Social (opinion) Articles

A Slice Of Life

Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 06 November 2025 3-minute read Shaatirah Baboo Hassim is an attorney deeply involved in Human Rights and Social Justice work, specialising in education law, gender based violence, family law and various other legal streams of...

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

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

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 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 tablets." In an increasingly...