Decoder Reset for Radio Islam International Listeners

by | | Community, News

Radio Islam International listeners are advised that our service provider, Sentech, has completed a major upgrade to their satellite systems. This upgrade has resulted in a change to the symbol rate, which means that many decoders will need to be manually retuned to...

Nourishment in the Light of the Sunnah: A Holistic Lifestyle Approach

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Naseerah Nanabhai | nas@radioislam.org.za 3-minute read 19 September 2025 | 17:00 CAT “Eat from whatever is on earth [that is] halal and ṭhayyib (pure, wholesome, beneficial).” – Qur’an Food is one of life’s simplest pleasures, yet also one of its deepest...

Israel’s Policy of Withholding Palestinian Bodies Is a Crime Against Memory

by | | Annisa Essack, Opinion and Analysis, Social (opinion)

Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 28 August 2025 | 07:15 2-minute read On the National Day for the Retrieval of Martyrs’ Bodies, Palestinians confront one of the most haunting dimensions of the occupation: their loved ones are not only killed, but their remains...

Empty Stomachs on a Full Earth

by | | Opinion and Analysis, Social (opinion)

Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 8 August 2025 | 16:30 CAT 2 min read “And they give food in spite of love for it to the needy, the orphan, and the captive, [saying], ‘We feed you only for the countenance of Allah.’” — Qur’an 76:8-9 I grew up in a home where the...

The Urine Trade in Gaza: When Aid Becomes a Test of Dignity

by | | Opinion and Analysis, Social (opinion)

By Alaa, Freed Captive 29 June 2025 | 14:15 CAT 2-min read Gaza Strip, 2025 – In a narrow alley of one of Gaza’s devastated neighbourhoods, a woman whispers to another: “I need your urine sample. They said I have to be pregnant to get the...