Prolific international Islamic scholar Shaykh Dr Muhammad Al Ninowy has penned some of his deep and philosophical thoughts on life, love and Islam into his latest book called ‘The Book of Love’. An advocate for peace, love and tolerance, Shaykh Ninowy, who was born in Syria and resides in the
Ramadan can be very difficult for young children and while it is not accustomed for Muslim children to fast before they reach puberty, the sense of togetherness and the importance of charity that Ramadan emphasises is something any child can relate to. In recognizing the commitment of children to the
By Mohamed Ameen Dabhelia World renowned Islamic scholar and orator Moulana Tariq Jameel (DB) has touched down in South Africa for a lecture tour across the country. VOC will broadcast live from Islamia masjid for the Cape Town lecture on Wednesday 4th July after Esha. Ml Jameel is a Pakistani
After a remarkably busy month with the launch of the Great VOC Dial-A-Thon, on Saturday, the station will host its first iftaar banquet tomorrow evening at the Special Memories in Brackenfell in aid of raising funds for a brand new studio. Two months ago, VOC launched the My Future VOC
South African humanitarian agency Muslim Hands has been running a campaign for the past month, to support Syrians in desperate need of food aid. Food such as flour and rice was collected and donated and from May 24 – 2 June 2018 the collection period was over 10 days at
After launching the My Future VOC Studio Campaign two months ago, VOC now steps into the second phase of its fund-raising initiative – the Great VOC Dial-A-Thon. The project, launched on Thursday night, is a pledgeline dedicated to raising funds for the building costs of the stations new studio. The
It was an emotional start to VOC’s first Ahlan Wa Sahlan outreach for Ramadan 1439 on Sunday, as three people embraced Islam and a nikah was performed at Masjid Manaarul Huda in Manenberg. This year’s AWS initiative has a twist in that VOC has partnered with Discover Islam for a
In keeping with the theme of social cohesion and social justice in Ramadan, VOC has again taken four masajid under its wings for the annual Ahlan Wasahlan (AWS) outreach project. The AWS project, now in its 18th year, aims to connect VOC with its listeners, through the recitation of Quran.
With one more sleep before the start of Ramadan 1439, its all systems go for VOC’s annual Ramadan programme line mash-up which commences after Maghrib on Wednesday night. Cape Town’s shuyookh and elders will converge at the main viewing points to site the moon for Ramadan, which is expected to
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
