Naseerah Nanabhai | naseerahnanabhai@gmail.com 15 September 2023 |12:15 CAT 2 min read The cornerstone of a healthy...
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How a person passes away is not your story to share
Mumtaz Saley | mumtazs@icloud.com 15 September 2023 | 11:30 CAT 1 min read When a loss occurs, we understand that to...
Cultivating calm in a chaotic world
Naseerah Nanabhai | naseerahnanabhai@gmail.com 8 September 2023 | 16:30 CAT 2 min read In today's fast-paced and...
How to develop the skill of listening actively.
Shakirah Hunter Opinions are everywhere. We are inundated with information on every topic possible. And we too have opinions on every topic possible. But the question is: who is listening – who has taken the time to quiet their own responses to listen. It has become...
The conflicting sides of grief and sorrow. Grieving whilst the world moves on
Shakirah Hunter Recently I had been doing a show , focusing on our expectations of Allah and how to keep our mindframe positive. We were having a lovely conversation when a caller called in and thanked us for the topic and then she went on to speak about the...
South Africa’s political risk profile has gone up a few notches: but it’s not yet a failed state
In July, South Africa suffered the worst violence since the 1990s. Highways were blocked and businesses, warehouses and other property looted and set alight. More than 300 people died. In mid-October, people were again shocked when a group of men, said to be Somali...
How Crash Diets Harm Your Body?
https://soundcloud.com/radioislam/how-crash-diets-harm-your-body
How to navigate our kids’ friendships and their playdates
Shakirah Hunter Loneliness can be a test that we are unable to navigate as adults and can find it extremely challenging to make friends and to navigate the social rules of friendship. Creating social connections begin in our childhood. Although some people might be...
Skills Acquisition in the New Year
By Shakirah Hunter 22:12:2021 In an ever-changing world, with our knowledge skillset needing to be updated constantly - we are constantly in the tug-of-war of needing to develop ourselves but never seeming to have the time to do so. Our schooling systems have been...
5 ways to assist you in creating a work- life balance as a Muslim
Shakirah Hunter For the longest time, work has been our defining factor. Our only measure of success. As young children we barrel through our schooling career trying to get to a ‘finish line’. This magical place that allows us to rest. As adults in the workplace, we...
We have became our parents
By Mumtaz Moosa Saley 09:12:2021 As the door of the fridge opens for the nine millionth time, and my kids are on their third breakfast for the morning, I sit typing out my article on "How am I to handle the rest of this holiday?" Somewhere in our minds, we have all...
Gangsterism and the impact on our children | Is there hope for escape from Cape Town’s gang life for our children?
Shakirah Hunter Usually when one receives news about gangsterism there is always this association with fear, death, and the negative impact that members of gangs have on society. We constantly look at gangsters as being hardened criminals and once they have...
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