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Meet the 100-year-old descendant of Tuan Guru keeping Bo-Kaap’s legacy alive

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At 100 years old, Abdeyah da Costa is a living link to the earliest history of Islam in South Africa — a descendant of Tuan Guru who still lives...

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Algeria signals readiness to intervene in Mali as Sahel threats mount

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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune has signalled a subtle but significant shift in Algeria’s Sahel doctrine: Algiers is willing to intervene in Mali, but only...
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First picture of abducted Muslim clerics as Nigerian kidnappers demand ransom

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A picture has been released of six Nigerian Muslim clerics abducted earlier this month in Zamfara State by suspected bandits who have demanded a...
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Sudan’s divided war: A deliberate stalemate sustained from abroad

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The Sudan war has been waged to a "deliberate stalemate" presenting the Sudanese people with a bleak future, says Dr Abdul Elgoni, an analyst...
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Dioura: After the fall of the camp, JNIM puts the Malian army under pressure

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More than a week after the deadly attack on the military camp in Dioura, central Mali, the Malian military command is still struggling to...
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Iran on high alert as Trump warns ‘big things’ are in store

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In this week’s episode of The African Muslimah podcast, Umamah Lu’luah opens up about growing up rooted in deen, navigating identity and stepping into spaces where she didn’t always feel represented. From being a young niqabi in unfamiliar rooms to becoming a published author, she shares the challenges, lessons and defining moments that shaped her journey and helped her find her voice through media, entrepreneurship and writing. #islam #muslimwomen #niqab Topics of discussion include: - Umamah’s Swana and Zanzibari heritage and family’s Islamic legacy. - An empowering Islamic upbringing and finding her voice through public speaking. - Leaving school and her community, and questioning her identity. - Launching Young Women in Business and entering broadcasting through Salaam Media. - Social media pressures, comparison and embracing unconventional talents. - Feeling like an outsider at Y20 and refusing to shrink herself. - How isolation inspired The Diary of Hanan Isa and its intimate diary format. A Advice to young Muslims: work hard, seize opportunities and stay grounded in deen without expecting someone else’s path. The African Muslimah is a flagship series on One Nation Media (ONM), an intimate, honest exploration of how Islam shapes the identity, choices, and impact of African Muslim women across the continent and diaspora. 🎙️ Hosted by Na’ima B. Robert | Author, presenter, and book coach based in Harare, Zimbabwe 📺 New episodes coming soon — subscribe so you don’t miss them! 🔔 Hit the bell to be notified when we go live! FOLLOW ONE NATION MEDIA: Website: https://1nationmedia.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@1NationMediaTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1nationmediaFB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1nationmediainsta X (Twitter): https://x.com/1nationmediax TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@1.nation.media Telegram: https://t.me/onenationmediaTG
Umamah Lu’luah | Navigating Professional Life As A Niqabi | TAM #6
1,300 years of Islamic civilisation. Ten powerful stories. One continent. One Nation Media presents “The Islamic Civilisation of Africa”, a 10-part video explainer series with the erudite Shaykh Mustafa Briggs, exploring the empires, sultanates and polities that shaped Africa and the wider Muslim world. A history of faith, scholarship, power and resistance. A legacy that deserves to be known. Watch the introduction now. The series begins next week. Stay tuned! #islam #africa #islamichistory FOLLOW ONE NATION MEDIA: Website: https://1nationmedia.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@1NationMediaTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1nationmediaFB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1nationmediainsta X (Twitter): https://x.com/1nationmediax TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@1.nation.media Telegram: https://t.me/onenationmediaTG
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Imam Abdullah Haron challenged apartheid from the minbar, but his resistance did not stop at the mosque. He carried his message into communities divided by apartheid’s laws, spoke out against the Group Areas Act and stood firmly against a system he described as unjust and un-Islamic. In 1969, Imam Haron was detained for 123 days and interrogated almost daily. He was martyred in police custody at the age of 45. The following day, more than 30,000 people walked with his janazah through the streets of Cape Town. More than five decades later, the man apartheid tried to silence is still remembered, his name carried through the streets of the city he served. #southafrica #islam #apartheid FOLLOW ONE NATION MEDIA: Website: https://1nationmedia.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@1NationMediaTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1nationmediaFB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1nationmediainsta X (Twitter): https://x.com/1nationmediax TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@1.nation.media Telegram: https://t.me/onenationmediaTG
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In this week’s episode of The African Muslimah Podcast, host Na’ima B Robert explores the role Muslim women play in shaping culture and the power they have to challenge what should never have been passed down in the first place. #africa #muslimwomen #islam Topics of discussion include: - How women shape the culture passed to the next generation. - How Umm Suma prioritised her daughter’s education, deen and right to choose. - Distinguishing harmful traditions from Islamic teachings. - The influence of mothers, grandmothers and women as a child’s first teachers. - Breaking cycles of forced marriage, colourism, class prejudice, abuse and silence. - How the Prophet ﷺ challenged harmful practices while preserving what was good in Arab culture. - How Ifrah Mohammed turned her experience of FGM into a campaign against it. - How Dr Hawa Abdi sheltered thousands during Somalia’s civil war. - Why lasting change must come from people who know their communities. 1 What will end with you? Choosing which harmful practices we will stop passing on. The African Muslimah is a flagship series on One Nation Media (ONM), an intimate, honest exploration of how Islam shapes the identity, choices, and impact of African Muslim women across the continent and diaspora. 🎙️ Hosted by Na’ima B. Robert | Author, presenter, and book coach based in Harare, Zimbabwe 📺 New episodes coming soon — subscribe so you don’t miss them! 🔔 Hit the bell to be notified when we go live! FOLLOW ONE NATION MEDIA: Website: https://1nationmedia.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@1NationMediaTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1nationmediaFB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1nationmediainsta X (Twitter): https://x.com/1nationmediax TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@1.nation.media Telegram: https://t.me/onenationmediaTG
