By: Aneeqa du Plessis As Muslims around the globe commemorate the 10th of Muharram 1444 AH, Bo-Kaap in the Cape Town CBD boasted an ocean of white as local residents lined the streets as part of the annual ‘Tiene Muharram’ march. This year’s event hosted by Boorhanol Islam alongside the Tana Baru Trust is set to commemorate ‘iconic women in Cape Town’s Muslim History’ as the march coincides with Women’s […]
The IHATA Shelter for Abused Women and Children is facing major financial difficulties as their operational funding from an international donor will be cut. The shelter serves the community with various programmes that uplift abused women and children. The global funding climate for Non-Governmental Organisations who work with softer skills has been a challenge for many NGO’s and the shelter has not been immune to these difficulties. Currently the shelter […]
This weekend, the International Peace College South Africa (IPSA) hosted its 3rd Annual Women in Islam – Women in South Africa (WIWISA) Symposium. The event was hosted at its Rylands campus on Saturday, October 29, 2016. The annual WIWISA symposium forms part of the institutions broader campaign to promote dialogue on various issues related to gender and gender-justice within the context of the South African Muslim community. The theme for […]
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.
