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Muslim schools shine in KCSE

Jubillant students of WAMY High School host high their principal Shaaban Omar after the release of the KCSE examination results.
INSET: Students of Nairobi Muslim Academy celebrate their sterling perfomance.

formers had one student scoring an A, 15

scoring A- (minus), 11 B+, 9 B (plain) while
the last on the list obtained a B-(minus).
Another academic giant Sheikh Khalifa
Bin Zayed al Nahyan Secondary School of
Mombasa proved its academic supremacy by leading the chart of top performing
schools in the county.
It posted a mean score of 10.12 points,
an improvement from 9.28 mean scoreobtained in 2013.Seventeen students among
the 150 candidates obtained A (plain) while
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uslim run schools and students

emerged among the top performers
and achievers in the 2014 Kenya
Certificate of Secondary Education(KCSE)
examinations.
In the result just released on Tuesday by
the education cabinet secretary Jacob
Kaimenyi, the consistent top performer
WAMY High School firmly maintained its
lead in the list of the best Muslim schools.
The Nairobi based institution posted an
impressive performance of a mean score
index of 10.632 points. Overall, seven stu-

dents posted straight As (plains), 65 A-, 24

B+, 9 B- and one student posting C+.
It is our best performance so far, said the
excited principal Shaaban Omar Ouma.
In the 2013 examinations, the school also
performed exceptionally well topping the
charts nationally in Biology.
Don Bosco Secondary School in Nairobis
Eastleigh estate followed closely with a
mean score index of 10.16points. The
school which in the last few years has risen
from the shadows to join the list of top per-

EDITORIAL

The Friday Bulletin

Jamaada Al Awwal 16,1436/March 06, 2015

Stop the sexualization of children

President Uhuru Kenyatta recently
launched a new HIV campaign aimed at
educating teenagers on the use of condoms as a measure to reduce the rising
prevalence of the deadly infection among
youth.
The campaign is a response to statistics
from the health ministry which indicate
that a growing number of young people
are being infected and losing their lives at
the hands of the deadly disease.
While measures to combat the prevalence of the scourge are welcome, extra
caution should be made to ensure that
this is not done at the expense of violating moral values in the society.
While there is no doubt that many young
men and women are engaging in premarital relations, sanctioning and encouraging this immoral vice in the guise of
fighting the deadly disease will not be a
panacea to address this problem but on
the contrary, it only will help to inflame the
prevalence of the disease.
Statistics point out that even after hundreds of millions of condoms have in the
past two decades been freely distributed

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around the country as a measure to stop

the rising incidences of HIV/AIDS, the
numbers of infections continue to experience an upward rise.
Instead of focusing at the root cause behind this problem, regrettably policymakers
are turning their attention to other areas
where little or no results will be achieved.
Currently, the society is experiencing a
sexually charged atmosphere driven by the
rising pornography and sex industry which
though illegal and growing at an alarming
rate, the government has chosen to look
the other way.
Pornographic magazine and DVD videos
can easily be obtained from the streets.
The unrestricted access on the internet has
meant that even young children can easily
view explicit materials right in the palms of
their hands. On TV screens, adult content
is now a normal feature during peak time
hours with regulators feigning ignorance.
Prostitution and brothels are on the rise in
major towns around the country. A growing
rank of young girls at the Coast are being
lured into child prostitution rings mainly involving foreigners. According to a United

Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) report, the flourishing tourism is fueling

child prostitution. Due to the tightening of
laws in places like Asia, many tourists are
flocking to Kenya for their immoral activities due to the existing lax laws.
The sad fact is that instead of addressing
these illegal and immoral activities which
are driving sexual attitudes to worrying
levels, policies are being put in place to
encourage young people to be sexually
active through mass distribution of condoms.
Such measures have been tried in the
past in the developed world and have
miserably failed, regrettably the same
failed policies are being exported and embraced by the poor third world countries
and are bound to fail and more worrying
with disastrous consequences.
The government has an obligation to institute measures to protect the health
and lives of vulnerable young people but
this should not be done at the expense of
undermining cultural and religious moral
values as this will not have positive bearing but only serve to further exacerbate
the problem.

Celebration time for Muslim schools

the lowest candidate scored C+.

