By Yaseen Kippie Teenage Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi was arrested early this morning, a day after a video of her punching, slapping and kicking two Israeli soldiers in a West Bank village went viral. Her mother has also been arrested later in the day. Ahed was recently in South Africa as part of the Shamsaan Pals4Peace Tour. The 16-year-old Tamimi was removed from her home in Nabi Saleh, near Ramallah, […]
Israeli forces on Tuesday detained a 16-year-old Palestinian girl during an overnight raid in the occupied West Bank. Ahed al-Tamimi was taken into custody after Israeli forces raided her home in Nabi Saleh village in the northern West Bank, her father said. "A large Israeli force raided our house at dawn and arrested Ahed while she was sleeping in her bed," Basem al-Tamimi told Anadolu Agency. "Israeli forces have beaten […]
By Shafiq Morton Sixteen year-old Ahed Tamimi of Nabi Saleh village, which is 20 kms from Ramallah on the occupied West Bank, twists a corner of her Palestinian keffiyya as she talks to me in studio in Cape Town. Her curly hair flops over her face like Violet, the teenage girl in the Incredibles super-hero family. Across the desk are 11 year-old, Janna Ayyad, also of Nabi Saleh and Muhammad […]
Five Palestinian child activists arrived in the country this week for to give their perspective of the Israeli occupation of Palestine and spread messages of peace and hope. The passionate and spirited youth are part of the Shamsaan kids Tour, South African born collaborative between young Palestinian human rights activists and various local South African contributors. The children include 11 year old social media phenomenon Janna Jihad, considered to be […]
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.
