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DR MOHAMMED NASIR JAFFER gives some advice on exercise during Ramadaan. This article was provided by the Cape Town Branch of Islamic Medical Association of South Africa (IMASA). For further information telephone +27 21 762 1414 or email: imasa.wcape@gmail.com ‘O BELIEVERS! Fasting is prescribed for you as...

Breastfeeding is regarded by health authorities across the world as being the most effective way to achieve optimal health and wellbeing for children, their mothers and their families, writes DR RAHMAT BIBI BAGUS. This article was provided by the Cape Town Branch of Islamic Medical Association of...

In October 2017, MBS declared his aim to transform Saudi Arabia into a country of moderate Islam, writes EMERITUS PROFESSOR SULEMAN DANGOR. MUHAMMAD bin Salman (MBS), after graduating from college with a law degree, spent several years in the private sector working as a consultant for the...

THE Islamic Medical Association (IMA) Western Cape has been involved in a community health and masjid project in Langa for a number of years. The following report has been provided by IMA WESTERN CAPE. HISTORICALLY, Langa was one of the first townships established in the post-war apartheid...

EMERITUS PROFESSOR SULEMAN DANGOR presents some facts he gleaned from an interview with Qaanitah Hunter on Channel Islam International on November 24, 2021. ACCORDING to Qaanitah, as a teenager she was always interested in the goings-on in the country and regularly listened to radio and read newspapers...

By NONTOBEKO AISHA MKHWANAZI ONE of the teachings of the Quran is shura, which means ‘consultation’ or ‘to seek advice’. The Quran promotes the spirit of shura amongst believers so that they may decide upon all issues by discussion and counsel. This inspired the Mashurah Arts Exhibition,...

THE Ahmed Kathrada Foundation (AKF) and the Media Review Network (MRN) have paid tribute to Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim who passed away earlier today, at the age of 84. Ahmed Kathrada Foundation After fighting a valiant battle with cancer, Comrade Ebrahim Ismail Ebrahim succumbed to his illness at...

by NABIL YASIEN MOHAMED THIRTY years since its initial publication, Shabbir Akhtar’s second edition (with an extensive additional preface) of Be Careful with Muhammad is as relevant as ever, if not more so. Salman Rushdie’s novel, The Satanic Verses, published in 1988, opened the floodgates to mocking...

THE Imam Haron Foundation will, for the second year in succession, host the annual Imam Haron Memorial Lecture. The lecture, on Monday, September 27 at 7:00pm, will be presented virtually, broadcasting from the studios of On Screen Productions, courtesy of Al Ikhlaas Academia Library. The public can...

Muslim Views columnist Jasmine Khan launched her latest book in April, this year. SHANAAZ GOOL-HAMIT gives her views on Khan’s latest offering. IN order to teach our children about salaah, we as adults need to be au fait with the subject. We need to know how to...