Journalist Ismail Suder has taken to Instagram to document his off-road journeys and the beauty of nature right on our doorsteps @jimny_go_afrika Have you ever spent time in the Drakensberg Mountains on a cold misty…
Author Shubnum Khan’s latest work – a collection of her memoirs – is a delightful read, says Na’eem Jeenah*, who reviewed the book. Despite a ridiculously long and unwieldy title, Shubnum Khan’s “How I accidentally…
Hajj and Umrah is still restricted for South Africans, but once vaccination rollout is undertaken, there is hope that pilgrimage may resume, writes Ismail Olla, Deputy Secretary General of the SA Muslims Travel Operators Association.…
When South Africa went into a serious lockdown, architect Yusuf Patel took over his wife’s kitchen to try his hand at bread-making – and he hasn’t looked back, writes Sana Ebrahim What do you get…
Here is a review of “Reassessing Mandela” by Al-Qalam Editor, Dr Imraan Buccus. This piece kicks off New Frames new books coverage, which is titled/tagged Sharp Read. It looks at Mandela as a historical figure;…
The Spirit of Voluntarism & Waqfmeans that a volunteer’s intention or niyah must be clear. Not name and fame. Not for worldly gain. Not to please anyone else but Allah, writes Zeinoul Abedien Cajee. Voluntarism…
The South African National Zakah Fund (SANZAF) is a faith-based, socio-welfare and educational organisation that strives to facilitate the empowerment of needy families through the efficient collection and effective distribution of Zakáh and other Sadaqah.…
This entrepreneur didn’t sit back when Covid lockdowns destroyed his travel agency business – he did something about it, writes Ismail Suder. When the local Hajj and Umrah travel industry dried up due to several Covid…
By Tania Broughton (Ground-UP) Nine years after Cape Town’s Labia Theatre refused to lease its premises for the showing of what it termed a “highly controversial, pure propaganda, Israel bashing” documentary, the independent cinema has…
A group of over 450 Islamic organizations in the UK will boycott a review of the government’s anti-radicalization Prevent program over the appointment of its chairman. William Shawcross, who led the UK Charity Commission from…