Opinion and Analysis Articles

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...

Budget speech has ‘unmet expectation’

by | | Political (opinion)

By Umamah Bakharia 16:11:2021 Post Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana's Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, the health care systems and policies still face uncertainties. Program manager for health systems and policy at the WITS University, Russell Rensburg, expresses...

Visiting Medina: Etiquette & Virtues | Mufti Yusuf Moosagie

by | | Mufti Yusuf Moosagie, Religious (opinion)

It is the desire of every Muslim to visit Madinatul Munawarrah: the city of Messenger Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. Hazrat Ibn Umar (RA) narrates that Rasulullah (Sallaho Alaihe Wassallam) said: “Whosoever visits me and has no other motive, has a right over me that I...

Budget Speech Has ‘Unmet Expectation’

by | | Opinion and Analysis, Political (opinion)

By Umamah Bakharia Post Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement, the health care systems and policies still face uncertainties. Program manager for health systems and policy at the WITS university, Russell Rensburg expresses his views...