South African pianist Abdullah Ibrahim in 2014.
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In his work Abdullah Ibrahim looks to the past to offer a vision of the future.
Many of the protestors who stormed the US Capitol on 6 January 2021 are said to believe evil forces were at work in Donald Trump’s removal from office.
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Religious belief in the devil may have declined, but western demons are alive and well in popular culture and contemporary politics.
Muslims pray at the Kofar Mata Central Mosque in Kano, Northern Nigeria. Liberal and fundamentalist Islam are in a contest of legitimacy in the region.
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The debate around photos of two Nigerian Salafi clerics taken in London wasn’t a trivial conversation about dress and recreational choices. It was loaded with symbolism.