“Come to Burkina Faso!” — Captain Ibrahim Traoré’s reported response to Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has sparked a much wider debate about Sharia law, secular governance,…

Ibrahim Traoré vs Sheikh Ahmad Gumi — a debate over Sharia law, secular governance, religious freedom, and the future of Africa. The discussion surrounding Captain…

Ibrahim Traoré, Burkina Faso’s Muslim president, just declared Sharia law illegal in his own country and ordered hundreds of students studying Islamic law abroad to…