Muslims in Britain will fast for 19 hours a day during the holy month of Ramadan which is considered the most difficult one in years as this year it falls during the summer. Muslims will therefore only have five hours between iftar (the breaking fast meal at sunset) and suhur[…]
In the midst of intense planning for Ramadan, VOC management and staff took some time out to relax and unwind on Thursday evening, in celebrating one year since the station moved to its own independent frequency 91.3 FM. The milestone was marked with a dinner and thikr at the Barron’s[…]
Last year, VOC made history by being the first radio station in South Africa to complete a five-day Khatam al-Quran, live on air. That historic moment was achieved through the help of a number of prominent local scholars throughout the spirited month of Ramadan. With the sacred month little over[…]
As VOC gears up for its busiest month of the year, the station also takes time out to reflect on an important milestone – the one year anniversary of the 91.3fm frequency. Thursday 19th June will mark one year since VOC officially went live on the new independent, unshared frequency,[…]
Capetonians who aspire to find greater meaning in Ramadan this year will benefit from talks by Syrian-American Islamic scholar and world renowned author Sheikh Muhammad bin Yahya al-Ninowy, who is in the country currently. Sheikh Ninowy, the head of the Madina Institute, is currently spearheading his The Journey from Ritual[…]
Muslims around the world will observe Lailatul Bara’at on Friday night, which marks the two week countdown to the sacred month of fasting, Ramadan. Best known locally as Rua, Muslims will retreat to their local mosques or tune in to their local Muslim community radio station for spiritual guidance on[…]
As halal-tourism grows around the world, the Mother City is fast becoming an ideal destination for the sacred month of Ramadan. Already, a number of Cape Town establishments are hosting Muslim tourists during the month of June, with many families relaxing before Ramadan starts at the end of the month.[…]
As the holy month of Ramadan approaches, the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) is set to team up with the Islamic Medical Association (IMA) and Eli Lilly SA, in hosting four Ramadan Awareness Health Clinics at mosques across the city. The clinics will focus on the issue of diabetes and how[…]
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