A mosque rebounds, fighting extremism in coastal Kenya

(The Christian Science Monitor) Musa Mosque reclaimed its name January 23, declaring it was back on track after an eight-month takeover by radical Islamic youth who have surged in number amid increasing extremism along Kenya's coast. 

The building, renamed "Martyr's Mosque" by the youth who overran it, became a symbol last year of Mombasa’s struggle to contain growing extremism among its young men.

The professional sign hung by the steward, Khatib Khamis, recognizing the mosque’s founder, Musa, was seen by many in the Majengo neighborhood as a victory lap. But it will take a lot more than a sign to shake off the mosque's reputation as a haven for extremists and to ensure that other mosques in the port city don’t go through the same cycle.