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Elsies River CPF calls for vigilance

By Shireen Fisher Elsies River is on a knife-edge, as gang related shootings continue to unsettle the community. There are fears that gang warfare could deteriorate after the shooting of an alleged gang leader on Tuesday.  Victor Bowers (35) also known as Fox, the leader of the Rebels gang, was[…]

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Calls for Qunoot Nazilah for Aleppo

The catastrophic humanitarian situation in Aleppo has prompted local ulema to call for a special prayer for Syria on Tuesday night. The conflict in Aleppo has reached disastrous proportions as the Syrian army and its allies have taken full control over all the districts abandoned by rebels during their retreat[…]

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Mass moulood promotes love and tolerance

By Nawaal Adams After four years of hosting the event outdoors, Mawlid SA, the organizers of Cape Town’s annual mass moulood will bring the spiritual gathering to the Century City Convention and Conference Centre on Saturday 17th December. As Capetonians mark the month of Rabi ul Awwal, there is increased[…]

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Call to assist Lotus River fire victims

A man and a 7 month old baby have died after a blaze gutted a house in Lotus River in the early hours of Monday morning.  Neighbours woke up to the house engulfed in flames just before 4am, with the Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services quickly on the scene.[…]

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New prayer room at Christian Barnard hospital launched

While a hospital can be a place of anxiety and fear, a quiet place for reflection and prayer makes a world of difference to patients, visitors, doctors and staff members in a bustling healthcare facility. Islamic prayer rooms for men and women have therefore been incorporated in the new Netcare Christiaan[…]

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Al Imdaad dispatches flour convoy to Syrians

The Al-Imdaad Foundation dispatched another convoy of essential flour from the town of Reyhanli on the Turkish border with Syria. The convoy will supply a network of humanitarian bakeries that supply free daily pita loaves to Syrian communities. The December convoy was largely sponsored by the Muslim Community of Isipingo Beach[…]

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Man gunned down outside masjid

A man was reportedly shot six times outside the Hussami masjid in Cravenby after Jumuah on Friday afternoon. The mosque committee said the man was shot as he left the masjid and died on the scene. The man was 53 years old and known as Mukhtar Parker. An eyewitness who lives[…]

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Youth Summit to tackle gender violence

A youth summit organised by civil society and inter-faith organisations will be held during the international 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence on 10 December 2016 at The Castle of Good Hope. The youth summit is an initiative advocated by Madina Institute, Centre for Non-violence and Peace Studies, United[…]

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