Islamic leaders blast Primates Zanzibar visit

Islamic leaders on the predominantly Muslim island of Zanzibar, off the coast of Dar es Salaam, ripped the arrival of the Archbishop of Canterbury and his party of Primates today, saying that their visit to the island served no purpose for the people, as the group had openly practicing gays and lesbians.

Writing in the Swahili newspaper Majira, Sheikh Azan Khalid Hamdani, a spokesman for the Muslim community that represents 95 percent of the island population, said his people were against the trip and by coming they might bring unrest. Read more