The school principal Suleiman Bwika attributed the sterling performance to hard
work and dedication by students and staff
members.
A rising star from Kilifi County, Arabuko
Forest High School is gradually joining the
list of top achievers and it rose from the
jungle to post a remarkable mean score of
9.96. The school is an academic project
of Africa Muslim Agency which runs the
Kajiado based Umma University.
Memon High School from Mombasa came
in fourth position among Muslim schools
with a mean score of 9.67.
Another perennial achiever Alim High
School of Machakos continued its academic streak registering a mean score of
9.47 (B+). In 2012 and 2013, Alim High
School was ranked the best private school
in Machakos County.
Abu Hureira Academy of Mombasa which
a few years ago made headlines among
academic giants in the KCSE examinations before slipping into oblivion is rising
again from the ashes.
In last years results, Abu Hureira which
is among educational institutions which
have adopted a fully integrated model of
education featured among the best performing schools in Mombasa after garnering a mean score of 9.46 points.
Istiqamah Academy of Mombasa also
posted good perfomance emerging with a
mean grade of 9.22.
Nairobi Muslim Academy which had 76
candidates also posted good results which

saw the girls only schoolobtaining a mean

score of 9.03 points. The best student Zeinab Shukri Issa obtained 83 points. Other
good performers were Maahad Academy
of Pangani which posted a mean score of
8.05 points. The school is a sister institution to the Girls Training Institute
Abrar High School of Eldoret in Uasin
Gishu county which had a mean score of
7.96 points and Kenya Muslim Academy
of Huruma in Nairobi with a mean grade
of 7.20 points were among Muslim schools
which registered a marked improvement
in the 2014 KCSE results. Kenya Muslim
Academy had all its candidate scoring A
(plain) in Arabic language.
Sheikh Khalifa produced the top student
at the Coast, Nassem Faiz Hyder who obtained 84 points. Maulid Alfan Kitoweo of
Kenyatta National School emerged the top
KCSE candidate in Taita-Taveta County
with a mean grade of A (84 points).
Among other top achievers were Shamim
Mohammed and Nawal Ali both from Nairobi's Pangani Girls High school both of
whom posted As in all the eight subjects
and garnered 84 points.''I expected to do
well but not this well.Iam very happy with
my results and thank Allah for the results,''
an elated Shamim said.
Taisir Abdalla from Istiqama High school in
Mombasa also emerged top candidate with
84 points.
North Eastern which for years has been
known for taking a backseat in national
examination is finally coming out of the
woods.

Mandera county made history after one its

student Ibrahim Abdi Ali from Sheikh Ali
Secondary school obtained A in national
examinations. He scored 81 points making
it to the list of top achievers in the country.
Shamsa Ali Haji from Wajir Girls Secondary School emerged the top female student in the region with A-(minus), a score
of 76 points.
Garissa High School had 15 students
achieving A- (minus) grade while 130 of
233 candidates who sat for KCPE attained
the minimum university entry point of C+
and above.
The Muslim Education Council (MEC)
hailed the improvement in school performance saying that it is a demonstration
that Muslim schools are not being left behind in education performance. We do
expect better performance in the years
to come as many schools are coming up
with strategies to improve on their academic performance, said the chief executive Munawar Khan as he called on other
schools to emulate the success of the top
performers and post better results in the
future.
Releasing the results, the Cabinet Secretary said there was a great improvement in the KCSE results for 2014, as the
number of candidates who scored A plain
increased from 2, 722 in 2013 to 3, 073
in 2014 while 149,717 candidates scored
C+ and above.Am delighted to announce
that general performance improved tremendously in 2014 KCSE examinations
compared to 2013, he said.

