If voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal
By Imraan Buccus Each time we approach an election there is talk of who one should vote for. People discuss the poor quality of choices, the smaller party options like Al Jamaah and even the…
By Imraan Buccus Each time we approach an election there is talk of who one should vote for. People discuss the poor quality of choices, the smaller party options like Al Jamaah and even the…
A group of concerned persons have written to the Gatesville Mosque in Cape Town urging it to cancel an invitation to Islamic scholar Nouman Ali Khan who is accused of being a sexual predator. Shabnam…
But why would Arab governments who have Muslim majority populations, be venting hatred against fellow Muslims? Iqbal Jassat provides the answers. It ought not to surprise anyone that autocratic Arab regimes, rightwing groups in Europe,…
Dr. A. Rashied Omar The lunar month of Rajab is the seventh month in the Muslim hijri calendar and derives its importance from the Glorious Qur’an which refers to it as one of the four…
Amidst a climate of intimidation and fear, only a handful of critics still dare to speak out publicly against the amendments, writes Shahira Amin. The Egyptian parliament on February 14 overwhelmingly endorsed sweeping constitutional changes that include…
Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar I begin by reflecting on two important verses from the Glorious Qur’an, Surah al-Hajj, Chapter 22, verses 39 and 40, in which Allah, the Lord of Compassionate Justice proclaims: “Permission…
The sooner Clover decides to shun an Israeli buyout, the better for South Africa’s integrity whose economy has a moral price, writes Iqbal Jassat. What is it about Clover Dairy’s proposed sellout to Israel’s Central…
Black Muslims will rise to claim their rightful place on the side of their brothers and sisters of all races, writes Tandile Kona, President of the Muslim Youth Movement of South Africa. Describing the African…
Throughout the years which witnessed the slaughter of Rohingya Muslims, Aung San Suu Kyi remained silent while enjoying the limelight, writes Iqbal Jassat. Is Aung San Suu Kyi finally being ditched by those who fell…
By Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar Allah, the Lord of Compassionate Justice, proclaims in the Glorious Qur’an in Surah Ibrahim, Chapter 14, verses 43 and 44: Do not ever think that Allah is unaware of…