By Umamah Bakharia More than 40 people have been arrested after violent clashes occurred in Sweden between police and...
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Aid Streaming in To KwaZulu-Natal To Assist Victims of Flooding
By Umamah Bakharia Aid is streaming into KwaZulu-Natal with government and charity organisations pulling out all the...
‘We learnt this lesson twice’ – Durban residents say they can’t count on govt. for assistance during disaster
By: Zahid Jadwat As President Cyril Ramaphosa and Cabinet ministers flocked to KwaZulu-Natal to assess...
Child Dead and 800 Poisoned in Jordan after Eating Shawarmas
Three people in Jordan have been detained after a child died, and more than 800 were hospitalized, with food poisoning. All had eaten at a restaurant outside Jordan's capital, Amman. The restaurant owner is one of those detained. Health ministry official Adnan Ishaq...
Arafat Khutbah: Saudi Arabia Thanks Muslims for Supporting Kingdom’s COVID-19 Regulations for Hajj 1441/2020
Faizel Patel – 30/07/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Sheikh Abdullah Bin Suleiman Al-Manea, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars and Adviser at the Royal Court has thanked Muslims around the world for respecting Saudi Arabia’s decisions about COVID-19...
Hajj 2020 ‘An Amazing Sisterhood Experience’
Pilgrims on Thursday have gathered on the plains of Mount Arafat for the pinnacle of the Hajj pilgrimage. Arab News reports that with the Saudi authorities having capped the number of Hajj pilgrims to just a thousand this year to contain the spread of the coronavirus,...
SA COVID-19 Infections Rise to 471,123 – Deaths at 7,497
Faizel Patel – 29/07/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Health Department has announced that the number of COVID-19 infections in South Africa has risen to 471,123. This is an increase of 11,362 from Tuesday’s announcement. The number of deaths...
“Look at the Noor (light) on your Face! I Swear by Allah Your Hajj has been Accepted!”
Faizel Patel – 29/07/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) “Look at the noor (light) on your face! I swear by Allah that your Hajj has been accepted!” These were the words expressed by a South African travel agent to a Muslim revert on the plains of Arafah in Saudi Arabia...
Hajjis Embark on First Day of Rituals amid Precautionary Measures
In Saudi Arabia Hajj pilgrims have embarked on the first day of the rituals after having had to undergo self-isolation in a designated hotel amid strict precautionary measures implemented against the spread of the coronavirus. Hajjis were transported to the Masjid ul...
SA COVID-19 Recoveries in Gauteng Hit 100,000 Mark as National Recoveries now at 62,5%
Faizel Patel – 28/07/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) Gauteng has now recorded the highest number of recoveries in the country with 102,614 while the national recoveries has also increased to 287,313 which translates to 62,5% of the total...
SA COVID-19 Deaths Tops 7,000 as Infections Surge to Over 450,000
Faizel Patel – 27/07/2020 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143) The Health Department has announced that the number of COVID-19 infections in South Africa has risen to 452,529. This is an increase of 7,096 from Sunday’s announcement. The number of deaths has...
Palestinian Mosque Firebombed in Settler Attack
Israeli settlers have tried to burn down a mosque in El-Bireh, near Ramallah in the West Bank. The mosque is situated on a hilltop opposite an Israeli settlement. Hussam Abu Al-Rub, the Palestinian Deputy Minister for Religious Affairs, said settlers attacked the...