Donald Trump’s extremist call to ban Muslims from entering the United States is “an unwarranted and hateful attack” on the global peace-loving Muslim community. That was the view of the president of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), in response to the Republican presidential candidate’s outlandish comments, which have sparked global[…]
Despite following the same religious ideologies and practices the Western Cape Muslim community continues to live and operate in silos, according to a representative of the newly formed Inter Community Forum. The group has been established as a means of promoting integration of various Muslim communities within the Cape, with[…]
The South African Muslim Network (Samnet) has expressed concern that a shooting at the Cape Town central train station last week may have been part of a ‘false flag’ operation, aimed at indicating the presence of the Islamic State (IS) group in South Africa. Two male gunmen dressed in female[…]
In an effort to pay homage to the senior members of the Cape ulema fraternity, VOC hosted a special luncheon at Barrons Estate on Sunday to reflect on the lifelong contributions of the elderly shuyookh. Sunday afternoon was a poignant reminder of the sacrifices many Cape based Islamic scholars, alive[…]
OPINION by Salmaan Moronell Life, they say, is about perspective. Every decision one makes – every right or wrong that one consciously or unconsciously judges – is in fact a judgement based on perspective. Perspective is a natural result of human creation. With creation of man there came his certain[…]
Sport – what is it? Today, that question has a very different answer to a hundred years ago. Sport in the 19th century was simply another form of entertainment, another thing to do on the weekend. Whether it be rugby, football or golf, sport was a pastime for both the[…]
OPINION by Sami Kishawi – Were you so hungry that you spent time, money, and energy to make the trip to Washington, D.C., and navigate your way through streets and sidewalks caked with the bloody footsteps of soulless lobbyists and politicians just to break bread with a man whose signature[…]
A Muslim man who passed away last week may be given a pauper’s burial, if his next–of-kin is not located soon. The 65 year old man, identified as Salie Hendricks according ID documents, died at Somerset Hospital a few days ago. He apparently lived on the street and was then[…]
OPINION by Salmaan Moronell It’s that time of the year again, the blessed month of Ramadan. A very real and physical change descends upon the Muslim community during Ramadan. Mosques will be fuller, women will be covering themselves more appropriately, people will be more generous towards each other, and the[…]
Although conditions may differ for South Africa’s Muslim youth in comparison to generations before them, their struggles are no less difficult or challenging. So says activists from the Muslim Youth Movement (MYM), as the country celebrated 39 years since the tragic events of the Soweto uprising in 1976. The organisation[…]
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