Nigeria Digest #95

September 9, 2019

Authorities plan to ban Ashura procession in Nigeria

Nigerian authorities seeking to ban and disrupt Ashura processions

September 6, 2019

PRESS RELEASE Information reaching IHRC from reliable sources in Nigeria suggests that the authorities are planning to prevent and disrupt annual processions due to take place in commemoration of the holy day of Ashura early next week. Having failed to execute an earlier plan to

Nigeria Digest #94

September 5, 2019

#FreeZakzaky protests continued in Nigerian capital Abuja

NIGERIA: UN report blasts police plans to attack Ashura processions

September 3, 2019

3 September 2019 PRESS RELEASE A United Nations report has criticised a leaked directive from the chief of police in Nigeria which has sparked fears that the authorities are preparing to use the impending anniversary of Ashura to escalate a bloody crackdown against the country’s

Thinking on the meaning of Muharram – what can we do?

August 30, 2019

The holy Islamic month of Muharram provides an opportunity for Muslims to reflect on the huge sacrifice made by Husayn ibn Ali in order to maintain the high standards of justice and leadership established for the ummah by his grandfather, the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).