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In the final worldview explainer, One Nation Media editor Dilly Hussain examines what the Caliphate means, the principles on which it rests and how Muslims might understand it in a modern world. He also challenges the distorted image of the Caliphate that prevails among Western policymakers and in the media. #caliphate #islam #worldviews FOLLOW ONE NATION MEDIA: Website: https://1nationmedia.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@1NationMediaTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1nationmediaFB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1nationmediainsta X (Twitter): https://x.com/1nationmediax TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@1.nation.media Telegram: https://t.me/onenationmediaTG
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In this episode of The African Muslimah podcast, Na’ima B. Robert speaks with renowned Nigerian Islamic educator and author Maryam Lemu. Maryam entered marriage believing it would mirror what she had grown up seeing. Nearly 35 years later, she reflects on the struggles that brought her marriage to the brink, the ego she had to confront and the lessons that transformed her relationship. She also discusses raising the next generation, setting healthy boundaries, remaining true to Islam and the growing influence of social media on Muslim families. #AfricanMuslim #Muslimwomen #Africanpodcast Topics of discussion include: • Her family’s journey from embracing Islam in Britain to authoring 27 books about the faith. • How her marriage nearly fell apart and why listening instead of becoming defensive transformed their relationship. • Understanding marriage as both a relationship and a covenant with Allah. • Modelling Islam through how we live, not simply what we teach our children. • The powerful lesson behind her son’s words: “Being nice is fear with a smile.” • Challenging the tendency to treat Islam like a “buffet” that can be switched on and off. • How online culture, comparison and imported values are affecting Muslim ma • Why strong Muslim families can build a legacy that reaches far beyond the home. The African Muslimah is a flagship series on One Nation Media (ONM), an intimate, honest exploration of how Islam shapes the identity, choices, and impact of African Muslim women across the continent and diaspora. 🎙️ Hosted by Na’ima B. Robert | Author, presenter, and book coach based in Harare, Zimbabwe 📺 New episodes coming soon — subscribe so you don’t miss them! 🔔 Hit the bell to be notified when we go live! FOLLOW ONE NATION MEDIA: Website: https://1nationmedia.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@1NationMediaTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1nationmediaFB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1nationmediainsta X (Twitter): https://x.com/1nationmediax TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@1.nation.media Telegram: https://t.me/onenationmediaTG
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Ghanaian Muslim preacher ‘UTI Dawah’ challenges Christian claims against Islam, arguing that Muslim scholars meticulously preserved both authentic and weak hadith; including narrations on sensitive issues, rather than concealing them. He contrasts this with Christianity, accusing its proponents of failing to show the same transparency about their own history and doctrines, before questioning when the Church of Christ was actually founded. #dawah #islam #christianity FOLLOW ONE NATION MEDIA: Website: https://1nationmedia.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@1NationMediaTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1nationmediaFB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1nationmediainsta X (Twitter): https://x.com/1nationmediax TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@1.nation.media Telegram: https://t.me/onenationmediaTG
Islam’s Honesty Vs. Christianity’s Deception
Are African Muslims embracing modernity, or slowly losing sight of the values that define us? More than 600 years ago, Muslim scholar Ibn Khaldun warned that defeated societies often begin imitating those who dominate them. From how we dress and socialise to how we define success, relationships, marriage and family, Shoni Lesoga explores how much of what we consider “normal” today has been shaped by Western influence. #africa #islamichistory #islam FOLLOW ONE NATION MEDIA: Website: https://1nationmedia.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@1NationMediaTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1nationmediaFB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1nationmediainsta X (Twitter): https://x.com/1nationmediax TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@1.nation.media Telegram: https://t.me/onenationmediaTG
African Muslim identity: Following or leading?
In this episode of The African Muslimah podcast, Na’ima B. Robert speaks with award-winning South African political journalist, author and founder of The Debrief Network, Qaanitah Hunter. Qaanitah began her journalism career at just 17. Behind the accolades and her relentless pursuit of justice lies a deeper story of faith, ambition, burnout, resilience and learning when to step back. #AfricanMuslim #Muslimwomen #Africanpodcast Topics of discussion include: • How Qaanitah forced her way into journalism at the age of 17. • The mountains she has climbed throughout her life and career. • Her relentless pursuit of justice and what continues to drive it. • Navigating ambition, burnout and the pressure to keep going. • What Hajj taught her about faith, submission and surrendering to Allah. • Learning when to step back and reassess her priorities. • Why awards and accolades were never the ultimate goal. • Finding purpose through faith, journalism and service. The African Muslimah is a flagship series on One Nation Media (ONM), an intimate, honest exploration of how Islam shapes the identity, choices, and impact of African Muslim women across the continent and diaspora. 🎙️ Hosted by Na’ima B. Robert | Author, presenter, and book coach based in Harare, Zimbabwe 📺 New episodes coming soon — subscribe so you don’t miss them! 🔔 Hit the bell to be notified when we go live! FOLLOW ONE NATION MEDIA: Website: https://1nationmedia.com/ YouTube: https://youtube.com/@1NationMediaTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/1nationmediaFB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1nationmediainsta X (Twitter): https://x.com/1nationmediax TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@1.nation.media Telegram: https://t.me/onenationmediaTG
Qaanitah Hunter | Speaking Truth To Power | TAM #3
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