“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…

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…

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…

By Imraan Buccus Frantz Fanon who born in the Caribbean island of Martinique, studied in France and then joined the struggle for the liberation of Algeria from French colonialism. Today he is widely considered to…

Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar  On Wednesday 17 July 2019 Tasneem Simons, a 22 years old pregnant woman was killed after being in the head by a stray bullet while hanging her washing up. Tasneem’s…

By Imraan Buccus Indonesia and South Africa will celebrate 25 years of diplomatic relations this year. They are strategic political and economic partners in the evolving geopolitics of the Indian Ocean Rim and more broadly…

Palestinians have expressed concerns on the silence of friends, especially South Africa, writes Iqbal Jassat. Is South Africa among the countries standing aside as the world is confronted with illegal moves by the Trump Administration to…

But there were no Muslim majority nations included in the joint statement, writes Ben Westcott and Jo Shelley. Hong Kong (CNN) More than 20 countries, including Japan and the United Kingdom, have issued a joint…

Iqbal Jassat Isn’t it bizarre if not downright scandalous for the African continent, which since the defeat of apartheid and its replacement with a democratic order in South Africa had disavowed military coups, yet is…