‘Mosque safety: ‘let’s not be sitting ducks!’
The horrific attack on two mosques in New Zealand has opened up scrutiny of our own safety at masjids and Islamic centres in SA, writes an Al Qalam Reporter. In the wake of the bloody…
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Girls at Muslim school get R1.5-m fees paid
By Al Qalam Reporter Fifty five pupils of the Masakhane Girls School – a Muslim girls’ boarding school in the lush green hills close to Hazelmere Dam – have just had their school fees covered…
Political activist Lema Nazeeh from Palestine billed for IAW Durban event
By Al Qalam Reporter Feisty Palestinian political activist, Ms Lema Nazeeh (31) of Ramallah in the West Bank, will be a keynote speaker in Durban when she arrives to participate in the 15th international #IsraeliApartheidWeek…
With a bit of help, crumbling KZN rural school now achieving top results
By Al Qalam Reporter An under-resourced secondary school at Chibini outside Ixopo – deep in rural KwaZulu-Natal – now has a brand new and equipped administration block that replaces crumbling makeshift offices, thanks to a…
Auditions set for Night of the Stars 2019
The Lajpaal Foundation will be holding auditions for its upcoming 9th annual Laylatun Nujoom (Night of the Stars) contest to be held at the NMJ Hall in Morningside on February 28. However, auditions for the…
Yemeni scholar gets warm African welcome in KwaMashu
By Nontobeko Mkhwanazi Renowned Yemeni scholar, Shaykh Habib Umar bin Muhammad bin Salim bin Hafith received a warm African welcome by Muslim communities of KwaMashu and elsewhere when he addressed a “spiritual retreat”, coordinated by…
Palestine activists brace for fight to stop Israeli company buyout of Clover
By Al Qalam Reporter An Israeli company with alleged links to human rights abuses against Palestinians has announced plans to acquire a majority shareholding in South Africa’s Clover Dairies, sparking outrage on social media. If…
Gift of the Givers and Islamic Development Bank peg R40-million to help sick in Gaza
By Al Qalam Reporter Gift of the Givers Foundation and the Islamic Development Bank in Saudi Arabia have signed a joint partnership agreement to spend three million dollars, (about R40.1-million) on social and health empowerment…
SANZAF CEO represents SA at World Zakah Forum in Malaysia
By Nazeer Vadia Yasmina Francke, The Chief Executive Officer of the South African National Zakah Fund (SANZAF) represented South Africa at the World Zakah Forum in Malaysia recently that was attended by 31 representatives from…
Shamima Shaikh memorial: ‘Greatest act of courage is ability of women to survive’
By Tandile Kona “The greatest act of daring is the act of being a woman in a world that is set up to snuff out the potential of women. The greatest act of courage in…