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 ...
Arizona running back Ismail Mahdi and his family moved to the U.S. from Kenya for "a better life." Mahdi fell in love with football and used the sport as a ...
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 ...