Ramaphosa: ‘Honeymoon won’t last’
President Cyril Ramaphosa makes all the right noises about the challenges that face South Africa, but can he walk the talk? asks Thandile Kona. Much has been made of President Cyril Ramaphosa’s early morning walks…
Category Archives: Opinion
Here are five spiritual journeys every Muslim traveller must make
By Tharik Hussain Travel trends come and go like the passing of the seasons, but some occasionally offer the wanderer a truly special experience. Here, we’ve picked five travel trends that will speak to the…
‘Targeted killing of journalists by Israel will not silence #GreatMarchOfReturn’
Courageous journalists will intensify their coverage as the ground-breaking protests lead up to Nakba Day, writes Iqbal Jassat Unprecedented yet daring, bold and creative, #GreatMarchOfReturn has completed a sixth consecutive week of protests. Waves upon…
The question of land –an Islamic perspective
By Shuaib Manjra The question of land distribution is South Africa is both urgent and necessary. The skewed distribution of land, the insecurity of tenure, the tardiness with which land claims are being processed, and…
Not much to celebrate on May Day
By Imraan Buccus May Day seems to have lost its gravitas. In light of widespread unhappiness with the proposed minimum wage this May Day is particularly joyless. May Day holiday in our democratic history than…
How to write about Palestine like an objective western journalist
OPINION / 11 APRIL 2018, 10:55AM / AZAD ESSA – AT WORLD’S END Palestinian protesters during clashes with Israeli troops near the border with Israel in the east of Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern…
Great tech, stunts, fights… No ubuntu
I can understand why, among African-Americans and other African or African-diasporic communities, the movie “Black Panther” has been loved, lauded, and repeatedly watched. When Africans (and Black people generally) are consistently and continuously portrayed as…
‘Don’t be a bystander while Gaza bleeds’
A. Rashied Omar In Surah al-Buruj (The Constellations), Chapter 85, of the Glorious Qur’an, Allah, the Most High, describes a scene in which a group of believers who lived before the advent of the Prophet…
EFF and the land debate – opportunistic and contradictory
By Imraan Buccus Democracy is the lifeblood of any genuinely progressive project. A genuine progressive always works to build a culture of open and free debate and discussion. This is one of the central distinctions…
Post-Millennials and Maulanas- navigating sexual consent
By Farhana Ismail A recent tour of South Africa by controversial preacher-scholar Bilal Abu Ameenah Philips has exposed the vast gap experienced by South African Muslims, between social reality and religious legal doctrine- a gap…