at Saint Joseph's Roman Catholic Church in Arusha at the weekend, Tanzania's The Guardian reported... Read more »

• Government Encourages Freedom of Children's Religious and Ethnic Rights [press release]

  SA Govt

  Government has noted recent media reports wherein the religious and ethnic rights of children were violated at certain schools, and condemns such behaviour. Read more »

• Four Foreign Arusha Bombing Suspects Freed

  Daily News

  THE police here have set free four foreign suspects held following the recent Arusha church bombing incident after establishing their identities and proving their innocence. Read more »

• Arusha Church Bombing Suspects to Face Trial

  Sabahi

  Suspects arrested in connection with the church bombing in Arusha a week ago will soon face prosecution, Tanzania's Daily News reported Monday (May 13th). Read more »

• Naivasha Church Members Destroy Property in Tussle

  The Star

  Members of a local church at Karate village in Naivasha fought in public over the running of the facility. Read more »

• Tragedy, Opportunity Mark Egyptian's Two Months in Boston

  State Department

  Egypt's Nawara Belal worked at the American Islamic Congress just one block away from where, on April 15, two bombs exploded near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. As part of... Read more »

• Bishop Garlington Visits State House

  New Era

  Bishop Joseph Garlington of the Covenant Church in Pittsburg in the United States says that if Bible studies as a subject is absent from the school curriculum in Namibia, it would... Read more »

• Anglican Church Rejects Emergency Rule in Borno, Others - Calls for National Conference

  Premium Times

  The Primate of All Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Nicholas Okoh, on Monday opposed the call for emergency rule in parts of the country affected by armed conflict. Read more »

• Hajj - 123 Pilgrims May Get Automatic Seat in FCT

  Daily Trust

  About 123 intending pilgrims out of 320 who missed last year's hajj because they could not get visa are to enjoy preferential treatment. Read more »

• Shari'ah Compliant Equities Gain More Momentum

  Daily Trust

  The Nigerian Stock Exchange Lotus Islamic Index (NSELII) has gained more momentum than the NSE All Share Index (ASI). This is an index of companies that are found to be compliant... Read more »

• NSCIA - Tasks Before Oloyede

  Daily Trust

  The emergence of the immediate past Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ilorin, Prof. Is-haq Olanrewaju Oloyede, as the new Secretary-General of the Nigerian Supreme Council of... Read more »

• 'Tunisia Is Country Neither for Jihad Nor for Preaching' - Arab Observatory

  Tunis Afrique Presse

  "Tunisia is a country neither for Jihad nor for preaching," reads a statement of principle released on Monday by the Arab Observatory for Religions and Liberties (AORL). Read more »

• Boko Haram Are Not Muslims, Says CP

  Vanguard

  The Police Commissioner in Abia, Usman Abubakar, has described Boko Haram as deviants of the society that must be rooted out of the country. Read more »

• Bandits Kill Pregnant Woman Over Church Offering

  Vanguard

  PREGNANT Florence Onu, 28, was shot dead, Sunday night, in Port Harcourt by armed men who attacked her along Ada George Road, Rumueme. Read more »

• County Reps Get Bibles, Counsel

  The Star

  Deliverance Churches in South Rift over the weekend distributed over 100 bibles to newly elected Members of County Assembly(MCAs) in both Kericho and Bomet counties. Read more »

May 13

• Church Attack Leaves Residents in Shock

  Arusha Times

  Philemon Mushi was short of words and seemingly could not explain what had happened. Read more »

• Saudi Arabia Begins Issuing Visas to Ugandan Muslims

  New Vision

  The Saudi Embassy in Kampala has started issuing visas for Muslim pilgrims travelling to Medina and Mecca for Humra. Read more »