Sexually abused by a darul uloom teacher
RADIA Razack is an accomplished professional with a career as environmental lawyer. But she has a story to tell, disturbing in its detail yet astonishingly inspiring in its approaching finale....
Helpline opens for abuse victims seeking shelter
The National Shelter Movement of South Africa’s helpline takes its first call – dedicated to those seeking help from domestic and intimate partner violence. On Wednesday December 2, the National...
Offensive to label moulana’s language as ‘misogyny’
JASMINE KHAN and NAJMUNESA SOLOMON challenge the wide scope given to the definition of misogyny by Mahmood Sanglay in an article published on this website last week. WHEN we do...
The future is female: patriarchy must be abolished
by KAUTHAR ROOMANEY IT is said that women hold up half of the sky but, too often, many of us do not even realise exactly by how much. We have...
GBV just another name for abuse of another human being
by JASMINE KHAN Whenever there is a case of a woman found brutally raped and murdered, there is an outcry from politicians, religious leaders and women’s organisations. With the recent...
Changing our lifestyles in the face of the coronavirus
by DR FARAH VAHED THERE is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every aspect of our lives, from home schooling to moving businesses online and juggling family time...
Your options in a Muslim marriage
Advocate FATIMAH ESSOP, a PhD candidate at UCT, commences a new series on Muslim marriages with a discussion on the various options open to Muslims in South Africa when concluding...
Dissolution of a Muslim marriage by death
ADVOCATE FATIMAH ESSOP A MUSLIM marriage concluded by nikah only can be dissolved by death or divorce. In this issue, I will only focus on dissolution by death and its...
Why don’t we listen?
JASMINE KHAN NOT so long ago, the sound of a ringing telephone was greeted with anticipation. Perhaps it would be a friend or family member just wanting to chat; it...
Relationships with older and adult children
FOUZIA RYKLIEF WHAT is our main purpose as parents but the most difficult? Letting go gradually in appropriate ways over our children’s growing years. Different skills are required by parents...
