Ideological Battle Brewing in Mombasa Mosques

The Muslim community in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa has been shaken up as a youth movement has taken control of an influential mosque in the city.  A police crackdown on alleged radicals has also created tension in the community.  A battle for religious ideological supremacy is brewing as Kenya continues a crackdown on suspected al-Shabab terrorists in the country.   In early February, Kenyan security forces stormed the Masjid Musa Mosque in Mombasa. They killed three...

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