Follow AllAfrica News: Religion, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/all-africa-news-religion Wed, 27 Sep 2023 04:01:29 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeUAWqw3hzJJSN5ZnUTwRGH7 [Leadership] Federal government has declared tomorrow a public holiday to mark this year's Eid-ul-Maulud celebration in commemoration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad.]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 16:41:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeUAWqw3hzJJSN5ZnUTwRGH7 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeUvZYSnRQiQCRtLdxSOwF-n [Nile Post] The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for East Africa Community Affairs, Rebecca Alitwala Kadaga, has expressed disappointment in the Muslim leaders in Jinja who are calling for the cancellation of the Nyege Nyege festival.]]> Tue, 26 Sep 2023 14:20:24 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeUvZYSnRQiQCRtLdxSOwF-n https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeX_SCGKVCR6L3OFESPuQWsX [Leadership] Prominent Islamic scholars in the North have implored politicians, particularly those of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), to thread softly on issues pertaining to the outcome of Kano State governorship election tribunal which nullified the election of Governor Abba Kabir.]]> Mon, 25 Sep 2023 06:37:17 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeX_SCGKVCR6L3OFESPuQWsX https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeWZf-bmAE5-roIAmcWJ0TmB [allAfrica] Harare -- The well-known televangelist Benny Hinn revealed that First Lady Rachel Ruto had invited him to organize a national crusade funded and backed by the government, The Standard reports.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:48:41 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeWZf-bmAE5-roIAmcWJ0TmB https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeUl-oHlTMzt_ASngkwrdsok [Premium Times] It is unclear if a ransom was paid or not.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 13:10:50 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeUl-oHlTMzt_ASngkwrdsok https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeVlbjOSu8sFFqbel3Iu4GjH [Dabanga] Khartoum / Darfur -- People in Sudan have voiced regret at the absence of celebrations for the Prophet Muhammad's birthday, Mawlid El Nabi*, in historical areas of the capital Khartoum, as well as war-torn parts of Darfur, due to the ongoing violence. Sennar state has locality banned celebrations in public squares and confined them to mosques.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 09:16:38 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeVlbjOSu8sFFqbel3Iu4GjH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeUjIuNRYyrMyTHgrmwRGUK6 [Vanguard] Muslim Leaders under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Shari'a in Nigeria (SCSN) and Jama'atu Izalatil Bid'ah Wa'iqamatus Sunah (JIBWIS) have raised the alarm that Nigerians are really suffering, just as they have called on the Federal Government and the National Assembly to as a matter of urgency, nip in the bud, the growing hardship in the country.]]> Fri, 22 Sep 2023 07:33:44 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeUjIuNRYyrMyTHgrmwRGUK6 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeVaAAxGRcWdlfdczOo_8W9B [Nile Post] The police have increased security measures at a mosque in Abaita Ababiri near Entebbe following a conflict between two Muslim groups claiming ownership of the place of worship.]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:36:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeVaAAxGRcWdlfdczOo_8W9B https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeUPB8Q8-tCcFJu9CxXrVx4c [Premium Times] Nigeria got the same 95,000 slots during the 2023 Hajj.]]> Wed, 20 Sep 2023 06:54:27 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeUPB8Q8-tCcFJu9CxXrVx4c https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeUWyDPdl4h10kZPHFZJLI3I [Nile Post] The Bishop of Bunyoro Kitara, Rt Rev Samuel Kahuma, joined by retired diocesan bishops, has raised a solemn alarm concerning the pervasive corruption, escalating cases of land grabbing, murder, and moral decay that are plaguing Uganda.]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 09:19:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeUWyDPdl4h10kZPHFZJLI3I https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeXAIXEMcxEcVmFk24e89-qg [Premium Times] The kidnappers are reportedly demanding N100 million ransom.]]> Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:52:05 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeXAIXEMcxEcVmFk24e89-qg https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeU_QkxoopvbgVw3HFUzDTIP [New Dawn] The newly consecrated Archbishop of the Grace Outreach Ministries in Paynesville, Dr. Ola W.B. Jallah, has promised to practice honesty in the discharge of his duties.]]> Fri, 15 Sep 2023 09:57:20 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeU_QkxoopvbgVw3HFUzDTIP https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeVeqp2ANtzssxtLdxSOwF-n [Ghanaian Times] There is profuse reference to the Amalekites in the Old Testament from the time of Moses to the time of David when they fought the Israelites. This article seeks to identify them as well as trace their history from the Islamic perspective.]]> Thu, 14 Sep 2023 14:56:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeVeqp2ANtzssxtLdxSOwF-n https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeUdEGj4TM2OsHHnycKeoCpf [Addis Standard] Addis Abeba -- His Holiness Abune Mathias of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (EOTC), in his New Year message, called for the incoming year to be greeted with a conscious effort to prevent the challenges of the past year from persisting, while emphasizing that weapons which have taken human lives should be stored away.]]> Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:24:01 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeUdEGj4TM2OsHHnycKeoCpf https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeWiuMutPHowJ4fjc6hd5eWF [Leadership] Catholic Bishops' Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to drastically cut down the high cost of running government and to seriously address the ever-deepening poverty and growing youth unemployment.]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2023 11:57:16 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeWiuMutPHowJ4fjc6hd5eWF https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeXaxJ3uiMb5Rixhxzpi7FpJ [New Times] Phaneroo Ministries church in Uganda led by Pastor Grace Lubega Matovu recently broke the world record by making the longest applause of 3 hours 16 minutes 1 sec, in an attempt organized to send the message to the world that regardless of the struggle and difficulties, we must have room for gratitude and thanksgiving.]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2023 09:18:13 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeXaxJ3uiMb5Rixhxzpi7FpJ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeVmCnRU8Kv2UAaB2UxGNFpJ [Nile Post] The Archbishop of the Church of Uganda, Dr. Stephen Samuel Kaziimba Mugalu, has called upon leaders of all churches in Uganda to gather information about new members in their congregations.]]> Mon, 11 Sep 2023 08:58:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeVmCnRU8Kv2UAaB2UxGNFpJ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeXyk6Mw-QCSoLmyhX6zo8SW [The Conversation Africa] Gender has a significant impact on the socio-economic, political and religious experiences of Ghanaians. For Akans, the country's largest ethnic group, descent is traced through the maternal line. Property is transferred in this line too.]]> Sat, 09 Sep 2023 17:00:43 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeXyk6Mw-QCSoLmyhX6zo8SW https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeXyk6Mw-QCSoMfGo0LrnZNO [The Conversation Africa] Crime is among the major challenges confronting Nigeria as a nation. The pervasiveness of crime has repeatedly called into question the effectiveness and efficiency of the Nigeria Police Force. This is despite their exclusive reliance on modern policing strategies and techniques.]]> Sat, 09 Sep 2023 16:41:40 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeXyk6Mw-QCSoMfGo0LrnZNO https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeVqeYSVdX3srgm0QkxGtqLL [Premium Times] In 2021, Mr Giro was rumoured to have died but he released a video debunking it.]]> Thu, 07 Sep 2023 09:49:11 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/nsl2ftG4zeVqeYSVdX3srgm0QkxGtqLL