Mohammed Taha Mohammed Ahmed ( ar, محمد طه محمد أحمد; 1965 – 6 September 2006) was a

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

ese journalist and editor of the newspaper '' Al-Wifaq''.

Life

Taha was known for writing articles critical of many groups in the country, and in 2000 survived an assassination attempt after criticizing the National Congress Party. In 2005 his paper reprinted an article casting doubt on the ancestry of the prophet

Mohammed Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monoth ...

. In 2006 he was kidnapped and his body found decapitated in

Khartoum Khartoum or Khartum ( ; ar, الخرطوم, Al-Khurṭūm, din, Kaartuɔ̈m) is the capital of Sudan. With a population of 5,274,321, its metropolitan area is the largest in Sudan. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile, flowing n ...

Murder trial

In November 2007, nine men were found guilty of killing Taha. On April 13, 2009, the Sudanese authorities executed the convicted criminals by hanging at

Kobar Prison Kobar Prison ( ar, سجن كوبر), formerly known as Cooper prison, is one of the oldest prisons in Sudan, dating back to 1903. It was built by the administration of the former Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (1899-1956) and was named Kobar in Arabic ...

. According to the police authorities, the motives of the murder were political, ethnic, and financial.

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Life

Murder trial

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