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The Friday Bulletin

DA'WA

Jamaada Al Awwal 16,1436/March 06, 2015

Umar ibn Abdul Aziz: Pioneer of righteous rulers

Naeema Halim
Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, the celebrated Umayyad Caliph, was sitting in his private chamber
examining a pile of State documents, when
his wife, Fatima, addressed him: "Will you
spare a few moments for me? I want to discuss a private matter with you."
"Of course", replied the pious Caliph, raising
his head from the papers,
"But, please put off this State lamp and light
your own, as I do not want to burn the State
oil for private talk."
The obedient wife, who was the daughter
of Abdul Malik, the mighty Umayyad Caliph
and the sister of two successive Umayyad
Caliphs, Waleed and Sulayman, complied
accordingly. This incident is a brief reflection of the short, but memorable two year
reign of Caliph Umar ibn Abdul Aziz, the
brightest period in the 91-year Caliphate of
the Umayyads, which, though short lived,
had entirely transformed the outlook of the
State.
He came in the form of a reviver, which was
also prophesized by Prophet Muhammad
(peace be upon him) as: At the beginning
of every century, Allah will send to this Ummah someone who will renew its religion
(Abu Dawud, 4278)
Born in 61 AH in Madinah, Umar was raised
amongst the company of righteous people,
thus their noble practices were reflected in
his personality both as Governor of Madinah and later as Caliph of the Muslim Ummah. A brief account of his contributions is
given below.
Shura council in Madinah
The decision of Caliph Waleed bin Abdul
Maliks nomination of Umar as the Governor
of Madinah in 91AH, was warmly welcomed
by the Madeenites. Umar also stood true to
their expectations.
Immediately on arrival in Madinah, he
formed an advisory council of ten eminent
jurists and notables of the city for his guidance on all important matters, thus following
the footsteps of his great grandfather Umar
bin al-Khattab.
The same practice was continued by him
even when he became the caliph in 99 AH.
SUNDAY
LECTURE
He attracted around him
a galaxy
of talented men, thus distancing himself from those
only interested in worldly pleasures and personal gain.
Justice
The Caliph sincerely believed that responsibility and authority demanded granting
the subjects their due rights. To achieve
the same, he worked endlessly to achieve
the same. He also sought advice from AlHassan Al-Basri to achieve a better insight
into the characteristics of a just leader and
applied that in all his dealings.
He left no stone unturned to return the illegal properties occupied by the Umayyad
back to the rightful owners.
Another great reflection of his justice is his
decision to immediately remove all unjust
governors and commanders, who were
famous for carrying out huge atrocities on
people. He looked for the most pious people

in faith and religious observance to better

serve the Ummah.
The Umayyads had no accountability with
regards to their treasury. Their lavish lifestyle was funded by imposing unnecessary
and heavy taxes. The quality of goods had
decreased due to the heavy taxes in addition to Zakat, Jizyah, Ushr and Kharaj.
Umar alleviated the trading taxes in every
land and forbade the Governors from taking
Jizyah from newly converted Muslims.
Umar's justice was not just limited to human
beings; rather he issued strict instructions
regarding dealings with animals as well. He
forbade goading the animals with iron rods.
He even fixed the maximum load for camels
and made it compulsory for all his governors
to comply with the instructions.
Intellectual and Religious Freedom
Umar believed in freedom of faith and belief
within the society. This was manifested in
his compliance with various covenants and
agreements he underwent with the Jews
and the Christians, thereby following the
Quranic teachings that: There is no Compulsion in Religion (2:256)
Umar ensured that the Non-Muslims were
given their due rights as citizens of the state.
During his rule, people were given freedom
of speech, so they could easily express their
opinions and put forward their complaints to
the Government.
Freedom of trade and commerce
Umar granted people complete freedom to
invest their wealth and trade through land
and sea. He sincerely believed that when
Allah had allowed man to pursue and earn
livelihood without any restrictions, the state
had no right to intervene, as the land and
sea both belonged to Allah. Once he was
asked: Why is that the price of things is
high in your time, and they were lower under
former governments?
He answered: The people before me used
to compel the Non-Muslims to pay beyond
their means and capacity, until it appeared
that they possessed nothing to sell and their
livelihood had been smashed to pieces. I do
not burden anyone with more than they can
bear. The price of something has nothing to
do with us, only Allah.
Dealing with Kharijites and Shias
Umar did not order to wage war on the
Kharijites on the grounds of their differences of opinion, rather he showed utmost perseverance, with the hope that Allah might
guide them to the correct path.
It was only when the situation went beyond
control due to the Kharijites spilling blood
of Muslims that he ordered to fight against
them. However, following in the footsteps
of Ali, he also forbade keeping their women
and children as captives, and deemed their
wealth unlawful.
Similarly, Umars stance towards Shias was
also filled with wisdom, a practice which all
Muslim nations who are victim of sectarianism riots should adopt in full letter and
spirit. He forbade cursing Ali in Jummuah
Prayers, which had unfortunately become

a usual practice in the previous Umayyad

Governments. He gave special instructions
to his officials in Kufah, the stronghold of
Shia community, on how to deal with them.
Do not demand obedience on the grounds
of abandoning Ali ibn Abi Talib, for he was
a righteous man. Read to them, and do not
delve into it with them. Speak to them and
do not listen to what they have to say. Teach
them and do not learn from them.
Thus, he advised not to involve in direct
confrontation with this group. Instead he insisted on staying away from the company of
innovators and heretics to avoid bloodshed.
Fiscal reforms
Umar's policy of disciplined commercial
and economic freedom flourished and bore
abundant fruits in the form of a massive influx of business and trade initiatives. This
led to a significant rise in total yield of income collected as Zakah, through which the
quality of life improved in the lower social
classes. Thus during his reign, a time of
economic prosperity reached when there
were no receivers of Zakah available.
He also lifted unnecessary taxes imposed
on farmers, thus encouraging them to re-vitalize their barren lands, and did not charge
any revenue out of it. His infrastructural
projects included expanding the Prophets
mosque, and thousands of wells, inns and
guest houses were constructed to facilitate
travelers.
Rationalizing state expenditures
He avoided wastefulness which was the
practice of his predecessors .Upon assuming caliphate, he was presented with the
royal carriage, but he preferred his mule in
its place and ordered that the carriage be
deposited in the state treasury.
Rather than spending excessively on
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Muslim Journalists are invited

