The MOU formalises a powerful alliance between two major civil society structures, setting a precedent for cooperative leadership rooted in shared moral values By SAYED RIDHWAAN MOHAMED The United Ulama Council of South Africa (UUCSA) and the National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders (NHTKL) have entered...

By AARIFAH HUNTER THE United Ulama Council of South Africa (UUCSA) has launched a national Community Listening Survey to better understand the lived realities of Muslims across the country. The research aims to generate credible, anonymised data that reflects the experiences and needs of the South African...

Ready to tackle South Africa’s literacy crisis TWENTY-FIVE imams and muallimas from the Islamic Dawah Movement (IDM) in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape have been trained as Reading Ambassadors in a new initiative to promote literacy among young children. The training, conducted by Advocate Mahomed Vahed, founder...

MAHMOOD SANGLAY When the Global Imams and Scholars Council (GISC) convened in Cape Town for its third international retreat in October 2025, it signalled a moral alliance of Muslim scholars intent on redefining leadership and justice in a fractured world. The dinner on October 29, hosted by...

New York's Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani celebrated his victory with supporters at the Brooklyn Paramount Theatre, New York, on November 4, 2025. This is the full text of his speech. By ZOHRAN MAMDANI Thank you, my friends. The sun may have set over our city this evening, but...

Why shariah-compliant finance is our path to liberation By MOGAMAT ALI SALIE ‘Debt is the new slavery,’ a phrase often repeated in economic circles, resonates deeply when we consider the reality of conventional finance. In South Africa, households spend almost 75% of their disposable income on servicing...

Aslam Fataar Artificial Intelligence (AI) has entered our lecture halls, grading systems, and research labs with astonishing speed. It now drafts essays, summarises readings, and generates lesson plans in seconds. Yet beneath this fluency lies a troubling question: whose intelligence, whose language, whose world does AI serve?...

The second day of the International Zakah and Waqf Conference, co-hosted by Awqaf South Africa and SANZAF, concluded at Islamia College on October 18. MAHMOOD SANGLAY offers an analysis of the closing day. The conference theme, From Obligation to Opportunity, brought together scholars, practitioners, and civil-society leaders...

The event was widely deemed a great success in educating the community about the lives of the Khulafa of Islam, their vital contributions to the Islamic faith, and their inspiring legacies. By SAYED RIDHWAAN MOHAMED The history and enduring legacy of the early leaders of Islam took...

A significant component of the engagement involved substantive discussions between the Cape Town Ulama Board and the CTIEC leadership with the MP on issues directly affecting the youth of the Cape Flats. By SAYED RIDHWAAN In a targeted engagement aimed at youth development and mentorship, Member of...