By Mwachofi Julianna Chao and Daniel Iberi August 8, 2022   The last decade has seen a surge in terrorist-related violence in Kenya, mostly by the al Shabab, an al Qaida affiliate in the Horn of Africa. Radicalization and recruitment statistics reveal a worrying trend. Young women and girls have become easy targets for these […]

Ruwaida Bana July 1, 2022   Radicalization into violent extremism within the prison system has exponentially increased globally, making it a much-debated topic in recent times. In June 2022, the Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of the National Government in Kenya, Dr. Fred Matiang’i, acknowledged that there was an increase in […]

By Daniel Iberi July 18, 2022 In December 2015, Salah Farah, a Muslim teacher, tried shielding Christians during an al Shabab attack on a bus travelling from Mandera to Nairobi, Kenya. Farah, who had ostensibly refused to be separated from Christian passengers during the terror attack, was fatally shot. He later succumbed to his wounds […]

By Daniel Iberi June 30, 2022 Proliferation of various ideologically-linked violent extremist networks and groups such as Al Qaida, and Daesh and their franchises such as Ḥarakat al-Shabāb al-Mujāhidīn (Al Shabab) in Somalia, Jama‘atu Ahl as-Sunnah li-Da‘awati wal-Jihad (Boko Haram) in West Africa, Ansar al Sunnah in Mozambique, and Madina at Tauheed wal Mujahedeen (ADF) […]

By Ruwaida Bana April 28, 2022 ‘Jihad’ is a value-laden term that has often been misconstrued both by the media and violent extremists alike around the globe. The term jihad has so often been overused incorrectly by the media, terrorist organizations, as well as sections of Muslims that it has lost its correct foundational meaning. But […]

By Riziki Kaluki Ahmed June 5, 2022 When I was 17 years old woman, I was quite impressionable. I had a yearning for a deeper connection with my creator, a sense of fulfilment as I felt empty and restless. That’s when I stumbled upon Islam.  What attracted me to Islam was the sense of brotherhood […]

By Sh. Ramadhan Aula June 5, 2022 Takfir has existed as a practice of khawarij from the era of Khalifa Ali (RA). Takfirism connotes the practice of proclaiming a Muslim a kafir (non-believer) or murtad (apostate), which justifies extreme punishment against the accused. Originally, the declaration of kufr (unbelief) was treated with absolute caution and […]

By Sheikh Ramadhan Aula                                                                                  Love, compassion, and mercy are crosscutting core values of Islam which […]