Once the Arab world’s democratic success story, Tunisia has rapidly descended into authoritarian rule. YUSRA GHANNOUCHI traces the country’s political collapse, the imprisonment of dissenters, and why Africa’s democracies must stand in solidarity. The writer, Yusra Ghannouchi, is the daughter of the imprisoned Tunisian leader, Rached Ghannouchi....

Sudanese communities continue to endure mass displacement, famine and systematic erasure as the RSF wages war on civilians. PROFESSOR AMIRA OSMAN calls for an ethical, uncompromising approach in a message to the world – and to South Africans in particular – pointing out what true solidarity requires....

South Africa’s hosting of the G20 and B20 Summits for the first time on African soil in this month marks a historic moment, placing the continent at the centre of global political and economic deliberations. In this first of a two-part series MAHMOOD SANGLAY explores how Africa’s...

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...

The dehumanisation of Palestinians by the media extended to Palestinian journalists, who were not considered 'white' enough to be defended in the name of ‘universal’ human rights. By DIMA KHATIB It is the largest massacre of journalists in human history. In Gaza, 253 Palestinian journalists and media...

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?...

MAHMOOD SANGLAY A two-day International Zakah and Waqf Conference was held in Cape Town on October 17-18, 2025, convened by the South African National Zakah Fund (SANZAF) and Awqaf South Africa under the theme From Obligation to Opportunity: Unlocking Zakah and Waqf for Societal Transformation. This is...

‘The sea carries everything — our fear, our prayer, and our faith in the mercy of Allah. We were never alone.’— Dr Fatima Hendricks at Masjid al-Quds, Cape Town By ADLI YACUBI When the Global Sumud Flotilla set sail for Gaza in September 2024, few imagined that...

The Palestine Solidarity Campaign (PSC) issued a press release and an extended statement to form a coherent, urgent indictment of how parts of South Africa’s media ecosystem have failed in their mission. By PROF GONDA PEREZ Click here to download the PSC Press Release Click here to...

‘Tyranny does not only fear resistance; it fears compassion itself. To blockade medicine and bread, to jail those who carry hope, represents the age-old logic of oppression.’ By SAADIA GANI The echoes of freedom songs for Gaza filled the seas, sounding the voices of non-violent resistance with...