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PregiDose: From pregnancy to award-winning innovation

Pregnancy became the starting point for Dr Hafsa Essop’s award-winning innovation after her experience as a pregnant radiographer exposed a gap in how radiation...

Islam and the Madlanga Commission: Evidence belongs behind closed doors

By Abdullah Ibn Adam Many people are being demonised and their reputations ruined as millions follow blow-by-blow coverage of the Madlanga Commission on social media...

The showdown in Norwood: When will SAJBD take responsibility for anti-Palestinian hate?

By Hassen Lorgat A viral confrontation in Norwood has renewed debate over racist and anti-Palestinian abuse, accountability and restorative justice, as the writer examines the...

How charity is helping protect Somali traders from xenophobia in South Africa

By Mxolisi Ncube As South Africa grapples with a fresh wave of xenophobic attacks targeting African migrants, Somali businesspeople say Islamic charity, deliberate community engagement...

How the revival of a Cape Town cemetery dating back to 1868 gave Masjid Al-Jaamia a new lease on life

In Cape Town’s Claremont suburb stands Masjid Al-Jaamia, a heritage mosque that has been revitalised into what its leaders describe as a living, breathing...

Truth without justice: Cape Town honours Imam Abdullah Haron 57 years after his death in apartheid detention

Fifty-seven years after Imam Abdullah Haron died in apartheid detention, Cape Town has honoured his life and resistance. A court has ruled that he...

When drug addiction enters the home: The challenge facing Muslim youth

Every household knows someone. That is no longer just a figure of speech. In South Africa today, addiction rarely stops with the user. It...

Hassan Howa was more than the hard-liner who worked to isolate apartheid South Africa from international sport

During the height of apartheid, for many white sport officials, players and fans Hassan Howa was the reason South Africa was blocked from playing...

The Claremont mosque apartheid could not remove

In the heart of Cape Town’s affluent southern suburbs, a Heritage Day walk retraced the erased footsteps of communities uprooted by apartheid, with an...

Norwood incident: You cannot condemn the symptom while defending the disease

The racist and Islamophobic abuse in Norwood, Johannesburg has been condemned as an isolated incident. But when anti-Muslim hatred is accompanied by hostility towards...

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