By Tasleema Allie The Al-Azhar University in Cairo is one of the world’s oldest universities. Renowned as one of the world’s most prestigious institutes, it has had students flock from all over the world to study at the feet of the world’s best scholars and experts in the Islamic Sciences.
As VOC marks its birthday month, the month of September also ushers in Spring, where we see warmer days, whale-watching but also irritating allergies. But while many of us have to contend with hayfever and sinusitis, there are positives to Spring – a sense of renewal, a time of regeneration
The Muslim Judicial Council – SA and Al-Quds Foundation SA in collaboration with Protect the Rohingya is holding a protest calling attention to the plight of Rohingya Muslims currently fleeing persecution at the hands of Myanmar forces. With an upsurge in violence since August 25, 2017, scenes of fleeing Rohingya
All roads lead to Mina on Wednesday as VOC brings rolling coverage on the coveted journey of hajj. This year, VOCs hajj theme is “perfect trust in God and reliance on Him alone.” “The theme is about what we can take from the story of not just Nabi Ibrahim (AS)
VOC has been overwhelmed by the public interest in its first theatre production The Unwanted Guest, with 90% of tickets now sold. From its origins as a radio series during the December holidays, the story of a crazy, yet loving Cape Town Muslim family is being brought to life on
By Ra’ees Moerat 7 Steps Hub, was founded by Clint White, a social entrepreneur, artist, branding strategist and multipotentialite. Under his banner, he is currently facilitating an exhibition at the Open Design Festival in Cape Town, where he aims to highlight the success of prominent figures on the Cape Flats.
And its official! Tickets for VOC’s maiden theatre production The Unwanted Guest have finally gone live. The popular VOC radio drama series is being transformed into a stage play. For one night only, VOC listeners will be able to catch VOC staff on stage at the Baxter Theatre on the
Following packed crowds at public events in Johannesburg and Durban, a group of Palestinian children activists are headed to Cape Town this weekend for the last leg of their South African tour. The delegation of 5 children are in SA on an awareness program called the Shamsaan PalS4Peace tour, to learn
A group of artists working in photography, film, performance and visual art have united to honour the lives of girls and women who have been lost to rape and murder in South Africa. Under the exhibition title We Cannot Be Silent, the creative collective is looking beyond news headlines, delving
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.
