In the Lamu Archipelago, the mention of maulidi elicits a sense of happiness.
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Gunned down on Saturday morning, the man dubbed the world’s first openly gay Imam was as loved as he was controversial. A friend and scholar reflects.
Nigeria is deeply polarised along ethnic, religious, cultural and political lines – and violence is never far from the surface.
Framing the fight against coronavirus as a spiritual war may stem from a shared sense of discomfort about an adversary without discernible conscience; an impersonal demon.
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