Mumtaz Moosa | mumtazs@icloud.com 03 October 2024 | 10:30 CAT 2 min read Wafa Al Udaini was a prominent journalist and...
Opinion and Analysis Articles
Society Making The Change
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 25 September 2024 5-minute read Abuse can happen within a family home, in...
2024 Kashmiri Elections
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 24 September 2024 2-minute read Dr Mobeen Shah, ex-president of the Kashmir...
What you didn’t know about habits?
Naseerah Nanabhai | naseerahnanabhai@gmail.com 1 min read | 12:30 PM CAT Studies reveal that we spend approximately 40% of our day on autopilot, performing habits. Habits are frequent tendencies that we have and are mostly oblivious to. By their very nature, habits...
Why secondhand textbooks are the best way to save money
Mumtaz Moosa Saley | mumtazs@me.com 23 November 2022 | 12:45 PM CAT 1 min read When it comes to parenting, there is no manual, nor are there any guidelines. Most of us tend to follow the advice family members have provided. As it comes to the year's end, I am sure...
The unsung heroes of our community
Mumtaz Moosa Saley | mumtazs@me.com 23 November 2022 | 12:00 PM CAT 1 min read A few weeks back, whilst interacting on social media, I asked people why they are thankful to their child’s madrassa teachers, and the responses were simply amazing. As parents, we don’t...
Are you experiencing the end of year fatigue?
Naseerah Nanabhai | naseerahnanabhai@gmail.com 1 min read | 12:30 PM CAT In just under two months, we will bid farewell to 2022 and welcome the new year. While many of us may be eager or even nervous for 2023, at this time of year, most people may be experiencing what...
Females face many different challenges that government needs to address
Mumtaz Moosa Saley | mumtazs@icloud.com 1 min read | 12:00 AM CAT Over the last few weeks, there has been an uproar about the gender-neutral toilets proposed for schools. Immediately gender-based violence groups lit up, and while inclusion was considered, the...
Globalisation in a post-pandemic world
Naseerah Nanabhai | naseerahnanabhai@gmail.com 1 min read | 10:00 Over the past several decades' global networks and corporations have expanded, but in a post-pandemic world, they are subject to being re-evaluated. Though they won't shift overnight, their reliability...
Qatar World Cup facing racism or is it Islamophobia?
Mumtaz Moosa Saley | kzn@radioislam.org.za 1 min read | 10:45 The countdown to the World Cup has begun, and allegations of racism and intolerance follow. I am left questioning if this is due to Qatar imposing rules on teams aligning with their countries' laws or...
Hayaah – a continuous journey of growing your relationship with Allah
Shakirah Hunter Hayaa. Modesty. We tend to confuse this word and minimise it's meaning. We have taken Hayaa down to the wearing of a headscarf. Hayaa is so much more than this. Firstly it is one of the greatest gifts of Allah upon us the Muslim Ummah. Nabi صلى الله...
The Dua Portal – Lessons from blooming Jacarandas to breathtaking thunder
Shakirah Hunter I am sitting in my lounge looking out at the lovely large windows overlooking the beauty that is currently Johannesburg. It is purple season and the Jacarandas are in bloom. The City which has been plagued by shortages of both water and electricity has...
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