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Muslims urged to register to vote this weekend

Islamic organisations have urged Muslims to register to vote this weekend ahead of the 2019 national elections. Despite its best efforts to collect the addresses of voters, the electoral commission does not have addresses for 2.8 million voters. The registration drive takes place on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11 March at open centres across the country. The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) says the political landscape nationally and internationally compels Muslims […]

9 March 2018

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Jamiatul SA hopes fresh ANC leadership will bring stability

By Faizel Patel With just a day to go before the 54th African National Congress (ANC) Elective National Conference, The Council of Muslim Theologians says the wellbeing of any society is dependent on the pillars of peace and justice and hopes the new leaders elected at the gathering will take South Africa forward. Thousands of delegates from across the country are converging at Nasrec in Johannesburg this weekend to elect […]

15 December 2017

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SA ulema call for SA Muslims to fast and intensify duas for Al Aqsa

South African ulema have made an impassioned appeal on Muslims to remain conscious of the siege of Masjidul Aqsa, which has been a flashpoint of violence recently. After a night of unrest at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, fresh clashes broke out on Wednesday between Israeli forces and musallees protesting new metal detectors installed at the compound. The site was closed to non-Muslim visitors after a group of right-wing Israelis attempted […]

19 July 2017

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SA ulema call for swift solution to Qatar crisis

By Ra-ees Moerat While Turkey has taken a bold stance to mediate on the Qatar crisis, South African ulema are still mulling on the issue, but are unequivocal in their position that the matter must be resolved. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE and other nations have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, following allegations that it supports terrorism, in particular movements such as Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. Qatar has denied […]

22 June 2017

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Public meetings called to tackle umrah visa issue

Umrah tour operators are meeting this weekend in a bid to avert a crisis in the umrah industry, amid a public outcry over the cost of umrah visas. South African Muslims are up in arms, with some calling for a boycott of the umrah. While there is very little information coming through from the Saudi Kingdom, authorities announced that the visa increases would come into effect from October. However, the […]

14 October 2016

Jamiatul Ulema

Muslims urged to register to vote this weekend

Jamiatul SA hopes fresh ANC leadership will bring stability

SA ulema call for SA Muslims to fast and intensify duas for Al Aqsa

SA ulema call for swift solution to Qatar crisis

Public meetings called to tackle umrah visa issue

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