By Aslam Fataar Cultural and religious expressions are complicit in the oppression of women in the public and domestic sphere. Religious discourse often provides justifying grounds for gender oppressive practices. It is time for us…
A US-based Christian Zionist church group known as “Proclaiming Justice to the Nations (PJTN)” is operating in the country in pursuit of Israel’s goals – and we should all be worried, writes Iqbal Jassat. Islamophobia…
By Imraan Buccus No one thought that South Africa would end up as a violently repressive kleptocracy, with strong links between organised crime and leading figures in the state and the ruling party. No one…
African Union (AU) must speak with one voice and not allow AFRICOM troops on its soil in order to protect their territorial integrity and sovereignty, writes researcher Mustafa B Mheta of the Media Review Network…
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.…
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…
Al Qalam Correspondent Islamic Relief has pledged R87 million in emergency funding to help the people of Lebanon recover from the huge explosion in Beirut recently and to support those worst affected – many of…
The claim by Mohammed Bin Ziyaad (MbZ), the unelected UAE despot that carving relations with Israel was a ‘win for diplomacy’ was in fact a shameful display of impotency, cowardice and corruption, writes Iqbal Jassat.…
Some have questioned Israel’s motive for rushing to deny any responsibility, writes Iqbal Jassat. While Lebanon’s preliminary explanation offered by its government is that the devastating explosions in Beirut resulted from explosive material stored at…
By Imraan Buccus Not that long ago right-wing authoritarian populism seemed unstoppable. With Donald Trump, Jair Bolsonaro and Naredra Modi as the three horsemen of the apocalypse, and other equally dangerous men like Viktor Orban…