Houghton Golf Club blocks BDS in charity event, claims BDS is ‘violent’
By Al Qalam Reporter The Houghton Golf Club (HGC) which had planned a charity golf day on Saturday (11 Nov) has decided to cancel the event rather than allowing the Palestine solidarity organisation BDS South…
UN says over 200 mass graves found in Iraq containing 12 000 ISIS victims
The United Nations says at least 202 mass graves were excavated in Iraq, containing thousands of victims, Middle East Eye reports. The Islamic State group left behind more than 200 mass graves in Iraq, containing…
US cuts trade ties with Mauritania over ‘slavery’ claims
President Donald Trump will end Mauritania’s trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) at the start of next year, the US trade representative’s office has announced. The measure comes as pressure mounts on…
Egypt now considers banning burqa
Egypt is currently debating a new draft law that would prevent women from wearing a burqa in public spaces as part of the Egyptian government’s campaign against extremist interpretations of Islam. Egyptian lawmaker, Ghada…
SA politics – Hard lessons to be learnt
By Imraan Buccus As we all know South African politics is in a systematic ethical crisis. Naturally most of the focus is on the ANC as the ruling party. But the UDM has its own…
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Ahed Tamimi – ‘child of the occupation’ bleeds her heart in Vogue Magazine
In a powerful heartfelt article for Vogue Arabia, young Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi tells the story of her arrest and eight months…
BMW X3 has an air of confidence
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Sanzaf makes distribution count
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SANZAF stalwart Shaheeda Cassim passes on
By Al Qalam Reporter Sister Shaheeda Cassim, one of the…
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‘Police framed me’ – says ISIS accused
The bail application against 11 ISIS terror suspects have been adjourned until the end of the month, with all claiming innocence, writes…
‘Muslims cannot remain silent on extremist views’ – Imam Rashied Omar
The bail application of a gang that allegedly wreaked terror…
Veil of secrecy as 19 terror suspects linked to mosque attack appear in court
Who are the suspects, if there were involved, what were…
‘For how long will SA envoy remain in Israel to sort personal ‘family matter?’
By Al-Qalam Reporter When news broke that the SA envoy…
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‘Finally US media waking up to Saudi Arabia’s other killings – in Yemen
While the world awaits justice for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi, it’s left to be seen if Yemen’s cry for an end to the war will be heeded, writes Iqbal Jassat. Finally the devastation in Yemen, caused by Saudi Arabia’s unrelenting war, seems to have…
MJC: ‘We demand investigation into why De Lille blocked Bo-Kaap’s heritage status’
The Muslim Judicial Council (SA) urgently demands a swift and independent investigation into the allegation of Cape Town’s Mayor Patricia De Lille in preventing Bo-Kaap from being declared a heritage area. Bo-Kaap is the oldest living urban Muslim community in South Africa. It is rich…