Forum in Congo to Discuss Shi’ism and its responses to Wahhabism

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - A forum is planned to begin in the central African country of Congo today, April 14, to discuss Shi’ism and its responses to Wahhabism.The two-day event is organized by the Ahl-ul-Bayt (AS) Center in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, IQNA’s Africa branch reported.Sheikh Issa Mubaki and Davud Waneba, who are both graduates of Al-Mustafa International University and teach at universities and seminaries, will speak at the forum.The country’s Muslims, especially Shia Muslims, will attend the event to learn about the threat of the spread of Wahhabist ideology in different regions of Congo.Muslims constitute some ten percent of the population in Congo. Islam first entered the country in the 18th century. /129