Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 5-minute read 07 December 2024 | 18:08 CAT Often overlooked in daily life,...
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Grades, Grandparents, and Growing Pains: Why Parents Should Stress Less About School Reports
Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@icloud.com 5 December 2024 | 17:00 CAT 2 min read As the school term ends, a wave of anxiety...
Holiday Safety: Expert Tips to Protect Homes and Loved Ones
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 29 November 2024 | 11:54 CAT As the festive season approaches, so...
Overcontrolling Parents – Junaid Bhayat
Parenting is not easy; each parent has a different parenting style. Parenting comes with no handbook. A controlling parent, also called an authoritative or helicopter parent, poses all kinds of challenges for the child. Radio Islam International spoke to Junaid...
Why do the floors in the two Holy Mosques remain cool?
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 14 April 2023 | 12:00CAT 1 min read Visitors to the Two Holy Mosques at Makkah and Madinah have been welcomed for centuries. They are pleasantly surprised by the glistening white marble floors that remain cool beneath their feet,...
Ramadhaan, the Blessed month, is not only for spiritual upliftment but for family upliftment too
Fahmida Choonara | fchoonara@radioislam.co.za 31 March 2023 | 17:00 CAT 1 min read As we embrace Ramadhaan, we gather at the Masjid; we fulfil our daily prayers and awaken our hearts and soul again. Little do we realise that it is in Ramadhaan that families gather...
The rights of parents to raise and pass on their beliefs and values to their children
Neelam Rahim | neelam@radioislam.co.za 3-minute read 31 March 2023 | 22:26 CAT Freedom of Religion South Africa’s Executive Director says government must not override the right and responsibility of parents to bring up their children in conformity with their own...
Getting the proper nutrition during Ramadan
Muhammad Bham | mbham@radioislam.co.za 30 March 2023| 11:15 CAT 3 min read Traditionally Muslims around the world break their fast with dates, but in Lebanon, dried apricot is also added to the diet when breaking the fast. Soup is another meal added to the diet for...
Teenagers hurt themselves to regulate emotions
Nina Bambeni | nina@radioislam.co.za 28 March 2023 | 12:00 PM CAT 2 min read Self-harm, a growing concern among teenagers, is deliberately inflicting pain and damage to one's body using cutting, burning, scratching, and self-poisoning through medication or substances...
How much free time do you need to be happy?
Hannah Omarjee | homarjee@radioislam.co.za 27 March 2023 | 09:00 CAT 2 min read More free time does not always equate to more happiness. Happiness is subjective. What makes one person happy may not have the same effect on another person. There are different versions...
What to eat and what to avoid at suhoor
Fahmida Choonara | fchoonara@radioislam.co.za 27 March 2023 | 09:00 CAT 2 min read Faaizah Laher, a dietician at The Garden City Hospital, spoke to Radio Islam International about what foods and drinks to enjoy at suhoor and which should be avoided. Suhoor is a...
The K word is offensive to all but what about the C word?
Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@icloud.com 23 March 2023 | 14:30 CAT 3 min read The word "coolie” was first used in the 16th century by European traders across Asia. In the 17th century, it was used for day labourers in the Indian subcontinent, referring to hard-working males....
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