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Demystifying the Rise of Boko Haram in Northern Nigeria

Dr. Ibrahim Hassan, an Associate Professor at the University of Jos in Nigeria, and a Fulbright scholar at Northwestern University spoke at the American Islamic College on the “Rise and Development of...

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Al-Shabaab Continues to Impact Somalia and Kenya

The East African country of Somalia has struggled without a formal government for over twenty years. The result of an illegitimate government in the country has allowed extremist groups to take over...

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Defeating the ISIS Recruitment Strategy

The Islamic State, ISIS, has been a self-proclaimed caliphate for one year. ISIS is considered a terrorist organization and has proven to be a formidable international threat. Originally al-Qaeda in...

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Morocco’s Open Immigration Policy Threatens to Divide Families

As the world draws its attention to the hundreds of thousands of refugees flooding into Europe, thousands of migrants – mostly from Sub-Saharan Africa – have poured into Morocco, escaping poverty and...

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Chicago Muslims Protest Killings in Nigeria and Execution in Saudi Arabia

On Saturday, Chicago Muslims gathered in front of the Wrigley Building to join thousands around the world to demand the release of Sheikh Zakzaky in Nigeria and condemn the execution of Sheikh Nimr...

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Islamic Medical Relief Missions to Sudan, Jordan, and Haiti Focus on the...

The Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA) has conducted medical relief missions around the world and provided funds for hospital projects in over 20 countries for over fifteen years....

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Why Has the West Forgotten About the Violence in South Sudan?

South Sudan has had a long history of intense conflict between Northern and Southern factions as well as among ethnic groups. The source of the conflict that led to the desire for South Sudan to secede...

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Kenya Set to Close Largest Refugee Camp in the World

The world celebrated International Refugee Day on June 20, almost a month after Kenya announced its plans to close the largest refugee camp in the world. Dadaab, home to at least 340,000 refugees, most...

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Burundi – The Forgotten Refugee Crisis

Amidst much reporting about the growing refugee crisis in Syria, one refugee situation that has been largely forgotten is the one in the small African country of Burundi. Following severe violence...

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China and the New Resource Imperialism in Africa

The biggest player in the economies that populate the vast African continent in the past few years has not been South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, or any of the other economic giants in their respective...

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Algeria Deports Migrants, Abandons Them in Sahara

Algerian officials have been pushing migrants to the Sahara Desert toward Mali and Niger since the beginning of 2018, according to the Human Rights Watch. Many sub-Saharan migrants claimed Algerian...

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Al-Shabaab Continues to Impact Somalia and Kenya

The East African country of Somalia has struggled without a formal government for over twenty years. The result of an illegitimate government in the country has allowed extremist groups to take over...

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Defeating the ISIS Recruitment Strategy

The Islamic State, ISIS, has been a self-proclaimed caliphate for one year. ISIS is considered a terrorist organization and has proven to be a formidable international threat. Originally al-Qaeda in...

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Morocco’s Open Immigration Policy Threatens to Divide Families

As the world draws its attention to the hundreds of thousands of refugees flooding into Europe, thousands of migrants – mostly from Sub-Saharan Africa – have poured into Morocco, escaping poverty and...

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Chicago Muslims Protest Killings in Nigeria and Execution in Saudi Arabia

On Saturday, Chicago Muslims gathered in front of the Wrigley Building to join thousands around the world to demand the release of Sheikh Zakzaky in Nigeria and condemn the execution of Sheikh Nimr...

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Islamic Medical Relief Missions to Sudan, Jordan, and Haiti Focus on the...

The Islamic Medical Association of North America (IMANA) has conducted medical relief missions around the world and provided funds for hospital projects in over 20 countries for over fifteen years....

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Why Has the West Forgotten About the Violence in South Sudan?

South Sudan has had a long history of intense conflict between Northern and Southern factions as well as among ethnic groups. The source of the conflict that led to the desire for South Sudan to secede...

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Kenya Set to Close Largest Refugee Camp in the World

The world celebrated International Refugee Day on June 20, almost a month after Kenya announced its plans to close the largest refugee camp in the world. Dadaab, home to at least 340,000 refugees, most...

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Burundi – The Forgotten Refugee Crisis

Amidst much reporting about the growing refugee crisis in Syria, one refugee situation that has been largely forgotten is the one in the small African country of Burundi. Following severe violence...

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China and the New Resource Imperialism in Africa

The biggest player in the economies that populate the vast African continent in the past few years has not been South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, or any of the other economic giants in their respective...

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