for a meeting
Date: Sunday 8th March 2015
Time: 10.00am
Jamia Mosque

SATURDAY LECTURE

Topic: The Ethics of disagreement in

Islam

Lecturer: Ustadhah Dhahirah Kantilal

Date: 7th March 2015

Time: 2.00 4.00 pm.

Venue: Jamia Mosque Womens Wing

SUNDAY LECTURE

Topic:Adabu ya kwenda Msikitini

By: Abu Hudhayfa
Date: 8th March 2015
Time: 2 pm- 4 pm
Venue: Makina Kibra

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WOMEN

The Friday Bulletin

Umm Maryam

Jamaada Al Awwal 16,1436/March 06, 2015

In Islam every day is Womens Day

The world will be celebrating another of its

self-invented important day the International Womens Day. It is a great irony that
we need to celebrate a day as womens day
instead of giving a woman the rights and
status she deserves. Women have been
exploited and treated as dirt since time immemorial.
In some societies women have indeed lived
under oppression, cruelty and injustice, and
have been denied basic rights of humanity.
Women in the pagan Arab society did not
generally have these qualities. They were
inherited like any moveable commodity after
the death of an indebted husband. If the deceased husband had adult sons from other
marriages, the oldest son among them had
the right to add her to his household, just as
a son inherits other chattels of his deceased
father. She was unable to leave the house
of her stepson unless she paid a ransom.
As a general practice, men had the freedom
to acquire as many wives as they desired
with no set limits. There was no system
of law and justice that would forbid a man
from committing any injustice towards his
wives. Women had no right to choose, or
even consent to being chosen as a partner
for marriage; they were simply given away.
Women were forbidden to remarry if a husband divorced them.
In India there was no balance; they were
either worshipped as goddess or treated as
slaves; there was no middle path.
Women in the Chinese society occupied a
low and degraded status. They were customarily assigned the most despised and
least important jobs and positions. The
male child was looked upon as a gift from
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the female child, she had to endure multiple

hardships, like the binding of her feet in order to cripple her from running.
Among the Greeks, women were degraded
to the extent that men claimed that women
were nothing but the epitome of evil. There
was no system to protect women in that society. A woman in the Roman society was
also looked down upon as an inferior being that could not run her own affairs. All
authority was in the hands of men who totally dominated all private and public affairs.
Men even had the authority to sentence
their wives to death in certain cases when
accused of specific crime. A Jewish woman
got married, her guardianship was transferred from her father to her husband and
she became one of his possessions such
as his house, his slave, his maidservant or
his money or wealth. Jewish teachings and
laws deprived the girl of her fathers inheritance if the father had other male children.
Christian priests went to the extreme of considering the woman the cause of original
sin and the source of all catastrophes from
which the entire world has suffered. For
this very reason, the physical relationship
between man and woman has traditionally
been labelled as filthy or dirty even if it
were officially done and performed within a
legitimate marriage contract.
In todays so-called modern era women are
treated as objects and commodities and are
used and exploited in all fields of life. Semi
clad women are used for selling everything
from toothbrush to computers.
In Islam every day is womens day; women
are considered gifts of Allah and are always
cherished. Islam gives woman the rights

and status she deserves as it is the religion

of nature people are born with. Islam has
been programmed into our very being and
a woman who follows it completely will be
at peace with herself and the world. Islam
treats women with dignity and honour. Islam treats women equally in all spheres of
life: Equality in Basic Humanity, Religious
Obligations, Rewards and Punishments,
Ownership and Financial Transactions,
Honour and Nobility, Education, Social Responsibilities. Women are given the best
rights in terms of motherhood.
The Qurn specifically denounces the
killing of daughters and the Holy Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allah be to him)
has shown through his example how to
treat daughters in the best possible manner. Bringing up of children is the most important right after the right of breast-feeding
and nursing by the mother. The mother is
entitled to the custody of the child, son or
daughter, at the early stage of life, between
the ages of one and thirteen or fourteen.
In cases of divorce, due to differences between parents, Islam entitles the mother to
her childs custody during early childhood
because she, generally, is more caring and
attentive to the childs needs. Islam gives
women their due as mothers, wives, sisters, daughters and so on. This is the reason why so many of them in the west are
turning towards Islam.

