Durban’s Zanzibari people are still fighting for their sense of belonging, 148 years later, writes Nabeelah Shaikh From the Spice Islands, to South African shores, the Zanzibari slaves also known as the Makua people, arrived…
Dr Ismail Vadi, former ANC MP and current member of the Ahmed Kathrada Foundation recounts his association with Ebrahim in Parliament – and also during the time when he performed Hajj with him. Three words…
The president of the Muslim Youth Movement Thandile Kona believes that although we mourn the passing of ANC stalwart Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim, we should celebrate his life and reflect upon it, writes an Al Qalam…
Tasmi Quazi-Bodhanya The Netflix documentary “Blood Brothers” is a riveting must-watch film in the wake of the resurrection of the Black Lives Matter movement, which needs more solidarity. More important to support as Muslims that…
The recent untimely passing of Dr Mohammed Ismail Motala, a Specialist Ophthalmologist, has shocked his family and members of the medical fraternity. Dr Motala (46) passed away on 9th of September of a heart attack.…
By Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar On the 1st November 2021, South Africans will convene our sixth non-racial municipal elections to elect new local councils for all municipalities in the country. In post-Apartheid South Africa,…
You would have to drive down a steep and twisty mountainous road to reach this picnic/braai site – but you will surely be rewarded with the tranquil beauty of this place, writes Journalist Ismail Suder.…
By Zeinoul Abedien Cajee Awqaf SA embraced the challenge for the revival of the waqf system in 2000 with passion and dedication. Waqf is an institution that was initiated in the nascent city-state of Madinah Munawwarah under the…
Sana Ebrahim September is the International Month for Deaf People in commemoration of the first World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf that happened in September 1951. Amidst the doom and gloom of…
Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar September is National Heritage Month. On the 24 September, as responsible South African citizens we will join our fellow compatriots in commemorating Heritage Day. Heritage Day is a National Holiday…