Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Justice Jesse Byaruhanga Rugyema has set August 14th, 2020 to deliver judgment on a dispute between the Registered Trustees of Africa Muslim Community Juma Sect and Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC over the land hosting Natete mosque. In 2003, Trustees of Africa Muslim Community Juma …
Read More »Police detain 14 in William Street Mosque operation
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | At least 14 people were arrested in a joint security operation during the takeover of Noor Mosque by Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC at William Street in Kampala Central Division on Sunday morning. The operation comprised officers from the Field Force Unit-FFU, Crime Intelligence –CI, …
Read More »‘Police were at William Street Mosque to oversee property handover’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Uganda Police has explained today’s early morning joint security deployment at William street mosque in Kampala Central Division. A short statement by the Kampala Metropolitan Police Spokesperson, Patrick Onyango, says the joint security team deployed to witness the takeover of Muslim Property in Kampala …
Read More »Muslims urged to look out for moon ahead of fasting season
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Yahya Kakungulu, the Director of Sharia Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC has asked muslims countrywide to be on the lookout for the crescent for the commencement of the holy month of Ramadhan. According to Sheikh Yahya Kakungulu, once the moon is sighted on Wednesday night, …
Read More »UMSC set for inauguration of first West Nile Khadi
Arua, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Muslim community in West Nile will next month witness the first ever grand inauguration of the regional Khadi Sheik Mahd Rayhan Mahmud. In his early 40’s, Sheik Mahd was elected by the Uganda Muslim Supreme Council-UMSC to head the West Nile Muslim …
Read More »Luweero Kadhi embarks on strengthening accountabilities in schools
Luweero, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Sheikh Ramadhan Nsanja, the Acting Kadhi Luweero Muslim District has issued guidelines aimed at strengthening accountability and streamlining operations of Muslim founded schools. Under the new guidelines, all Muslim founded and government aided schools are required to open separate accounts for fees collected under the …
Read More »Modern meaning of martyrdom
Hundreds of thousands of Christians once again are making the annual pilgrimage to Namugongo Martyrs Shrines to commemorate the 45 Christian young men (recognized in the spirit of Christian unity or ecumenism as 22 Catholics and 23 Anglicans) who were killed by KabakaMwanga II in 1886. These martyrs are among …
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