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Umma University to spearhead integration of knowledge in Kenya

In a bid to reform education, Umma University will partner with the
International Institute of Islamic Thought (IIIT) in promoting the concept of Islamization of knowledge.
Further, the two institutions will also engage in curriculum development to enhance education.
Speaking at a one-day symposium on the integration of knowledge
held at the Umma University main campus in Kajiado, the IIIT Secretary General Prof. Omar Hassan Kasule said education is the
basis for social change and there was need for the revival of the
Muslim community through knowledge that is integrated.
He noted that the Muslim community has lagged behind in various
spheres of development notably education and the remedy to this
challenge lies in reforming the system of education by forging together the Islamic and contemporary education system.
The future lies in education that is reformed. We are strong when
we are more educated and weak when less educated said Prof.
Kasule who is a lecturer at the King Fahd University in Saudi Arabia.
The academician spoke on the crisis in dichotomy in the traditional
Islamic teaching and secular education which he said were conflicting and needed to be reconciled.
The concept of Islamization of knowledge developed by the International Institute of Islamic Thought which is based in Virginia, United
States focuses on approaches to fuse Islamic education ethics with
various fields of modern thought
In his keynote address Prof. Kasule urged the Muslim leadership
to come together and find a common ground to better the socioeconomic condition of the community.
Noting that there are inadequate works on research materials about
Islam and Muslims in Kenya, the Umma University Vice Chancellor
Prof. Shaukat Abdulrazak encouraged intellectual and scholars to
take initiatives in bridging this gap and inculcate the writing culture
among students. We need to be innovative and stop being followers. We need to have our own literature books and stop depending
on scripts written by others, said the Vice Chancellor.
Pointing to the teachers boycott in North Eastern Kenya, he regretted that the teaching profession has had marginal appeal to many

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The IIIT secretary general Prof. Omar Hassan Kasule addresses the
symposium at Umma University. On the right is the IIIT regional coordinator Abdulhamid Slatch and left is Prof. Abdulrazak Shaukat.

Muslim students leading to an acute shortage of teachers which

has had negative consequences on the education sector in Muslim
predominated areas.
Addressing the participants IIIT Regional Coordinator Abdulhamid
Slatch called on Muslim professors and lecturers to contribute to
the field of education by engaging in research projects and writing
teaching materials. He pledged that the institution will support and
finance research programmes.
The one-day symposium organized by Umma University and the
International Institute of Islamic Thought-a US based intellectual
forum which promotes and support research projects and engage
in teaching and training programmes aimed at bridging the gap between Islamic and so-called secular knowledge.
The forum brought together intellectuals, scholars and educationist
from various parts of the country.

2014 KCSE

MEAN
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KNHCR calls for inclusive efforts in the war on terror

The government has been urged to take a
wholistic approach in the fight against violent extremism and terrorism by bringing
various actors on board.
The state human rights watchdog, the
Kenya National Commission on Human
Rights (KNCHR) told the government to
involve community leaders in terrorism
prevention measures since they command
respect and are close to the affected communities.
Reacting to the recent High Court ruling to
outlaw sections of the contentious Security
Laws Amendment Act 2014, the Commission further stressed on the government
to undertake counter terrorism measures
within the confines of the law.
It is important to ensure that counter terrorism efforts are on all fours with the existing international, regional and national
policy legislative frameworks and the Bill
of Rights as enshrined in the constitution
said the commission in a press release.

The commission hailed the courts ruling

noting that national security should be pursued in compliance with the law and with
the utmost respect for the rule of law, democracy, human rights and fundamental
freedoms.
The statement further called for measures
to address underlying issues such as poverty, youth unemployment, marginalization
and economic exclusion which have been
responsible for alienating and driving section of the population to extremists groups
and ideologies.
It called for the need to invest in the promotion of national values and principle of
human dignity, human rights and the protection of marginalized communities in
the country arguing that effective counter

terrorism measures and the promotion of

human rights should be complementary
rather than conflicting.
Meanwhile the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Kenya
welcomed the high court ruling which dismissed the provision to cap the number of
refugees residing in Kenya to 150,000.
We are glad that the judge ruled in favour of refugees that are hosted in Kenya
noted Catherine Hamon Sharpe, the UNHCR Assistant representative in Kenya in
charge of protection.
Sharpe noted that Kenya is bound by the
principle of non-refoulment both domestically and internationally adding that refugees are special persons who needed to
be protected.

