Peace but not justice
This article was published in Muslim Views in March 1991
His broken body lay at the bottom of the stairs. The fall had caused his death or so they said.
Covered in multiple bruises, 28…
Book Review: Understanding Sharia
Understanding Sharia
Islamic Law in a Globalised World
Raficq S. Abdullah and Mohamed M. Keshavjee
Book Review by Zubeida Jaffer
Post 9/11, Sharia or Islamic law has peppered…
In the search for Khidr of the Heart:
By Mphutlane wa Bofelo*
Respected elders, beloved brothers and sisters in Islam.
Al-salamu `alaykum,
We thank Allah (swt) for the opportunity…
Charlotte Mannya Maxeke – By Advocate Modidima Mannya
Anyone who has had the opportunity to read Zubeida Jaffer’s book, Beauty of the Heart, the Life and Times of Charlotte Mannya Maxeke and Dr. Thozama April’s Doctoral thesis titled:…
Will the US start a war against Iran?
By Vijay Prashad
On Sunday, May 5, U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton announced that the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a bomber…
The living role of those who died for us to be free
By Professor Aslam Fataar
And say not of those who are slain in the path of God’s cause. “They are dead”. Nay, they are alive though you perceive it not. (Q2: 154)
This Quranic verse…
We did it and can do it
We South Africans fought back fiercely and successfully against the cruelty of colonialism and apartheid. On Freedom Day, I celebrate that collective spirit of tireless effort…
World Press Freedom Day 2019
May 3rd is World Press Freedom Day. It gives us an opportunity to assess the progress of our profession annually.
50 YEARS ON AND NO JUSTICE
Fifty years ago, in 1969, seven men were killed in detention for their political beliefs.
The family of the seventh man is about to launch a campaign to bring attention to these freedom…
The courage of the Wessels family
Moravian Hill, District Six, 20 November 2018
When I came up the hill and heard the music coming from the church, I was so thrilled because it was in essence so much Chris Wessels.
Nabs,…