Opinion and Analysis Articles

    By Umm Muhammed Umar 18/10/2019 Recently, I have been perturbed as I noticed my sons entertaining himself on his Xbox was beginning to disrupt my life. Last Sunday, I was unable to enjoy a summer’s day out as he was playing online with his friends. I didn’t want...

By Mumtaz Saley 16:10:2019 India’s Supreme Court will conclude its final hearing in the land dispute that has caused much tension in Ayodha. Hindus believe that Ayodha, a city in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, is considered to be the birthplace of one of their...

    By Mumtaz Saley 08/10/2019 A small number of women have found refuge from Chinese authorities across the border in Kazakhstan. However, the stories they tell do not only haunt them but have shaken the world in the last 24 hours. They spoke of forced abortions...

  By Annisa Essack 08:10:2019 Regarded worldwide as a symbol of reconciliation and non-violent resistance; for decades many Indians viewed him as a leading light in the independence struggle against British colonial rule. Although all banknotes bear his image and his...

  Naseerah Nanabhai 27-09-2019   Radio Islam recently conducted a panel discussion on the topic "Treatment of Domestic Workers and Employees." The two guests were Moulana Mohammed Vanker and Moulana Waseem Laher. Moulana Laher mentioned some examples of ill-treating...

By Naseera Nanabhai 09/09/2019 Commonly, people who make bad food choices believe that they have only themselves to blame. However, the decision-making processes that lead to poor dietary choices are actually multifaceted. The reasoning for dietary decisions include...

  Faizel Patel, Radio Islam  - 07-09-2019   Esteemed Islamic scholar Mufti Ismail Menk says because people have actually forgotten where they have come from, they end up perpetrating many sins and crime without realizing it.  Mufti Menk was rendering the Jumu’ah...

    By Annisa Essack 06/09/2019 Pain, fear and anger were what I saw when I looked into the eyes of mothers, sisters, daughters, nieces and friends. Fear of the very ones who are responsible for the protection of women – our men. Thursday evening I listened to the...

  By Mumtaz Saley 05/09/2019 The U.K Prime Minister has rejected an MP’s demand that he apologises to Muslim women in a burqa and honour the pledge he made to have an internal investigation in his party in connection with racist remarks against Muslims. Member of...