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Umar ibn Abdul Aziz

Continued FromPage 3
military expeditions, he focused more on
strengthening the internal affairs of the
state, and achieving economic stability.
Legislative system
The legislative system during his reign was
exemplary in the sense that he himself
would scrutinize the appointment of judges
and stipulated five criteria (knowledge, discernment, integrity, seeking of advice and
tenaciousness in the truth) for selection.
He himself gave many independent rulings in the light of Quran and Sunnah and
the Consensus of the Companions of the
Prophet. For example regarding the period
of absence from ones wife, he gave the ruling that: Whoever is absent from his wife
for two years must either divorce her or return to her.
However, the Umayyads who were accustomed to such lavish lifestyles could not
tolerate his attitude of strict justice, so they
plotted against him, poisoning him which
eventually led to his death in the year 101
AH.
Post script
Umar ibn Abdul Aziz is related to Umar ibn
al-Khattab because of a famous event during the second Caliph's rule. During one of
his frequent journeys to survey the condition of his people, Umar overheard a milkmaid refusing to obey her mother's orders
to sell adulterated milk. The girl replied that
although Caliph Umar was not looking at
them, Allah was always watching over everyone.
The next day Umar ibn al Khattab sent an
officer to purchase milk from the girl and
found the milk unadulterated. He then summoned the girl and her mother to his court
and told them what he had overheard. As
a reward, he offered to marry the girl to his
son Asim. She accepted, and from this union was born a girl named Layla who would
in due course become the mother of Umar
ibn Abdul Aziz.

A section of participants during last year's conference held at KICC

The second edition of the Journey of Faith

Africa Conference has been planned for
next month.
The three-day event is to be held at the
Kenyatta International Convention Centre
(KICC) from April 4 and will feature international scholars from different parts of the
world who will speak on various subjects on
contemporary issues facing the community.
Over 4,000 participants are expected to
grace the event which also aims at promoting a good understanding of Islam among
Muslims and people of other faiths.
The list of scholars include the prominent
Saudi Arabian scholar Dr. Aidh Abdallah al
Qarni, the author of Dont be Sad, one of
the most popular books in the Islamic world.
Others to grace the event will include Sheikh
Adil Kalbani the Imam of the grand mosque
of Makkah, Sheikh Abdulraheeem McCarthy and Sheikh Yusha Evans from the United States and Sheikh Wasim Kempson the
Imam of Al Muntada al Islamic mosque in
London who was among the speakers dur-

ing the inaugural event last year.

Others speakers at the international conference will include Sheikh Yahya Abu
Sumayyah from Canada, Sheikh Abdiqadir
Muhammad (Cambe) from the United States
as well as Sheikh Abdulrahman Mansoor al
Qahtani from Saudi Arabia who captivated
the audience during last years event.
Also to feature is the acclaimed international award winning writer and performer
Boonaa Mohammed from Canada.
The Deputy Vice chancellor of the Technical
University of Mombasa Prof. Awadh Bin Hazim will be among the local speakers.
Journey of Faith Africa is an extension of
the Journey of Faith Conferences held annually in Canada. The event is a brain child
of Sheikh Said Rageah, the Imam of the
Sakeenah Centre in Toronto, Canada who
is also featuring in the list of international
speakers.
This time round it will be a bigger and better event, said the Journey of Faith Africa
(JOF) chairman Ogle Musleh.

The Friday Bulletin

NATIONAL

Jamaada Al Awwal 16,1436/March 06, 2015

Mandera and Wajir among safest places in Kenya

Residents of Wajir, Mandera and Lamu
Counties have a reason to smile after a
police report released on Wednesday last
week ranked the counties among the safest
in the country.
Despite experiencing terror attacks, the National Police Service Annual Crime Report
2014 placed the counties among the areas
with least incidents of crime in the country.
Out of the 69,736 cases reported country
wide Mandera had the second lowest figure
of 252 cases followed by Lamu with 316 and
Wajir with 438 crime incidents.
Isiolo had the least number of crimes reported which stood at 219. Other counties
which posted low figures of crime activities
included Marsabit and Samburu.
Terrorism, tribal conflicts and cattle rustling
were responsible for the conflicts experienced in the five counties.
Crime was prevalent in five counties across
the country with Nairobi leading with 6,732

cases reported followed by Nakuru with

4,525 cases. Others were Kiambu 4,449,
Mombasa 2,946 and Murang'a with 2,501
cases reported respectively.
Overall, the figures released by acting Inspector General of Police Samwel Arachi
showed that North eastern region was however among the four regions that recorded
increased cases of crime at 18% coming
second to Nyanza which recorded 22%.
Mandera senator Billow Kerrow welcomed
the report and urged Mandera residents to
assist police in nabbing those associated
with terror attacks to tame the crime rate.It
is only terrorism that has dented the otherwise safe status of the county. And terrorism is a global problem that even developed
countries have challenges in dealing with.
Let us be patient as the government makes
every effort to handle this menace, said Billow in a post on his Facebook page.

