In light of growing Islamophobia around the world, South African Muslims have remained relatively unscathed, living alongside members of all faiths. However, recent reports of Islamophobic remarks made against Democratic Alliance MP, Yusuf Cassim, suggests otherwise. Cassim was allegedly the victim of a barrage of insults made by members of[…]
The Gift of the Givers Foundation (GOTF) were today in the line of fire as two rockets hit homes close to the humanitarian organisation’s Al-Rahma Hospital in Darkoush, Syria. In the destruction of multiple homes, 50 civilians were injured and 22 women and children were killed. Speaking to VOC News,[…]
Responding to the drought affected Northern Cape, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), Darul Islam Zakah Fund and Darul Islam Relief Fund will depart for Louriesfontein to distribute food, water and clothes. Loeriesfontein is a small town in the Northern Cape, adversely affected by the ongoing drought. After delivering 50 000[…]
A few weeks ago in Eastridge, Mitchells Plain a fire claimed the lives of eight people including small children of the Minnies family. Sixteen year old, Lance Minnies, who had survived the fire, sustained ninety-nine percent burns and is currently receiving skin graft treatment at a local hospital. A fund[…]
Following tip-offs, this week police raided Masjid al-Jaamia in Stegman Road Claremont recovering hoards of stolen household goods. The goods were held in the living quarters of the mosque’s caretakers. While details of the case remain unclear, SAPS Claremont Station commander, Ebrahim Joseph, says that two South Africans and two[…]
Acclaimed Bokaap filmmaker, writer and playwright Zulfah Otto Sallies passed away on Friday. The 55 year old died after suffering complications as a result of a stroke last month. Otto-Sallies is the writer of the much loved theatre production and famous book now in its 29th print run, ‘Diekie Vannie Bo[…]
While many South Africans live in relative comfort, most South Africans continue to live in unsanitary conditions. Last week, the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) filed affidavits of female residents who reside in the Khayelitsha informal settlements. The females cited poor sanitation of the communal toilet facilities and the accompanying ailments[…]
As a widely revered politician and ex-premier of the Western Cape, Ebrahim Rasool left South Africa to serve as the South African Ambassador to the United States (US) from 2010 to 2015. His time in the US granted him first-hand experience of issues faced by American Muslims and the accompanying[…]
While Muslim families throughout the world observe the joyous month of Ramadan and excitedly await the day of Eid, for thousands of prison inmates this period is a stark reminder of life on the outside. VOC News recently visited Pollsmoor Maximum Security Prison to hear the stories of Muslim inmates who[…]
As Muslims around the world bid farewell to Ramadan on Tuesday, Capetonians waited in anticipation as thick clouds filled the evening sky. In light of failed attempts to sight the moon in customary Cape Town tradition, the ‘Maan Kykers’ relied on sightings of the moon in Durban and Johannesburg. As[…]
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