West Africa

Nigerian Shia Muslim cleric, Sheikh Zakzaky, receives honorary doctorate from University of Tehran

The University of Tehran on Saturday bestowed an honorary doctorate upon Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, a prominent Shia Muslim cleric from Nigeria. During the event, the Nigerian Shia cleric shared insights into his five-decade-long advocacy, emphasising his desire for a low profile. Recalling the pivotal 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran, led by the late Imam Khomeini, […]