Uphold Islamic values, university students told

Muslim students at various universities in
the country have been told to stick to Islamic moral teachings and shun western
lifestyles as a way of maintaining their Islamic identity.
At the same time they were advised to join
the teaching profession as away of contributing to the advancement of education in the
Muslim community and the nation at large.
Addressing an inter-university Muslim students Forum at Jamia Mosque boardroom
over the weekend, the Da'wah Officer at
Ummah Foundation, Sheikh Hussein Kassim urged Muslim youth to uphold Islamic
moral values in the face of the challenges
posed by western civilization and urged the
students to exhibit Islamic characterand be
seen asgood ambassadors of Islam by people of other faiths.
''There are many people who have embraced Islam through observing the good
characters of Muslims and we should understand that our good Islamic behaviour
reflects on the wider society,''Sheikh Hussein said.
He called on parents to imbibe in their children Islamic ideals adding that the lack of
proper parental guidance was contributing
to the erosion of Islamic ethics among the
Muslim youth.
Sheikh Hussein also told Muslim youth to
be proud of their religion and refuse to succumb to negative peer pressure and secularization which were at odd with Islamic
teachings.
On his part, the education committee chairman at the Foundation Ahmed Yusuf called
on Muslim leaders and education stakeholders to promote education in the Muslim
community by supporting Muslim students
at secondary schools and universities in
pursuing their education for them to prosper
and be of benefit to the community.
In his remarks, the Ummah Foundation
Secretary General Zool Nimji urged the students to inculcate into their lives the knowledge received during the forum and serve

as role models for the youth and good ambassadors of Islam in the wider society.
He pledged that Ummah Foundation will
continue partnering with other organizations
in supporting development programs in the
Muslim community.
Speaking at the forum, the executive officer
Musa Wekesa advised Muslim students to
join the teaching profession to contribute
to advancement of education in the Muslim
community and the society at large.He said
the community suffered from a deficiency
of teachers and that this is evident even in
Muslim schools where majority of the teachers are non-Muslims.
He said contrary to some assertions,the
teaching profession was not reserved for
those who failed to attain good results and
grades in form four and added that teaching
was equally important like other careers and
professions.''You have to become teachers
as this is of great benefit to the Muslim community and the society at large.If you are
a teacher who attained A grade and a university graduate you end up becoming an
inspiration and a role model to the society,''
he said.
The forum brought together students leaders from six public and private universities
who discussed and shared ideas and experiences on various challenges affecting the
Muslim community, their responsibility and
roles in addressing the challenges.

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NEP Counties hardest

hit by drought
The counties of North Eastern Kenya
head the list of counties worst hit by
drought, this is according to the assessment report on the countrys current
drought and food security in the arid and
semi-arid land (ASAL) regions of the
country.
The 2015 Food Security Assessment
Report listed the counties of Mandera,
Wajir, Garissa and Isiolo as the worst
hit by drought occasioned by insufficient
rains.
Devolution Cabinet Secretary Anne
Waiguru who released the report last
week said more than 1.6 million Kenyans
across 23 counties are facing starvation
as a result of the biting drought.
She pointed out that the drought in ASAL
areas was due to failed short rain season
in November and December and warned
that the situation in worst affected counties is likely to deteriorate into emergency status if nothing is done to improve
the situation. These people require immediate food assistance in the next six
months. The most critical period is from
February to the end of March, before the
2015 long rains, she said.
The Cabinet Secretary noted that the
government has set aside Sh3 billion to
address the drought situation in ASAL
regions over the next six months. The
ministry will continue to provide monthly
relief food to counties that are food insecure. In addition, the Hunger Safety Net
Programme at the ministry will provide
cash transfers of Sh2,450 per month to
70,304 of the most food insecure households in Mandera, Wajir, Marsabit and
Turkana, said added.
Waiguru urged the respective county
governments to supplement the efforts
of the national government in addressing the situation through water tracking,
nutrition and public health services and
livestock disease surveillance.
The report further warns that shortage
of water might force residents to take
contaminated water and aggravating the
current cholera outbreak.
Other counties that have being hard hit
by the drought include Turkana, Tana
River, Baringo, Kajiado and Kwale.
The food security assessment report
was carried out between January 26th
and February 6th 2015 in 23 ASAL counties and assessed the short rains of October to December 2014.

