Haidar's Corner

Abuja can & should be Africa's political influence capital but for the current security situation in the country which seems out of hand & raises the risk-level for high-powered delegations/personalities to travel & hold meetings there. Essentially, Abuja already started gaining such relevance in a regional sense & it would have easily fitted into the role of Africa's Political capital with the right combination of lobbying/packaging plus economic & institutional viability/infrastructural development. In terms of location, & existing infrastructure...Abuja is indeed well primed for such a role almost perfectly especially aesthetically being a convener's paradise! Again, looking at the wealth of politicians/statesmen and diplomats Nigeria has...with the right conditions in place I feel Nigeria's 'numbers' would still play a great part in making Abuja, Africa's Brussels...albeit with less historical significance bein...

Today more than ever Muslims are faced with unabated attacks on the fundamentals that provide protection against the erosion of the moral fabric of our society. And no where is this more evident than in the area of the media that is used to gradually erase & reshape the thoughts of many towards sexuality and the permissiveness that permeates the global village. From the condom ads, to the promotion of free-mixing of male & female and the glorification of the woman's body in almost every advert, it is hard to avoid the nudge & trudging along people are sub-consciously resigning & consigning to immorality as a normal part of life. I wish to say that the reality is that we will never return back to a situation where, modesty and utmost morality is the order of the day and on a daily basis our societies' moral defenses are being eroded by the proliferation of uncountable ploys which keep pushing us away from the true path. This is in exact ali...