Our 10 Favourite Books By Muslim Women
Representation matters, especially in a world where ‘Muslim woman’ is a highly politicised identity. Muslim women are painted as submissive and oppressed, brown women...
What South Africans Eat During Ramadan
Muslims all over the world have been observing the month of Ramadan for the past few weeks. Different cultures have different foods they eat...
The Women Of Waqf Are Claiming Their Right To Pray In...
What began as a means for women to form a spiritual community and pray their salaah in congregation during the holy month of Ramadan...
SA’s Indian Muslims need to check themselves before going after Joey...
Comedian Joey Rasdien was dragged by Muslims on social media this weekend after making a controversial comment during a comedy set at the Ilm...
Hijab: A choice or compulsion for Muslim women?
Over the past few years, the cloth head covering worn by Muslim women - hijab - has stirred debate and made headlines across the...
Eid: How South African Muslims Celebrate
After 30 days of fasting from dusk till dawn in Ramadan, Muslims around the world celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr. Muslims celebrate in various ways including dressing...
The lived experience of racism Black South African Muslims go through...
Journalist, Nelisiwe Msomi, describes how black South African Muslims experience racism from fellow Muslims.
As my taxi turned into Plein Street, I began to feel...
“Because We’ve Read”: How Hoda Katebi’s Viral Interview Sparked A Global...
When a controversial local TV interview went viral (with 10 million views and counting) Iranian-American political fashion blogger Hoda Katebi received a ton of...
Ramadan in South Africa: Here’s what you need to know
It's almost time for Ramadan 1438 (2017 in the Gregorian calendar) in South Africa. This means a month of fasting, reflection, patience, and acts...
Afrophobia, Islamophobia & White Supremacy: Join The Dots
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To those who felt that the #ChristChurch attacks represented some white dude's (supremacist) hatred of Islam and Muslims only, think again. White supremacy is...
‘Forcing Muslim Women To Remove Hijab Is Infringement Of Rights’
Removing the hijab worn in the form of a headscarf for a Muslim woman is a right infringment. This is according to the Women’s...
Eid in South Africa: Here’s What You Need To Know
The month of Ramadan is almost over for Muslims in South Africa and around the world. However, the holy month is followed by the...
Huda Fahmy Uses Comics To Tackle Islamophobia
Huda Fahmy is a cartoonist who is using her Instagram platform to create cartoons about her daily experiences of being a Muslim women in...
Why The New Mo Salah Chant Makes Me Uncomfortable
The new Mo Salah chant from Liverpool fans has been taking the world by storm. Liverpool's number 11, Mohamed Salah has been leading the...
Ramadan During A COVID-19 Pandemic
For many Muslims around the world, celebrating Ramadan this year means dealing with a lot of changes. Ramadan is a month of fasting, community,...
Muslim and ZCC students forced to remove religious head coverings at...
In light of the #RespekTheDoek campaign, reports of two incidents of students being asked to remove their head coverings have emerged at the NWU...
The Politics Of The Other: Being A Black Muslim In South...
"Wherever you go, there will always be the politics of the other, whether you are in an Islamic space or whether you are amongst...
Free Speech, A Pillar Of Decolonisation
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In 1988 something bizarre happened in the literary world. The novel, a genre in it’s recline into irrelevance, was given a rude awakening. A...
Author Hafsah Faizal: “Representation Is Not A Fad”
New author Hafsah Faizal joins an illustrious list of authors writing representative fantasy books. Think Sabaa Tahir. Tomi Adeyemi. Renee Ahdieh. Her debut novel...
For Single Brown Girls At Indian Weddings
Weddings are every unmarried brown girls worst nightmare. There is something very annoying to brown aunties about a single, carefree brown girl. There is...
