Tag Archives: Muslim

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The High Court has set October 30, 2017 to start hearing a treason case against 20 people accused of plotting to overthrow the Uganda government by force of arms. High Court Judge Wilson Masalu Musene set the trial date after all the suspects pleaded not …

  Kampala, Uganda | THIS WEEK |  Sheikh Adbdul Busulwa, the chairperson Federation of Hajj Affairs in Uganda on Sept.04 confirmed the death of an 83 year old pilgrim who died in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Hajji Dauda Musoke a resident of Namagoma Wakiso district was found dead in his room. The deceased is …

Kampala,Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The three court assessors in the terror case against 14 people accused of being behind the murder of Muslim Clerics in the country, on Tuesday advised the International Crimes Division Court to acquit them. Amir Umar Sheikh Mohammed Yunus Kamoga and 13 others are in court for …

Kampala, Uganda | GODFREY SSALI | The International Crimes Division Court will next week hear the assessors opinion on whether the 14 suspects behind the slain muslim clerics should be convicted or acquitted. This after the panel of three judges Ezekiel Muhanguzi, Percy Tuhaise and Jane Kiggundu summed up the prosecution’s case to the …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | Worshippers leaving a London mosque early Monday were helping an elderly man who had collapsed when a van deliberately rammed them, driven by an attacker who shouted: “I want to kill all Muslims”, witnesses said. Shortly after midnight, the van swerved towards people who …

Khartoum, Sudan | AFP |  Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who is wanted by the International Criminal Court, will not join an Islamic summit in Saudi Arabia with US President Donald Trump, his office said Friday. “President Omar al-Bashir has apologised to King Salman of Saudi Arabia for being unable to …

A police officer attached to Special Investigation Unit Kireka has told the International Crimes Division Court that George William Iga is one of the 14 people suspected to be behind the killing of Shiekh Hassan Ibrahim Kirya. Detective Assistant Inspector of Police Aggrey Mpamizo Kanyomozi was testifying as the 35th …

The International Crimes Division Court has barred the media and members of the public from attending proceedings in the case where 14 people are accused of plotting the murder of Muslim clerics across the country. This after lead judge Ezekiel Muhanguzi granted prosecution’s request to have its four next witnesses testify …

Washington, United States | AFP |  Travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries singled out for “extreme vetting” will face scrutiny of their social media footprint and phone records, the new Homeland Security secretary said Tuesday. Secretary John Kelly sought to explain President Donald Trump’s travel ban four days after he …

Washington, United States | AFP |  US President Donald Trump boasted Saturday that his “very strict” crackdown on Muslim immigration was working “very nicely,” amid mounting resistance to the order branded as blatantly discriminatory. In an executive order signed Friday, Trump halted the arrival of refugees for at least 120 …