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Imam Zain al Abidin understood his role: to show the people the path to Allah ta’ala in the footsteps of his great grandfather, Rasulullah (SAW). His example is of both bravery and kindness. By SALEEMAH JAFFER EVERY year Muharram arrives with new hopes and opportunities for the...

ISRAEL’S unprovoked attack on the people of Iran, in violation of that country’s sovereignty and of international law, has been a long time in the making. By DR ISMAIL LAGARDIEN The story does not, however, start in Tel Aviv. The origins of the attack are in the...

In order to remain steadfast on the path to Allah ta’ala and be of those whom He envelopes with His special love, we have to make an active commitment to follow the Sunnah of Rasulullah (SAW). By SALEEMAH JAFFER AS the post-Ramadan slump sets in, we may...

INTERNATIONAL relations can be approached through the lens of political myopia or through the eye of political foresight or strategic vision. Political myopia denotes the tendency to focus on short-term gains or immediate issues such as securing a re-election and immediate national economic interests. Conversely, political foresight...

Everyone is expected to sing from sheet music prepared in Tel Aviv and in Western capitals, and if you dare resist, you’re an anti-Semite. Introducing our columnist Ismail Lagardien is an internationally recognised political economist and writer. He was educated at the London School of Economics, and...

IN the society in which there is a degeneration in the quality of public leadership, specifically the quality of leadership in governance, it is important to reflect on the lessons on leadership and governance that can be gleaned from the life of Prophet Muhammad (SAW). For the...

The defining aspect of Istiqamah is that its foundation is an active and engaged commitment to one’s faith. By SALEEMAH JAFFER AS we approach the last few days of Ramadan, we may experience a mix of feelings: gratitude to Allah ta’ala for the opportunity to have witnessed...

MPHUTLANE WA BOFELO writes that genuine political revival requires the dismantling of leader-centrism, hierarchies, bureaucracies, orthodoxies, dogmas and canons. REPORTS of power plays and factional fights between the Taliban and the Ankole in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) amidst initiatives of the African National Congress (ANC) to reconfigure the Provincial...

This Ramadaan join Madina Institute’s programme for women, ‘The Enclave’. By SALEEMAH JAFFER IN my early adulthood, I often attended Islamic educational lectures and workshops for personal enrichment. The more I learned, the more I found myself wanting to find out more about our beautiful faith. One...

The efficacy of the SONA promises is undermined by austerity measures and a lack of clear plans for public service reform. The government’s focus on economic growth through market-oriented policies often contradicts its social democratic rhetoric and fails to address structural poverty. By MPHUTLANE WA BOFELO In...