For the human rights discourse to remain relevant, it must be rooted in justice. It must acknowledge that the rights of individuals cannot be conditional, nor selectively applied. Injustice anywhere diminishes the rights of all people, and this is particularly true in Palestine. By FAADIYAH GAFFOOR To...

By Dr RAFIQ KHAN ‘Allahu Jameel wa yuhibbul jamal’ — Allah is Beautiful, and He loves beauty. It was this sacred principle that seemed to dwell in the very marrow of Mikaail Rahner—a man who cultivated not only gardens, but grace. Born in Germany, he came to this land a...

By ATIYYAH KHAN Rashid Lombard was a legend among legends. A comrade, a stalwart, a hip jazz cat — he lived large, energetically, wildly seizing life by the horns, as if there was an urgency to do so. Lombard was a photojournalist working for the foreign press,...

We experienced the generosity of Moroccan hospitality, the beauty of its sacred architecture, and the enduring power of shared prayer. By YASIEN MOHAMED Morocco is a country where the past and present coexist harmoniously – its ancient medinas resonate with history, while the vibrancy of modern life...

HAMBA KAHLE MAJOR-GENERAL ANDRÉ LINCOLN When the businessman and his family were informed that it was a rogue plot within the state security structures, and that the alleged Muslim organisations had nothing to do with it, they were relieved. By REDERWAAN CRAAYENSTEIN Major-General André Lincoln, son of...

Walter Parry’s life is both a story of exclusion and a call to action. Walter Parry was a brilliant scientist, barred from academia. He became a respected mathematics teacher at Lückhoff High School in Die Vlakte. Coloured families were forcibly removed from this area in central Stellenbosch...

For formerly enslaved Muslims in the Cape, to make the pilgrimage was to reclaim a spiritual identity that colonial systems tried to erase. And Carel Pelgrim, in going, carried more than personal faith — he carried the hopes of a generation emerging from bondage. By ADLI YACUBI...

By DR SAFI KASKAS In the face of unprecedented global change, Muslim communities are being called upon to reimagine their role in shaping the future of civilisation. The forthcoming IQRA 2025 Conference, under the theme 'Honoring our Legacy, Shaping our Future: Towards a New Muslim Contribution to...

By YASIEN MOHAMED It has been eight months and the academic community still mourns the loss of Professor Hans Daiber, a distinguished scholar of Islamic philosophy, who passed away on August 13, 2024. Our heartfelt condolences go out to his wife, Helga, and their two children. Professor...

As an expression of Malaysia’s unique multicultural heritage the Mosque of Steel is unlike mosques elsewhere in the country. The architecture draws on Chinese and German influences, without abandoning what Malaysians consider to be their traditional values, virtues and practices. By ISMAIL LAGARDIEN I had three days...