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BRICS: A Catalyst for Change or a Mirage of Hope?
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 27 November 2024 | 13:25 CAT 1-minute read The BRICS bloc, now expanded to...
Bishops School Faces Backlash Over Resignation of Chairman Amid Pro-Palestinian Post
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 27 November 2024 | 12:58 CAT A storm of controversy has engulfed...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report: Somalians Will Never Accept Normalising Relations with Israel
Umm Muhammed Umar Radio Islam spoke to Dr Mustafa Mehta, Head of the Africa Desk at the Media Review Network, and Dean of the Faculty of Languages at the Somali National University, on the Africa Report. Racism seems to be rearing its ugly head again in Arab North...
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[LISTEN] The ‘Adventurous Hajj’
Umm Muhammed Umar Hafidh Ibrahim Moosa spoke to Radio Islam about the ‘Adventurous Hajj’. There are always those Hujjaaj who embarked on their Hajj journey by boat, on foot, by cycling, and so forth. This includes some Hujjaaj from South Africa. Hafidh Ebrahim has...
Cape flats mom’s food garden aid kids in staying away from gangs
By Neelam Rahim When you think of the Cape Flats, your immediate thought would-be gangsters, violence, and drugs. For many young people, there is no escape from the lure of gangsterism, with some families having been part of one or the other gang for generations. A...
Arab’s Are Losing Faith in Democracy To Deliver Economic Stability
Umamah Bakharia In an interview for BBC News Arabic, nearly 23 000 people across nine countries in the Middle East, North Africa and the Palestinian territories agreed with the statement that the Arabian economy has weakened under democracy. The findings come just...
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[LISTEN] Hajj on a Jumuah is Superior
Umm Muhammed Umar Radio Islam spoke to Maulana Ebrahim Bham, who is currently in Aziziyah, awaiting the Hajj, about the concept of a Jumuah Hajj. Maulana said that an ‘Akbari Hajj’ generally is taken to mean that the day of Arafaat, in Saudi Arabia, will fall on a...
Ethiopia leader reports new massacre in Oromia
By Neelam Rahim Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed reported a massacre Monday by rebels during a restive region where a rebel group opposing his government is accused of targeting civilians amid fighting with government troops. Abiy said the Oromo Liberation Army...
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[LISTEN] The Africa Report: Morocco’s Deadly Superiority Complex
Umm Muhammed Umar On the African Report, Radio Islam spoke to the head of Africa Desk at the Media Review Network and Dean of the Faculty of Languages at the Somalia National University, Dr Mustafa Mehta. Discussing elections at the Pan African Parliament elections,...
South African Living In Saudi Arabia Shares Her Story on Performing Hajj From Within the Kingdom
By Umamah Bakharia Less than 2 days before the start of Hajj, anticipation is high in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. With this year being the first Hajj for foreigners since the lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Kingdom has been welcoming pilgrims since early...
Muslim Academics and Students slam decision by University of Pretoria to close prayer room
By Neelam Rahim There is widespread anger among Muslim academics and students for what they call the University of Pretoria’s forcible closure of the salaah facility at its health sciences faculty. The salaah facility, or the Musallah at the Prinshof Campus close to...
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