A poem by Hassen Lorgat   The young ones, sitting on sidewalk Started to play quote a revolutionary Call and response of a special type Malcolm X Brother Malcolm once said Do nothing unto anyone / that you would not like/ to have done unto yourself/ Seek...

DURING the monsoon season of 2023, in the heart of the world’s largest refugee camp, MARCELO ABDULLAH SCHELLINI sat down with Rohingya photographer, video maker, and social activist, Ro Yassin Abdumonab, highlighting the role of photojournalism and its images of conflicts in the context of the Rohingya...

DR YUNUS OMAR pays tribute to longstanding Muslim Views columnist, Dr D’Arcy, whose articles have managed to open the world of art to many of us. I HAVE been a fan of Dr M C D’Arcy for many years. His ‘Art’s for All’ column in Muslim Views...

Lata Mangeshkar’s role in Hindu cultural nationalism and history is not entirely innocuous nor is it benevolent, argues DR GAIROONISA PALEKER, and writes that ‘she was a much more complex person than her carefully cultivated public persona implied’. LATA Mangeshkar’s death on 6 February 2022 at the...

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,...

I can never watch a Dilip Kumar film or think about Dilip Kumar without also thinking about my father, writes GAIROONISA PALEKER. DILIP Kumar, who was the cinematic avatar of Yousuf Khan, died on July 7, 2021, at the age of 98. He was arguably the brightest,...

TOYER NAKIDIEN NO more than four kilometres from the Mother City or two train stations away, some exotic and indigenous animals have been captured and donated to the inhabitants of Salt River and ­visitors to the area by generous donors from across the world. Unfortunately, the location...

When irreplaceable art, books, educational material and ­heritage assets are destroyed, there is no resurrection, writes DR M C D’ARCY. IQRA! Read and learn. Knowledge breeds wisdom. It builds a better individual, a better society, a better world. Embrace art; it is soulfood. Fires flare to the...