A guide to Ramadan for the curious
This week Muslims around the world have welcomed the holy month of Ramadan. Following the lunar Islamic calendar, Ramadan, the ninth month of the...
The Hazara community in Pakistan: a test for Imran Khan
By Sonia Qadir and Junaid S. Ahmad
Pakistan recently witnessed yet another brutal slaughter of the Hazaras, this time of their coalmine workers in Quetta....
Praise and worship in the time of coronavirus
We are no strangers to tele-evangelists. Many of us have grown up with the sound of sermons punctuating our days. Now more than ever,...
Thinking out loud: Why do we kneel before charlatans in the...
Kelly Mutizira reflects on the lure of pastors who preach the prosperity gospel.
When Shepherd Bushiri also known as Major 1 or Prophet Shepherd Bushiri,...
After the Bo-Kaap video, how do we support survivors of gender-based...
A viral video uploaded to YouTube in which a woman details allegations of paedophillia against her paternal grandfather has left many of us...
Manyano Women: from colonisation to post-apartheid feminisms
“I have been surrounded by the Manyano all my life. From my earliest memories of childhood, I always knew that being a Manyano woman...
Hajj 2020 Is Officially Cancelled For South Africans
On June 12, days before many South Africans were to depart for Hajj, it was announced that it was cancelled. The South African Hajj...
A Note About Opening The Mosques
By Fatima Fatima Est
More than a thousand years ago, some men wrote against the presence of women at mosques. Contrary to the Prophetic practice...