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Good Muslims, But only in Ramadan

By Yomna El-Saeed “I met a friend of mine accidentally to find her donning hijab. I happily congratulated her for this good step, but she replied, “nay, I’m not wearing it permanently, It’s just for Ramadan” Awkward silence… I have came across situations as such a number of times. It[…]

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Three strengths that Ramadan develops in you

Though it is constantly repeated by Muslims all over the world in many occasions, its impact on the life of Muslims is at best very minor indeed. This is due to the weakness of our will, the feebleness of our resolve, and the lack of proper training and practice. What[…]

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SA Muslim youth making an impact

The events of June 16th 1976 is something of common knowledge to most South Africans; a peaceful demonstration by students in Soweto taking a bloody turn after police opened fire with live ammunition on the more than 15 000 who joined in on the protest. The incident left an indelible[…]

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The other side of ISIL’s taking of Palmyra

Amidst a burgeoning notoriety for the trail of blood it has left and the human rights atrocities it has committed across large parts of Syria and Iraq, The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is now gaining infamy on a different front; the destructive campaign it has launched[…]

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Is Islam in CT changing?

Cape Town is known to many as the ‘Mother City’. It is from the foot of Table Mountain that Cape Town gave to South Africa its trek Boers and its English pioneers. For the Muslims of South Africa it has an even greater importance – it is where Islam first[…]

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MJC young and old recall 70 years

Since its inception in 1945, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) has served a crucial role in catering to the religious needs of the local Muslim community. Whilst opinions on the ulema body may not always be the most glowing, the ulema body has ultimately been at the forefront of issues[…]

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Cuban Muslims to benefit from lifting of US embargo

The United States (US) earned significant praise earlier this year after President Barack Obama sought to improve relations with the Caribbean nation of Cuba, making moves to lift a more than 50 year embargo against the Western Hemisphere’s only remaining communist state. Whilst restrictions still remain, there has been a[…]

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Hui in imperial and modern day China

The northwest part of the world’s most populous country, China has earned itself the moniker of ‘the Quran Belt’ for its abundance and variety in Muslim communities. China itself has an official 10 recognised historical Muslim minorities, ranging from the Chinese Tartars in the north, to the more centrally situated[…]

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The Armenian Genocide controversy explained

Late on April 24, 1915, Ottoman authorities in Constantinople — now the Turkish city of Istanbul — rounded up more than 200 local members of the Armenian ethnic minority, many of them community leaders. Most were later killed. On Friday, that day will be marked by Armenians worldwide as the[…]

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Oppression of Cham Muslims being overlooked

The following  is part of series focusing on Muslim communities and minorities around the world. Whilst the Rohingya community in Myanmar have faced untold hardships since becoming the subject of ethnic Buddhist aggression in 2012, their plight, which has attracted both international attention and condemnation, has largely overshadowed the existence[…]

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