FROM THE NOBLE QUR'AN

O you who have believed, do not
consume one another's wealth
unjustly but only [in lawful] business by mutual consent. And do
not kill yourselves [or one another]. Indeed, Allah is to you ever
Merciful.
(Al Quran 4:29)

Inter University Muslim Students Forum

Ummah Foundation organizes Inter University Forums annually
with the aim of increasing its leadership, strengthening students
networking, and promoting human resource exchanges.
The meeting was held on 1st of March 2015 at Jamia Conference
room. The forum was for the purpose of exchanging ideas that
will enhance their capacities as Muslims in dealing with issues of
Muslim Unity, career development and progression. The objectives and outcomes of the forum are to:
1- Create a platform for University student leaders to share their
ideas and experiences pertinent to their roles and the student organizations.
2- Further strengthen the student network in the region and be
voice of reason after graduation advocating for Islam and its principles in a moderate way.
3- Initiate cooperation among student leaders to take joint actions
on the preparation towards the Muslim dream of unity, One Vision, One Identity, One Community.
4- To counter social vices among the Muslim Students and create
awareness of self responsibility.
5- Inculcate the culture of reading and how to achieve higher
grades in our learning.Participants were selected from the leadership fraternity according to levels of active participation in the
students programs in their respective Universities.
They were 12 members in number assembled from the University
of Nairobi, Kenyatta University, Multi- Media University and Mt.
Kenya University. The topics that formed the basis of their discussions and assembling of ideas were:
Reading culture and Muslim enrolment in Universities
Drug abuse and its effects in the Muslim society
Institution of Zakat in creating jobs and poverty eradication

Todays Muslim Youth and Islamic identity

Role of Technology in spread of Islam
Social Media pros and cons in Islamic life.
In similar students programs, Ummah Foundation in collaboration
with Muslim students Association of Kenyatta University (MAKU)
organized a get together breakfast meeting at the Conference hall
within Kenyatta University. The meeting aimed at bridging the gap
that exists between Muslims and Christians within the campus.
The Christians and reverts were invited to this breakfast to get the
true picture of what Islam teaches and advocates for in terms of
harmony and mutual religious co-existence. This was also aimed
at demystifying the wrong notions build around the true teachings
of Islam. Ummah Foundation also sponsored a Quran Competition program that was held at Kenyatta University on 28th February 2015. The Competition brought together 16 Institutions that
came to test their skills in the recitation and memorization of the
Noble Quran. The program was categorised in four parts; 15 juzus, 5 juzus and 2 juzus. The overall winner of the 15 juzus was
from Highlands High School.
We would like to appreciate the joint efforts that are devoted in
making these programs come to success and it is our prayer that
Allah Subhaanu wa Taala will make our youth utilize their time in
activities that will be of great benefit to this Ummah.
Ummah Foundation
Village plaza, 2nd Floor, Ngara Rd
P.O.Box 58717-00200 Nairobi
Tel: 020-2680610/13
Mobile: 0734-845277
Email: info@ummahfoundation.net
Web:www.ummahfoundation.net

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Tel: 0720796518/ 0206001235 /6001236
Email: nairobimuslimacademy@yahoo.com
www.nma.ac.ke

The Board of Trustees, Management and Staff of Nairobi Muslim Academy wish
to congratulate the KCSE class of 2014 for their exemplary performance.

Zeinab Shukri Issa

A (83 Points)

Sawda Mohamed Mohamud Fatuma Ahmed Mohamed

A (82 Points)
A (82 Points)

Farhiyo Ahmed Mohamed Ifrah Mohamed Mohamud Maimuna Abdi Jamaa

A -(78 Points)
A-(77 Points)
A-(76 Points)

A
5

A7

B+
12

Nadira Abdirahman Musa

A (82 Points)

Zeinab Jamal Ahmed

A-(75 Points)

Balkhisa Hassan Ahmed

A (81 Points)

Asmaa Mohamed Iman

A-(74 Points)

NO. OF CANDITATE 2014 KCSE = 67

B
BC+
C
Mean Grade
16
17
8
8
B (9.03)

Bokayo Jarso Yattani

A-(79 Points)

Ifrah Ali Abdirizak

A-(74 Points)

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