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Thousands march in Johannesburg as anti-migrant protests spread across South Africa

Thousands of anti-migration protesters took to the streets of Johannesburg on Tuesday, with similar demonstrations taking place in Durban, Cape Town, Limpopo and the...

‘Xenophobic’ label silences communities battling poor services, crime and trafficking

By Zingisa Mkhuma South Africans are frequently labelled “xenophobic” or, more recently, “Afrophobic”. Yet many ordinary citizens reject these labels, arguing that they obscure legitimate...

SA’s migrant crisis requires a scientific understanding of an economy still shaped by apartheid

By Mxolisi Ncube Mxolisi Ncube responds to Zingisa Mkhuma’s commentary, praising her for capturing the frustration of many South Africans who believe the promise of...

A passport and nationality do not define a Muslim

Mufti Usamah Dockrat warns that calls for South African Muslims to abandon “foreign” Muslims reflect a dangerous nationalism that has no place in Islam....

Abiy Ahmed’s second term exposes Ethiopia’s expanding fault lines at home and abroad

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed begins his second term facing a paradox that has come to define contemporary Ethiopian politics: overwhelming electoral dominance amid...

Burkina Faso bans two Muslim scholars days after passing controversial religious freedoms law

Just days after Burkina Faso adopted a controversial new law on religious freedoms, authorities have moved to enforce tighter controls by banning two Muslim...

South Sudan calls Israel its ‘best friend’ as ties deepen amid Gaza genocide

Israel and South Sudan have pledged to expand cooperation after Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar hosted his South Sudanese counterpart James Pitia Morgan in Jerusalem,...

22 South African Muslim groups reject June 30 shutdown over xenophobia and vigilantism fears

A coalition of 22 South African Muslim organisations has rejected the planned June 30 “national shutdown” against undocumented immigrants, warning that the campaign risks...

Kenyan Muslim leaders welcome move to integrate duksi and madrasa into formal education

Muslim education leaders in Kenya have welcomed the government’s move to integrate Duksi and Madrasa education into the country’s formal basic education system, describing...

Saudi Arabia suspends travel to DRC, Uganda and South Sudan over Ebola fears

Saudi Arabia has suspended travel by its citizens to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda and South Sudan as part of precautionary measures against...

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