‘Taking Covid-19 Vaccine is an Act of Sadaqah’
Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar Allah, the Giver and Taker of Life, proclaims in the Glorious Qur’an in Surah al-Anfal, Chapter 8 verse 24: O Believers! Respond to the call of God and the Messenger…
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‘UAE’s notorious penal code limiting free speech has severe implications for expats including South Africans’
Pursuing careers and taking up job opportunities in the Emirates comes with a huge price: silence! writes Iqbal Jassat South African expats residing in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), be warned: over zealous securocrats in the…
France in the dock for Islamophobia
France stands accused of systematically entrenching Islamophobia by placing the entire Muslim community under the radar on suspicion of being the “other”, writes Iqbal Jassat. France faces a political hot potato if the United Nations…
Covid – some hope but social costs of corruption are clear
By Imraan Buccus Covid is ravaging the country but recently Durban was the epicenter. It followed the Eastern Cape into the sort of Covid-19 crisis that we saw in Northern Italy in the early part…
‘Will South Africa unravel the mystery of the #VisaScandal?’
The Media Review Network has raised the question on why South Africa allows visa-free entry to Israelis into our country but NOT Palestinians, writes Iqbal Jassat. The campaign to petition South Africa’s ANC-led government to…
‘Iranian assassinations a losing strategy’
The assassinations of General Qasim Soleimani and top nuclear scientist, Dr Mohsen Fakhrizadeh will not achieve the objectives of crippling Iran’s nuclear project, writes Shannon Ebrahim. The Americans started this year by assassinating one of…
US lurches back to the reactionary ‘extreme centre’
By: Imraan Buccus While the defeat of Donald Trump is a cause for celebration, the win by Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, supporters of austerity and global imperialism, comes with its own problems. For progressives across…
‘Your Child Your Jannah’
By Imam A. Rashied Omar Children have proven to be the most resilient in the face of the deadly and contagious Covid-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Children, however, have continued to succumb to other diseases throughout the…
Iqbal Jassat: ‘SA exempts Israel from visa requirements but NOT Palestinians – Why the double standards?’
Following my Facebook posting earlier this month in which I applauded Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan for his firm stance against “normalisation” with Israel, a friend posed an interesting query. He asked whether it’s true…
‘Best way to fight violence against women is to speak out publically’
The Prophet (pbuh) had fought against abuse of women and children.He understood that ending domestic violence also meant helping the perpetrators see their cruel injustices, writes Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar. During the latter part…