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By SHABODIEN ROOMANAY Debates about applying “true Islam” often begin with law and doctrine. However, crucial questions arise first: can Muslims live with difference while building institutions rooted in justice, trust and accountability? Also, why don’t we apply true Islam? What would an Islamic community look like? What...

By FATIMA KHAN-WISE South Africa’s femicide crisis cannot be understood through statistics alone. The Quran offers an ethical framework for obtaining justice, dignity, responsibility and collective accountability and to move society from reaction to prevention. Over the past two months, nine women were found dead in Ekurhuleni,...

By PROFESSOR NAJMA MOOSA In her 2021 study, The Mystery of the Apostasy of Shaykh Yusuf of Makassar’s Alleged Grandchildren: The Children of the Rajah of Tambora, Prof Najma Moosa challenges centuries of accepted Cape historiography. She argues that the children of the twice exiled Rajah of...

By HASSEN LORGAT Kamohelo Chauke questions Section27’s defence of Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng. Yet the timing of his intervention, the chronology of the dispute and the court outcome reveal an effort to discredit a leading health-rights advocate in South Africa. The recent opinion piece by Kamohelo Chauke is...

By HASSEN LORGAT When the South African Zionist Federation invoked Hassen Lorgat’s successful complaint against the SABC in its case against 702, it affirmed a vital principle: broadcasting standards and precedents must apply consistently to all complainants. On the morning of September 16, 2026 I woke up...

By MUSLIM VIEWS REPORTERS Muslim Views journalist Anwar Omar was the top performing Master’s graduate at the International Peace College South Africa (IPSA) graduation ceremony. He achieved a cum laude with an overall mark of 86%. Omar achieved distinctions in every module of the Master of Arts...

By ANWAR OMAR Lineal descent has become a live legal and Islamic governance question at Mowbray Muslim Cemetery. The debate turns on whether lineage can confer participation rights without granting descendants perpetual authority over a public waqf. This changed when the cemetery’s governance came under the spotlight...

By HASSEN LORGAT Dr Tlaleng Mofokeng secured a decisive High Court victory after the Health Professions Council of South Africa agreed to set aside its misconduct finding and dismiss the South African Zionist Federation’s complaint against her entirely. “Today, I declare victory against imperialism and Zionism,” Dr...

Residents of Salt River and Woodstock are moving from discussion to action, forming volunteer workstreams focused on safety and policing, youth and families, and community building after a workshop responding to crime and gang violence. By YASEEN BARDIEN Residents of Salt River and Woodstock are turning to...

Women in AI will mark Women’s Month with a community hike from Constantia Nek to De Villiers Dam, offering women in artificial intelligence and technology an informal space to connect, share experiences and build lasting relationships. By YASEEN BARDIEN Women in AI will host a hike at...