By Naadiya Adams Al-Aqsa Mosque has been the centre of the public eye for many weeks in countries around the world –...
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Juneteenth declared a federal holiday for Americans
By Annisa Essack 17:06:2021 Juneteenth is one of the essential anniversaries in America's history and is sometimes...
Zambia’s 1st president, Kenneth Kaunda, dies at age 97
By Annisa Essop 17:06:2021 Kenneth Kaunda, the founding President of Zambia, has died at the age of 97, just days...
Apple: Tech Firms Must Do More Against “Fake News”
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 13-02-2017 Technology company Apple says technology firms must do more to tackle “fake news” calling for a major public campaign. Fake news or fabricated reports are designed to promote a particular agenda, came to prominence during...
Sheikh Bassiouni Thanks South Africans for Their Support
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 13-02-2017 A South African man held in Egypt for over two years has thanked South Africans for their support. Sheikh Abdul Salaam Bassiouni arrived back in the country on Sunday. He was arrested by Egypt’s national security at Cairo...
Sheikh Bassiouni Arrives Back in SA
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 12-02-2017 A 65-year-old South African man who was unlawfully detained in Egypt has arrived back in South Africa. Shiekh Abdul Salaam Bassiouni was arrested by Egypt’s national security at Cairo airport in early December 2014 with...
Polokwane Kidnapping Suspects Go on Crime Spree After Being Granted Bail
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 08-02-2017 Police say suspects linked to the kidnapping of a Polokwane woman went on a crime spree after being granted bail. Anisah Moosa was abducted outside her uncle's home in Nirvana by three men who forced her into the back of...
Zuma All Set for His 4th State of the Nation Address
Muhammad Bham, Radio Islam News - 08-02-2017 President Jacob Zuma will on Thursday present his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) to a joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament (National Assembly and National Council of Provinces) at 7pm.The theme for...
Lenasia Residents in Uproar Over Trade Route Mall Parking Tariffs
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 07-02-2017 Radio Islam has learnt that parking tariffs at the Trade Route Mall in Lenasia is on average between 20 & 30% more expensive compared to other shopping centres. Residents and shoppers of Lenasia have voiced their anger...
Zuma Not as Powerful as People Think- Ebrahim Fakir
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 07-02-2017 As President Jacob Zuma prepares to deliver what is believed to be his last state of the nation address (SONA) political analyst Ebrahim Fakir says he doesn’t believe Zuma is as all powerful as some people think....
White House Press Secretary Afraid of 5-Year-Old “Terrorist”
Faizel Patel, Radio Islam News - 06-02-2017 White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer has been blasted for suggesting a five-year-old boy could pose a security threat to the country after he was detained at a U.S. airport. The 5-year-old boy whose mother is Iranian...
Saudi Arabia: King Salman, Trump views on key discussion points “identical”
Ebrahim Moosa - Radio Islam | 05 February 2017 (With additional reporting from agencies) Despite igniting worldwide derision over his policies – many of which are brazenly anti-Muslim, a phonecall, in excess of an hour long, between Donald Trump and Saudi Arabia’s...