HINA PARKER ACADEMIA Library and Western Cape Education Department (WCED) hosted a successful speech competition on October 28, 2023. The event took place at the library in Lansdowne, Cape Town, and was sponsored by the Spar Mookrey Group. The objective of the competition was to bring the...

‘The last days in the life of the Imam, an anti-apartheid guerilla: 28 May to 27 September 1969.’ Judge Daniel Thulare, the presiding judge in the 2022-2023 inquest into the killing of Imam Abdullah Haron, aptly selected this title for his judgement on October 9, 2023, which...

In the spirit of the Month of Rabibul Awwal, Muslims worldwide are joining together to celebrate the birth of the esteemed Prophet Muhammad (SAW). This momentous occasion holds great significance and is observed with reverence and enthusiasm by followers of Islam. A common form of celebration during...

Click here to download a special supplement to mark Al Nakba – 75 years of Zionist brutality and occupation (May 1948 – May 2023). NAKBA INFOGRAPHIC: And click here to download a high-resolution educational timeline infographic on Zionist brutality and Palestinian resistance.

UMR HURTER THE Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) in Washington DC is hosting a global webinar profiling Rached Ghannouchi, the 81-year-old leader of Tunisia’s main opposition party Ennahdha. The webinar will be hosted on Tuesday September 19. For South African audiences the event...

Dr Ismail Vadi, the former MEC for roads and transport, former Wits education department lecturer, and teacher unionist, has launched his new education book titled, “Teachers in the Struggle against Apartheid Education”. The booksheds light on the courageous efforts of teachers during the apartheid era in South...

CAPE TOWN Islamic Educational Centre (CTIEC) is organising a Kramat-Mazaar Tour, which is scheduled to take place on September 17, 2023, as part of the Heritage Month celebrations. The tour aims to showcase the rich spiritual heritage of Cape Town's Muslim community. According to the Founder of...

SAYED RIDHWAAN   The Global Halal Summit 2023, hosted by JAKIM, is currently taking place in Malaysia with the participation of esteemed South African Halal bodies. Among the attendees from South Africa are the Muslim Judicial Council Halaal Trust (MJCHT), National Independent Halaal Trust (NIHT) , and...

SAYED RIDHWAAN The Cape Town Ulama Board has expressed its strong condemnation of the recent ban on wearing abayas, traditional cultural clothing in schools in France. This discriminatory decision, labeled as 'Islamophobic' by the Board, is seen as a violation of religious freedom and a threat to...

UMR HURTER ACCORDING to the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations, nearly 30 percent of the global population – that is 2,4 billion people – were moderately or severely food insecure in 2022. It was against this backdrop that the International Food Security Conference...