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Opinion and Analysis Articles
Constitutional Court’s Afrikaans ruling in Support of Afriforum: It’s About the Process Not Necessarily the Policy
Ebrahim Deen The constitutional court’s September 22 ruling upholding a Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) decision that...
Intercepted migrant numbers double, but still low when compared to previous figures
By Ebrahim Deen 22:09:2021 Over the past week, two vessels rescued over 190 migrants off the Libyan coast en route to...
“Nkandla-phobes, I give you two things” – A last-ditch message from Yawar Baig to SA voters
2014.05.06 Respected South African Muslim Voters Tomorrow is the crucial day wherein you have an opportunity to impact your future. Don't waste it. Vote ANC. For those transfixed on Nkandla – remember two things: 1. 60% of the budget of Saudi Arabia goes...
Integration versus Assimilation - Ml.Yusuf Patel on contentions to political participation
umm Abdillah, Radio Islam Programming – 2014.04.23 UUCSA Secretary General, Moulana Yusuf Patel of Middelburg comments on questions regarding participation in a non-Muslim nation's political process. It is an overarching sentiment among many that our goal as...
Democracy: “Tyranny of the Masses” is the only option right now – Ebrahim Patel
umm Abdillah, Radio Islam Programming - 2014.04.22 Editorial writer for Ar-Rasheed, the official newsletter of the Jamiatul Ulama South Africa, Ebrahim Patel of Middelburg, spoke to Radio Islam’s umm Abdillah taking us through our ephemeral dreams of a Caliphate...
South African Elections: Lessons from Islamic Governance
umm Abdillah, Radio Islam Programming - 2014.04.16 As we gear up for the 2014 South African general elections on 7 May to elect a new National Assembly as well as new provincial legislatures, Moulana Zunaid Jassat reminds us of the end objectives of...
“Don’t touch me on my X” – Yawar Baig warns us not to follow the Indian example
2014.04.15 Radio Islam’s umm Abdillah chatted to Yawar Baig about South African Muslim’s and their sense of entitlement; our over-ostentatious masajid; keeping the seats of governance warm by not squandering our apartheid legacy; voter apathy; and not following in...
Why I Will vote and Won’t Spoil my Vote
2014.04.15 Guest contributor Saajidah Malvinah tells us why she won’t take her right to vote lightly. “South Africa deserves better government.” “ANC - a better life for all.'' “Vote for Cope.” “Vote for change.” Election fever has gripped South Africa....
The Middle Road: South Africa’s Constitutional Democracy and her Muslim citizens
umm Abdillah, Radio Islam Programming – 2014.04.14 As part of Radio Islam's election focus umm Abdillah elicited comment from Moulana Ashraf Dockrat to questions based on the relationship between South Africa’s constitution and our public expressions of Islam. ...
Palestine bleeds from fresh wounds daily
2014.04.11 Guest contributor Saajidah Malvinah reminds us of fresh violence on land housing Islam’s 3rd Haram. On 22 March 2014 The Middle East Monitor reported a blood bath in the refugee camp of Jenin. Israeli security agents assassinated 3 people...
Are Muslims allowed to vote?
umm Abdillah, Radio Islam Programming - 2014.04.07 As the South African national elections draw closer, many Muslims may be facing a niggling dilemma regarding the Islamic legality of voting, especially for those we deem unbeholden to Islamic principals and...