Calling on all Orient Old Boys
An earnest appeal is made to the former students of Orient Islamic High School and their friends to join the Orient Old Boys’ Association who have been over fifty years seeking and serving the poor…
Category Archives: Letters to the Editor
Hate video: ‘Clear message must be sent out to would-be racists’ – SAMNET
The South African Muslim Network (SAMNET) notes with alarm the recent racist video made by Kessie Nair, The South African Muslim Network unequivocally condemns the abhorrent, bigoted and extremely rude content of this video. We…
‘Refrain from donating outside mosques and you will avoid attracting the wrong sorts’
Most neighbourhood watch committees request that people please refrain from giving donations outside the mosque to prevent the wrong sort (drug addicts and drunks) from loitering outside the mosque and making themselves a nuisance to…
‘If violence in schools continue, we’ll inherit a generation of semi-literates’
Violence at schools has become a global issue. It is a sensitive subject that provokes anxiety and arouses emotions. One needs courage to face the negative images coming out of schools. To admit to the…
‘Two heavyweights: ‘I call them democrazys’
I’m certain that some of my journalist friends’ would agree that in the latest clash between super heavyweights Recept Erdogan (with Russia and Iran in his corner) and Donald Trump (who has pissed off Europe, so…
MRN to SA Govt: ‘Please pressure Zionist state to stop ethnic cleansing of Bedouin village’
The illegal regime in the Settler Zionist imperialist entity established on stolen land in historic Palestine has, not surprisingly, decided to demolish another Bedouin village. This time, the village of Khan al-Ahmar is at the…
‘Let us all eliminate racism and the toxic rancour from our hearts’
Chief Justice Mogeoeng’s address at the recent Restitution Conference on Racism, warrants comment. Racism is passed down from generation to generation like a hereditary disease. Brutal acts of open racism continue to overwhelm and decimate…
‘Before Ramaphosa drowns us all, he should learn from Malaysia’s Dr Mahatir Mahomed’
We need a Prophet Noah (no not that comedian) and an ark to save us from drowning in these swirling times. I don’t believe that President Ramaphosa fits that profile. Perhaps, he’ll prove me wrong.…
Land expropriation: ‘Don’t be emotive, calmly reflect on these legal principles’
Was it pure political posturing on the part of capitalism’s poster boy President Cyril Ramaphosa when he announced that the ANC led government will amend the constitution to effect land expropriation without compensation? Personally I don’t…
Israel’s capture of Gaza Flotilla: ‘We will never give up’ – PSA
The Palestinian Solidarity Alliance (PSA) (South Africa) condemns with utmost contempt the recent interception of the Al Awda (The Return) flotilla to Gaza by and the detention of its human rights activists by the Israeli…