The Islamic State (IS) has attracted adherents from all over the globe. The numbers and origins of the people are difficult to track, but Spiegel has attempted to document the movements of people to Iraq and Syria from 2011-2014. Their information (which should be taken as only a rough estimate) is portrayed graphically.
The Grand Mosque in Kano, the biggest city in the Muslim north of Nigeria, was bombed by Boko Haram. The mosque is associated with Emir of Kano Muhammad Sanusi II, Nigeria’s second most senior Muslim cleric who has recently urged his followers to take up arms against Boko Haram. The attack reflects a growing boldness on the part of Boko Haram and the continued inability of the Nigerian government to address the terror threat.
The Grand Mosque of Kano
The U.N. Committee Against Torture issued its report on US adherence to the U.N. Convention Against Torture, which took effect in 1987 and the United States ratified in 1994. The report was highly critical of allegations of police brutality and the excessive use of force by law enforcement officers in the US. The report also criticized US military practices and the illegal detention of persons in the facility at Guantanamo.
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Thanks for this item about the Kano mosque, Vinnie. I used the same photo in my blog in October. I visited the mosque in 1963!
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