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VOC hosts syndicated show on job creation

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In the run up to a national Muslim Civil Society Conference in May, VOC has partnered with two other Islamic radio stations for syndicated broadcasts on a series of discussions on topical issues. VOC, Radio Islam in Johannesburg and Radio Al Ansaar in Durban are joint media partners for the conference, which will also see the official launch of a new Muslim headed think-tank.

Called ASRI, the institute will focus on domestic public policy discussions, applied research, and advocacy in the policy focus areas of Education, Healthcare, Nation Building, Crime and Job Creation. For the next few weeks, live on air discussions will be held every Wednesday from 8 – 9pm on these topics.

On April 22nd, Radio Al Ansaar’s Dr Faizel Suliman kick-started the discussion with the topic of health by understanding government’s National Health Insurance policy.

On Wednesday 29th April, VOC presenter Shafiq Morton hosted a panel discussion on job creation, with guests Job Creation Trust CEO, Shamiela Garnie; Muslim Views editor Farid Sayed and Deputy Minister of Labour, Patikele Holomisa.  The aim of the discussion was to unpack how Muslims can play a more active role in improving job creation in South Africa.

To listen back to the interview, click here: http://iono.fm/e/166315

The third discussion takes place on Wednesday 4th May and will be hosted by Radio Islam presenter Moulana Sulaiman Ravat. He will focus on the topic of corruption. This will be followed by SAFM presenter Ashraf Garda on the subject of nation building on Wednesday, 13th May.

“The Voice of the Cape is a partner in promoting discussion between Muslim civil organisations, government and the media on topics of relevance. As this is in line with VOC’s mandate to uplift and promote the community, we were eager to jump on board,” said VOC programme manager Mishka Daries.

“We live in a global village where everything is connected. It is incumbent on ourselves to provide solutions to our worlds pressing problems, by awakening minds and creating hope. Our solutions could be the catalyst to eradicate problems. But we can only do this if we focus on the problem comprehensively as a knowledgeable collective.”

“We’ve approached this many media partners because the Muslim media serves a very important role to amplify the discourse of Muslim civil society needing to act diligently, visibly and coherently for the betterment of South African society, and each one has a geographical and demographic footprint. The mainstream media amplifies the same discourse in South African civil society,” added ASRI executive director, Muhammad Cajee.

The MJC, Jamiat, UUCSA, SANZAF, AWQAF, SAMNET, Islamic Careline, Call of Islam, Al Imdaad Foundation; and many individuals and businesspeople have endorsed the initiative.

ASRI will be launched at the Civil Society Conference on the 14th and 15th May in Johannesburg; ASRI brings together Muslim civil society as a part of wider civil society to deliberate and resolve to act consistently around these focus areas after the conference. In its consultations, ASRI selected the NDP as the input for the conference as a point of reference for South African Domestic Policy.

The conference begins with a Gala dinner on the evening of Friday, 15 May 2015 at the Wanderers Club in Johannesburg.  The next day of the Conference, Saturday, will host 500 delegates, participating in 8 Panel discussions, structured along the specific chapters of the NDP, with each panel consisting of a Moderator, Government Leader, Labour Leader, Businesss Leader, and two Civil Society Leaders.

For more information, visit www.asri.org.za.   VOC


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