By Richard Fay Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has opened up on his decision to convert to Islam. The France international says he was ‘questioning himself over a lot of things’ before turning to Islam…
It is not often that a community has to mourn not only one, but two great stalwarts in the space of a few days. It is like a forest losing two of its biggest trees.…
Imam A. Rashied Omar We have reached the lunar of Dhu al-Qa`ida. The lunar month of Dhu al-Qa`idais the tenth month in the hijri calendar and marks the first of the three months of hajj.…
By Iqbal Jassat Is America preparing to go to war with Iran? It is a question dominating discussions around dinner tables as well as boardrooms. Confined not only to the Middle East, where heightened concerns…
The Muslim Youth Movement of South Africa (MYM) is shocked to learn of the death of Egypt’s democratically elected president, Muhammad Morsi. It is our view, his unjust detention in inhumane conditions and the neglect…
The sad passing of Dr Shaukat Ali Thokan has once again highlighted the large role he played in energizing many Muslim movements in South Africa, including the Muslim Youth Movement, of which I was the…
The passing of Dr Shaukat Ali Thokan has been met with immense sadness throughout South Africa. His death, following a period of illness, will leave a huge void in the country’s Muslim community. A founder-member…
By Fuad Hendricks Dr Shaukat Ali Thokan was a distinguished son of the Thokan family and his death on Thursday 20th June, 2019, was the culmination of a life lived in the service of humanity. He…
Two South African sisters’ who were imprisoned in Saudi Arabia, initially without charge, described their ordeal on Tuesday and said they had brought a complaint to the United Nations. Their complaint comes as Yumna Desai,…
An attempt by Trumps’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to convince Arab delegates in Bahrain to buy into a “special” economic deal for Palestinians was a pathetic attempt by the US and Israel to steal more land,…