Religion

Jesus of Lübeck: How Africans Were Lured into England’s First Slave Ship

John Hawkins urged the Africans to enter his ship “Jesus of Lubeck,” also known as “The Good Ship Jesus.” for salvation, those who entered soon found they were barred from disembarking. Jesus of Lübeck was a sailing vessel built...

Nana Buluku, the West African Goddess Who Created the Universe

Nana Buluku, also known as Nana Buruku is the female supreme being in the West African traditional religion of the Fon people (Benin, Dahomey) and the Ewe people (Togo). She is easily the most influential deity in West African theology, one shared by many ethnic groups other than the Fon and ewe people.

Sibusiso Mthembu: Meet The South African Man Who Has Been to Heaven Four Times

Sibusiso Mthembu is a self-proclaimed prophet from Mandeni, in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa who claims he has been to heaven four times. Sibusiso Mthembu, now 72, said there were 11 heavens and he had drawn a map of them. Mthembu had his...

Ghana Govt Imports stone from Jerusalem to Sanctify National Cathedral Foundation

A religious Stone has been imported from Jerusalem to lay a foundation for the construction of the Ghana National Cathedral. The stone believed to be religious was imported by the government from Israel to help sanctify the yet-to-be constructed National...

‘Back in its Rightful Place’: Stolen Crown Returns to Ethiopian Church After 20 Years

An 18th Century ceremonial crown that resurfaced in the Netherlands after being taken from a church more than 20 years ago has returned to the church it came from. Debre Medhanit Slase Cheleqo is the church in northern Ethiopia that...

Six of the World’s 10 Largest Christian Countries will be in Africa By 2060

There are already more Christians in Africa than any other continent in the world and that’s not going to change soon. By 2060 six of the countries with the top ten largest Christian populations will be in Africa, up from...

The World’s First Illustrated Christian Bible is in Ethiopia, and It Is 800 years Older than the King James Version

The World’s First Illustrated Christian Bible is in Ethiopia, and It Is 800 years Older than the King James Version, and was handwritten in a day. The book, which is kept securely in a bright-blue circular hut at the...

Christians are the Most Persecuted Religious Group in the World, Study Reveals

One third of the world suffers from religious persecution, and Christians as the most persecuted of religious groups, are at risk of disappearing, new study reveals. One third of the world suffers from religious persecution, and Christians as the most...

Egypt’s 3,189m Long Ramadan Meal Table Dubbed World’s Longest

Measuring just over 3,000 metres, Egypt sets the world record for the longest food table at a Ramadan breakfast meal.. Nearly 7,000 people attended the event which was held at Egypt’s new administrative capital on Saturday (June 1), in...

Grand Mosque of Algiers: China Builds Africa’s Largest Mosque Worth $2 billion in Algeria

The King Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca, Morocco will no longer be the largest mosque in Africa, as a new billion-dollar mega-mosque with the world’s tallest minaret is nearing completion in the capital city of Algiers, Algeria. After almost a...
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How the State of Alabama Criminalized Black Literacy with a $500 Fine in 1833

During the era of chattel slavery in the United States, Southern states actively suppressed the education of African Americans,...
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