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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...

Participants attending this conference will benefit from industry experts and their insights which will help lay people make sense of the ever-evolving technological landscape. By HASANAIN ABDULLAH Following the successful hosting of the inaugural conference in Johannesburg last year, the much-anticipated second edition will be hosted in...

They also call for the Israeli Medical Association to be suspended from the World Medical Association By Matthew Hirsch Dozens of people picketed outside the Red Cross Children’s Hospital in Rondebosch, Cape Town on Thursday. It was one of several hospitals where members of Healthcare Workers 4...

The country had a legal and moral obligation to act, says international relations director-general By MATTHEW HIRSCH Parliamentarians debated South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ). During a joint meeting of the International Relations and Justice Portfolio committees on Wednesday, some...

'Dr D’arcy’s life and career have been a testament to resilience, excellence and an unwavering commitment to making a difference.' By FARID SAYED Sixty-two years after graduating as a medical doctor at University of Cape Town, Dr Mohammed Cassiem D’arcy returned to be conferred with an honorary...

Islamic Relief South Africa (IRSA), in partnership with the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative, will host interactive training workshops designed to strengthen the fundraising capacity of professionals working in the local non-profit development sector By ZYAAN DAVIDS Non-profit organisations (NPOs) are the unsung heroes of our society. They are...

RASHARD DAVIDS and MAHMOOD SANGLAY As children we recall how adult men, be it in Gadatt jamaahs, Quranic recital groups or in community-oriented organisations, conducted formal business. We were frequently fascinated by the manner in which decisions were taken, randomly, in general discussions and simply by a...

Online South Africans have a predominantly negative perception towards immigrants. Fuelling this negative perception are accounts that share unsubstantiated allegations and misinformation around immigration, often receiving high engagement on their posts. This is according to the Centre for Analytics and Behavioural Change (CABC) new factsheet, ‘Online Anti-immigrant...

‘I think what sets her apart is her strong social justice advocacy, and she is a fair person. She was a strong activist against Apartheid in South Africa and is a pro-Palestinian activist.’ By YASEEN BARDIEN In a time of worldwide uncertainty, individuals who have the power...