Unburdening the Township Narrative
By Imraan Buccus The “kasi life” biographies of place peppered with personal memoir is a literary genre in its own right. Originally pioneered by E’skia Mphahlele in Down Second Avenue and Ronnie Govender in his…
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Strengthening institutions of democracy and securing our future in SA
By Imraan Buccus Living in South Africa is like being on a roller coaster. There are lots of ups and downs, and they are often very steep. The national mood can oscillate between jubilation and…
Erdogan’s offensive in Syria: Trump out – Putin in
Turkey’s invasion of the Syrian border to crush the mainly Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) raises the specter of an unending nightmare for a population caught up in war and strife, writes Iqbal Jassat. Turkish…
ANC’s economic choices critical for our future
By Imraan Buccus Millions of South Africans have been living in an economic crisis for years, in many cases for their whole lives. Millions face unemployment, and face their situation while equipped with some of…
Clover sellout to Israel: Tribunal’s green light conflicts with human rights
The sellout of Clover to an Israeli company means that some of the profits generated in SA could be used to further expand illegal settlements in Palestine’s Occupied Territories, writes Iqbal Jassat. Much to the…
UN parade of world leaders: A circus where the whip is wielded by ‘Big 5’
Whether you are an aggrieved member of a family bombed to oblivion in Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia or Libya, or held under military siege in Kashmir, do not expect any justice from the UNSC, writes Iqbal…
‘Pursuing gender jihad in the struggle for the dignity of women’
“We must respond to the cries of women for protection and safety”, said Professor Aslam Fataar in a recent khutbah at the Claremont Main Road Masjid, Cape Town. We have been witnessing the devastation associated…
War mongering ‘Leaders of the World’
While Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and other Gulf fiefdoms claim to be Muslim governments, their representation of Islam is far removed from its pristine teachings, writes Iqbal Jassat. Why is it that war criminals in…
‘Kashmir’s freedom struggle outshines bigotry and hypocrisy’
By Iqbal Jassat The irony of Narendra Modi’s utterly reckless move on Kashmir is that it has thrust the plight of Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir from oblivion to full glare of global media. That…
Kashmir: ‘Here’s why we need to support them in their struggle’
By Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar On the 5 August 2019, the Indian government unexpectedly revoked the 70-year old special constitutional status that granted semi-autonomy to the region known as Jammu and Kashmir. The government…