Mohamed Ahmed, who had declared himself the Mahdi, the long-awaited messiah of Islamic tradition, had whipped his dervish followers into a frenzied jihad (holy war) against the Sudan’s Egyptian ...
According to a 2012 poll by the Pew Research Center, at least half of Muslims in nine Muslim-majority countries believe that the coming of the Mahdi is “imminent,” and could happen in their ...
By Ayorinde Oluokun/AbujaNigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS) has dragged self-styled activist Muhammad Mahdi Shehu to court over alleged involvement in terrorism.Shehu was ...