Tag Archives: islam

Iran, Nigerian Shi’ites and the Hypocrisy of the Islamic Republics

These are interesting times. Islamic Republic of Iran wants to come into the Nigeria’s affairs, interceding for the Shi’ites who recently had trouble with the authorities. Apparently Iran believes Nigeria…

Abubakrah and his Hadith on Women and Leadership (4): Applying intellect to the facts

By Ibraheem A. Waziri 19th Nov. 2015, iawaziri@gmail.com  Background Without using quotes from other sources or the essays 1 & 2 with the above title, posted on KadunaVoice.Com and written by…

Abubakrah and his Hadith on Women and Leadership (3): Reflections and Questions

By Aliyu A. Suleiman, Nasir Bello and Fatuhu Mustapha “Well, that all the Sahaba are regarded with high esteem by Sunnis is an undeniable fact. That Sunnis try to avoid…

Abubakrah and his Hadith on Women and Leadership (2): An Analysis

By Abdullahi Abubakar Lamido lamidomabudi@gmail.com  13th November, 2015 Following the contest of Aisha Al-Hassan as Governorship candidate for Taraba State, and especially with her declaration as the winner of the…

Abubakrah and his Hadith on Women and Leadership (1): His Integrity

By Salihu Baban Takko Allah gafarta Malam, am sorry to say you’ve mistaken the context of slander and the eligibility or acceptance of hadith by a narrator who was flogged…

Letter to a Friend (3): On Slavery, Freedom and the Essence of Human Political Adventures – By Ibraheem A. Waziri

It is true that there was never a time when ROOTS, the television series or the novel banned in the United States. In fact Alex Haley the author of ROOTS…

Charlie Hebdo: A Case of a Clash of Worldviews – By Ibraheem A. Waziri

iawaziri@gmail.com, 9th Jan. 2015 It was a soft breakfast. Precisely oats and pepper soup. Aljazeera was discussing Charlie Hebdo, the unfortunate killings. My audio player was re-echoing again and again,…

 Talk is not cheap; Talk is the Essence – By Ibraheem A. Waziri

Mongols converted to Islam after the untold destruction they brought to it. They crushed the Abbasids. They turned river Tigris of the then Baghdad to blood. Yet they became Muslims….

Hausa Film: Compatible or Incompatible with Islam and the Hausa Culture?

Muhammad Muhsin Ibrahim Department of English and Literary Studies, Bayero University, Kano @muhsin234 INTRODUCTION The world can no longer escape being ‘exposed’ through the media—print and non-print. It is no…