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The democracy trap: How elections reward popularity over competence

“Democracy is the worst form of government except all those other forms that have been tried from time to time,” Winston Churchill told the...

South Africa spends over R1 billion a day servicing debt as Muslims question riba-based economy

By ONM Reporter With local government elections approaching, South Africa’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) has brought the cost of government debt into sharp focus,...

Algorithms, influencers and elections: Who is really shaping Muslim public opinion?

Millions of people form their views of Islam, Muslims and politics through social media. But what they see is increasingly shaped by algorithms controlled...

Before Muslims vote: Who holds the ultimate authority to make laws?

Before discussing political parties, election manifestos or candidates, Muslims must first confront a more fundamental question: who possesses the ultimate authority to determine what...

Before Muslims ask whether to vote, they must ask who defines the rules

With South Africa’s local government elections scheduled for 4 November, Muslims face a fundamental question: To vote or not to vote? In the first...

Suspicions of ‘third hand’ behind South Africa’s anti-migrant violence ahead of elections

By Mxolisi Ncube Suspicions are mounting that political opportunists and organised groups are exploiting anti-migrant sentiment to destabilise South Africa ahead of the November 4...

Beyond the ballot box: Why Muslims must rethink political power

Zeenat Adam argues that South African Muslim political discourse has become trapped within the assumptions of liberal democracy, and calls for a far more...

Commission revelations: When public office becomes a looting trough

As part of our series What are you voting for?, Zingisa Mkhuma writes that South Africans heading to the polls in November can justifiably...

When voting stops being a concession and becomes a creed

There was a time when Muslim organisations approached participation in secular democratic politics with caution. Voting was not presented as something inherently virtuous. Those...

Why do nation states spend billions on sport while their people struggle?

Moulana Uwais Dockrat examines why modern governments pour billions into professional sport, arguing that it serves not only as entertainment, but also as a powerful...

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