Residents in Hanover Park have experienced a sense of calm in the area since Ramadan, thanks to an agreement between community members and gang leaders. The Hanover Park Society (HPS), Ceasefire Project and other community activists came together a few weeks before Ramadan and met with gangsters at Grand West[…]
At least 224 people were killed in the first week of Ramadan in Syria, with the majority of the deaths resulting from bombings by Syrian and Russian warplanes, according to a monitor. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a Britain-based monitor, said on Monday that between 6 and 12 June[…]
The first VOC Ahlan Wa Sahlan outreach programme got off to an emotional start at Masjidul jumuah in Delft on Sunday, as hundreds of residents shared in the spirit of Ramadan. The sounds of thikr and the recitation of the Quran permeated the masjid as residents prepared for a mass[…]
As an electricity crisis continues to afflict the Gaza Strip, Muslim residents of the besieged coastal enclave are breaking their fasts on the beach, as the holy month of Ramadan enters its second week. “Without any previous plans and preparations, my wife suggested that we take our homemade food and[…]
No Ramadan is complete without the latest copy of the Boeka Treats and Kayfee magazine, an annual publication by the Boorhaanol Islam Movement. In the 2016 Ramadan edition of the popular Boeka Treats, Capetonians will get something old and something new – the Boeka Treats 500 Series. The team behind[…]
Israel said Thursday it had suspended entry permits for 83,000 Palestinians during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan following a shooting in Tel Aviv that killed four people. “All permits for Ramadan, especially permits for family visits from Judea and Samaria to Israel, are frozen,” said a statement from COGAT,[…]
Working women have a tough balancing act in Ramadan, with having to oversee preparation of meals, care for their children and attend to their spiritual duties. An example of their tough schedules has been highlighted on a 30-minute show aired by Al-Arabiya, showing how they have to ensure a proper[…]
To mark a significant ten year partnership in the Ramadan Make A Difference (MAD) campaign, Pick ‘n Pay has promised VOC listeners something “very different” this year – two giveaways per week. Over the past ten years of the community project, there were only four handovers for the month of[…]
As Muslims increase their devotion and prayer during Ramadan, so too are we encouraged to ‘break bread’ with the less fortunate and to augment charitable efforts. It is with this in mind that VOC continues its annual Ramadan outreach project – Ahlan Wasahlan (AWS). The community social project, now in[…]
President Jacob Zuma has extended good wishes to all the members of the Muslim community in South Africa as they begin fasting during the holy month of Ramadan. “We wish our Muslim compatriots a blessed and successful Ramadan, as they spend time deepening their spirituality and reflecting on what can[…]
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