Islamist Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/islamist/ The low down on African affairs Sun, 26 May 2019 22:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://i0.wp.com/jjcornish.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Fountain_Pen_favicon-812.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Islamist Archives - Jean-Jacques Cornish https://jjcornish.com/tag/islamist/ 32 32 Gunmen in Burkina Faso kill four Catholics celebrating mass https://jjcornish.com/2019/05/gunmen-in-burkina-faso-kill-four-catholics-celebrating-mass/ Sun, 26 May 2019 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2019/05/gunmen-in-burkina-faso-kill-four-catholics-celebrating-mass/ Gunmen have killed four Catholics celebrating mass in northern Burkina Faso. This brings to 19 the number of Christians gunned down in this religiously diverse country this past month. Two people were wounded along with the four killed while celebrating mass yesterday. As with the previous attacks, no-one has claimed responsibility . Authorities suspect Mali-based […]

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]]> Gunmen have killed four Catholics celebrating mass in northern Burkina Faso.

This brings to 19 the number of Christians gunned down in this religiously diverse country this past month.

Two people were wounded along with the four killed while celebrating mass yesterday.

As with the previous attacks, no-one has claimed responsibility .

Authorities suspect Mali-based Islamist militants moving across the border to attack churches in this country where 60% of the 20-million population are Muslims.

Catholic Bishop Justin Kientega says Christians reject the growing spiral of violence in Burkina Faso.

Four Catholics were killed in church the previous Sunday.

A priest and five parishioners were killed earlier in May. 

Last month six Protestants were killed during a religious service.

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]]> Sudan says it’s in the middle of an international Muslim power play https://jjcornish.com/2018/12/sudan-says-its-in-the-middle-of-an-international-muslim-power-play/ Thu, 27 Dec 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/12/sudan-says-its-in-the-middle-of-an-international-muslim-power-play/ The Khartoum government says it’s experiencing growing domestic protests because it’s at the centre of an international Muslim power play. It’s blaming Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for fomenting riots and violence that’s cost at least 37 lives. Saudi Arabia and the the UAE want to exclude Turkey from the international Muslim community. […]

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]]> The Khartoum government says it’s experiencing growing domestic protests because it’s at the centre of an international Muslim power play.

It’s blaming Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for fomenting riots and violence that’s cost at least 37 lives.

Saudi Arabia and the the UAE want to exclude Turkey from the international Muslim community.

They offered Sudanese President Omar Al Bashir generous aid if he cut ties with Ankara.

They also made their aid to Sudan conditional on it turning its back on Iran and Qatar.

Al Bashir, who’s an Islamist, refused.

Highly placed advisers in in the ruling Sudanese National Congress say Saudi and UAE support for the protests against a tripling of the bread price and fuel and food shortages is designed to make Al Bashir reconsider.

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]]> Egyptian actress apologizes for wearing a dress that could land her in jail https://jjcornish.com/2018/12/egyptian-actress-apologizes-for-wearing-a-dress-that-could-land-her-in-jail/ Sun, 02 Dec 2018 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2018/12/egyptian-actress-apologizes-for-wearing-a-dress-that-could-land-her-in-jail/ Egyptian actress Rania Youssef’s apologized for negotiating the red carpet in a dress that could land her in jail for five years. The filmstar’s been charged with public obscenity for a wearing a dress that showed her entire legs. Despite the overthrow of  Islamist president Mohamed Moursi in a military coup five years ago, Egypt […]

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]]> Egyptian actress Rania Youssef’s apologized for negotiating the red carpet in a dress that could land her in jail for five years.

The filmstar’s been charged with public obscenity for a wearing a dress that showed her entire legs.

Despite the overthrow of  Islamist president Mohamed Moursi in a military coup five years ago, Egypt remains a stat driven by deep fundamentalist Islam.

Rania Youssef’s gown at the Cairo International film Festival would barely have raised an eyebrow in other movie capitals.

But reaction on Egyptian social media was outraged. 

Youssef was charged and will appear on January 12. Found guilty, she could be jailed for five years.

She gone on social media herself saying she didn’t realize her attire would spark such anger and reaffirming he commitment to the values upon which she was raised.

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]]> Egyptian court rules Moursi must undergo medical examination https://jjcornish.com/2015/08/egyptian-court-rules-moursi-must-undergo-medical-examination/ Sun, 09 Aug 2015 22:00:00 +0000 https://jjcornish.com/2015/08/egyptian-court-rules-moursi-must-undergo-medical-examination/ An Egyptian court’s ruled ousted former President Mohamed Moursi must undergo a medical examination after complaining about prison food. Moursi, who is diabetic, says the prison diet is unsafe for him, but his request to receive food from outside has been denied. ends intro Mohamed Moursi has been in jail for two years. He’s been […]

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]]> An Egyptian court’s ruled ousted former President Mohamed Moursi must undergo a medical examination after complaining about prison food.
Moursi, who is diabetic, says the prison diet is unsafe for him, but his request to receive food from outside has been denied.
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Mohamed Moursi has been in jail for two years.
He’s been sentenced to death with more than 100 other over jail breaks during the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.
He’s also been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for inciting violence against protestors in 2012
He’s facing further charges of handing state secrets to Qatar after he became Egypt’s first freely elected president in 2012.
He was toppled in July 2013 by then army chief and now President Abdel Fattah El Sisi following mass street protests demanding the Islamist’s resignation.
Since then government’s banned the Muslim Brotherhood and imprisoned thousands.

 

 

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