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Mubaje term extension scheme gains traction

By Abdul-Wahid Kakande & Issa Kigongo Sheikh Shaban Ramathan Mubaje is set to be sworn in for another—albeit controversial—term as…

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Hajj Bureau warns Muslims against drug trafficking

By Abdul-Wahid Kakande The Uganda Bureau of Hajj Affairs (UBHA) has warned Muslims intending to make the pilgrimage to Mecca…

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Woman reverts to Islam after a mosque is built next to her house

By Sheikh Kassim Kayira Wakisanyi trading centre lies between Kafu and Kigumba, a meeting point of Nakasongola, Masindi and Kiryandongo…

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Mufti faces backlash over alleged term extension

  By Abdul-Wahid Kakande Anxiety is growing within the Muslim community as Uganda’s Mufti, Sheikh Shaban Ramadhan Mubaje, approaches his…

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Non-Muslim MPs back the establishment of Kadhi courts in Uganda

By Issa Kigongo During a recent consultation on the Marriage Bill, growing calls for the operationalization of Kadhi courts in…

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UMSC takes control of Juma-Zukuli headquarters

  By Ahmed Idriss Uganda Muslim Supreme Council (UMSC) last week stamped its authority over the Kyaddondo hill-based headquarters of…

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Sheikh Kamoga urges ban on provocative street preaching

  By Ahmed Idriss The Amir Ummah, Sheikh Muhammad Yunus Kamoga, head of Jumiat Dawatil Tabligh Al Salafiya, has warned…

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Saudi envoy calls for unity among Muslims

  By Sarah Nalule Mohammed Bin Khalil Faloudah, the Saudi Arabia envoy to Uganda, has called for unity among the…

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Nakadama calls for fairness and inclusion in judiciary

  By Issa Kigongo Uganda’s Third Deputy Prime Minister Hajjati Rukia Nakadama has urged newly appointed justices and judges to…

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Juma-Zukuli leadership dispute escalates, police called in

By Abdul-Wahid Kakande The headquarters of the Juma-Zukuli Muslim group at Kyandondo in Kawempe is threatening to turn into a…

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