Michael ‘Mujaheed’ Adebolaja, a 20-year old British Nigerian, is identified as one of the two men who hacked to death a British soldier in a street near an army barracks in London on May 22, 2013. Adebolaja, an alleged a Muslim convert, who answers his Muslim name ‘Mujaheed’, meaning one who fights jihad and goes […]
Kenyan president indicted
23 May 2013 by
President Uhuru Kenyatta accused of human rights abuse Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto have been named in a report investigating post-election violence and human rights abuses between 2007 and 2008. In a report released late on Tuesday, a special commission said Kenyatta and Ruto helped to plan and fund the violence, […]
Enhanced security for Urban Beach Week
23 May 2013 by
Urban is code for what? Sun, sand, music and heightened security pretty much sums up Memorial Day Weekend on South Beach. The Miami Beach Police Department is currently preparing for the annual holiday weekend party, commonly referred to as Urban Beach Week, by beefing up security as much as possible. Continue reading…
Malcolm Shabazz, Malcolm X’s grandson, killed in Mexico
13 May 2013 by
A troubled soul. A troubled life. A troubled ending. Malcolm Shabazz, 29, succumbed in hospital to multiple injuries he suffered on Thursday. Mexico’s attorney general’s office said an investigation into the incident was under way. The US state department said that it was in contact with the family and offering appropriate assistance. Shabazz was discovered […]
Zambian men charged with “engaging in homosexual acts”
10 May 2013 by
James Mwape and Philip Mubiana, both 22, have been charged with four counts of committing “unnatural” sexual acts. Zambia is a socially conservative country and homosexual acts carry a jail sentence of up to 14 years. The government has resisted pressure from campaign groups and Western governments to scrap the law. Amnesty International called for […]
Bangladesh Jamaat leader, Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, sentenced to death
9 May 2013 by
Bangladesh Jamaat leader sentenced to death – Central & South Asia – Al Jazeera English.