The Claremont Main Road Masjid is saddened to hear of the passing of anti-apartheid and community activist Dr. Anwah Nagia. Dr Nagia will be remembered as a vociferous campaigner for Palestinian rights, leading many solidarity…
In his address, Ambassador Jerry Matjila, Permanent Representative of South Africa to the UN said SA will continue to support international efforts for a viable Palestinian state existing side by side in peace with Israel.…
Israel’s designation of Islamic Relief as a terrorist group will be challenged next month in the country’s supreme court, Chief Executive of the UK based charity, Naser Haghamed, has announced in a Guardian article arguing…
When Islamic scholar and activist Imam Haron was tortured by Apartheid-era police,he was spiritually prepared to face anything, even death, writes his grandson Shaykh Imtiyaz Ahmad Haron. My grandfather, Imam Abdullah Haron (d.1969) was a devoted…
Israeli soccer club Beitar Jerusalem whose hardcore supporters have chanted ‘death to Arabs’ are now eager to do business with them, writes Alisa Odenheimer of Bloomberg. Beitar Jerusalem soccer club, which gained notoriety for its…
By Al Qalam Correspondent The Giving for Hope Foundation (GFHF) – a non-profit organisation created by a group of large businesses during the height of the Covid-19 crisis and economic lockdown – has saved over…
By Nelisiwe Msomi As part of a post women’s month commemoration, the Muslim Youth Movement (MYM) gender desk held an intergeneration discussion with two activists who have been in the trenches fighting for equality in…
The UAE and Bahrain have signed onto a deal authorizing Israel to continue imprisoning Palestinians under military rule, writes Iqbal Jassat. As Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu stepped up to the podium flanked by the…
Assalaamu Alaikum Warahmatullaahie Wabarakaatuh. In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful All praises are due to the Almighty Allah in all His attributes and universal blessings upon the Leader of mankind, the beloved…
Asalaamu-Alaykum my Dear Malay and Indian Brothers and Sisters in Islam I pen this letter with a sad and heavy heart. Very disappointed, if I may add. Highly respected Muslim theologian Shaykh Mirza Yawar Baig…