Islam

Baroness Warsi decries Islamophobia in UK

Sayeeda Warsi, a former Conservative Party co-chair and the first Muslim woman to hold a British cabinet post, urged the government to redefine Islamophobia calling it “Britain’s latest bigotry blind spot” that can “be found in Britain’s most respectable circles”. “It is wrong to say that the government is Islamophobic,[…]

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Qari Mahmood Shahat Anwar graces the shores of CT

The long-awaited world renowned Qari, Mahmood Shahat Anwar, has landed on shores of Cape Town, where he is set to grace the Muslim community with his melodious recital of the Holy Qur’an. The Qari will be hosted after Maghrieb Salah at Masjid al-Furqaan [Islamia College] on Friday evening, 10 November, and[…]

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Muslim Canadian groups challenge Quebec’s niqab ban

Muslim and civil rights groups on Tuesday challenged a Quebec ban on officials or anyone receiving public services from covering their faces, arguing it infringes on women’s and Muslim religious rights. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) and the National Council of Canadian Muslims asked the Quebec Superior Court to[…]

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Tuan Guru symposium promises new insights

By Yaseen Kippie With the recent revival of research into the contribution of Tuan Guru at the Cape, the descendents of the scholar and prince, known for establishing Islam in the public life of Muslims in South Africa, will host a symposium on his life, legacy and family reconnection. The[…]

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Paying tribute to the enduring legacy of Imam Haron

By Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar On Wednesday the 27th September 2017 we commemorate the 48th anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Abdullah Haron. After being held incommunicado for 123 days by the South African state security in an apartheid prison, Imam Haron died on September 27, 1969. During an[…]

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Sh Abdullah Deedat passes away

Twelve years after the passing of the esteemed Shaykh Ahmed Deedat, on Thursday the Muslim community bid farewell to the shaykh’s brother, Abdullah, a respected scholar in his own right. Speaking to VOC News, Shaykh Ahmed Deedat’s son, Yousuf, explained that while the news of the passing of his uncle[…]

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