FIFA Club World Cup kick-off provides major test run for Qatar
The FIFA Club World Cup is kicked off in Qatar on Wednesday with hosts facing a major test run of the country’s ability to deal with an influx of foreign fans. Meanwhile, European champions Liverpool…
No, not sonic boom – just sounds of Howler Monkeys at North Coast primate sanctuary
Monkeyland-KZN has just opened a unique forest sanctuary for exotic primates on the Dolphin Coast, about 12km from Ballito. Journalist Ismail Suder went to check out what the monkey business was all about. A bellowing…
Modi’s Hindutva goals collide with India’s destiny…
Modi’s latest outrageous move is an attempt to limit the granting of nationality to non-Muslim refugees ONLY in violation of basic human rights, writes Iqbal Jassat. India today is in a frantic haste to solidify…
Is Ramaphosa mulling selling Palestinian freedom for ‘30 Pieces of Silver’?
I’m shocked but not surprised when President Ramaphosa announced recently that South Africa is reconsidering its decision to downgrade our embassy in Israel for thirty pieces of silver. Never mind the oppression of Palestinians who…
Why is SA media almost silent in reporting on Christian terror plot?
By Al Qalam Reporter When a local right wing Christian group – the National Christian Resistance Movement – was last week exposed for plotting terror activities in South Africa, mainstream media didn’t go crazy with…
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‘Muslim women talking about gender violence, but no one’s been listening’
By Thandile Kona The sixth annual Shamima Shaikh Memorial Lecture took place last week at the Iziko Slave Lodge Museum in Cape…
Mountains of adventure on the cable car ride at Harties
The Hartbeespoort cable car that takes you on a scenic…
‘159 years after arrival of Indians: “I am estranged from my ancestral motherland’
History records “indenture” of Indians as a cruel lived experience,…
Younus Moosa: Businessperson of the Year winner has true ‘human values’
Durban business entrepreneur and visionary Younus Moosa says his purpose…
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Iconic Madressa Arcade sold to historic Juma Masjid – set for revamp
By Sana Ebrahim Durban’s iconic Madressa Arcade building which forms part of the historic Grey Street Precinct has been sold to the…
500 Ulama meet in Durban to seek solutions to challenges facing Ummah
The closed door conference was intended to be a beacon…
Muslims fume at plans to introduce ‘graphic’ CSE sex education in schools
As Government pushes to roll out its Comprehensive Sex Education…
‘Please help me save my son’s life’ – Mum’s desperate plea to the Ummah
An SA family have gone public on the demands of…
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Aung San Suu Kyi defends Myanmar against Rohingya genocide allegations
Nobel peace prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has defended Myanmar‘s military against genocide allegations made at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) amid accusations of mass killings, rape and expulsion of the Rohingya Muslim minority. The Gambia, a small West African Muslim country, filed the case at the ICJ…
SA ambassador to Palestine honoured
ASHRAF YOUSEF SULIMAN (above left), the South African Ambassador to the State of Palestine was this week honoured with the “Star of Jerusalem” award by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah “in recognition of his distinguished role in promoting relations between South Africa, and in…