By Rachel Mohamed The Touwsriver Islamic Society has appealed to the public for financial assistance to complete the building project of the masjid. This is to ensure the extension of the building to add more rooms to accommodate the growing Muslim community in the area. Speaking on PM Drive on Monday, Ismail Byat, chairman of the Touwsriver Islamic Society, said, “Some time ago, a small house was bought and transformed […]
By Lee-Yandra Paulsen The eagerly anticipated Sanlam Cape Town Marathon, scheduled for this weekend, is set to draw thousands of runners not only from South Africa but also from around the world. This prestigious event features a variety of race options, including the Gold Label Status Road marathon, the 10km or 5km Peace Runs, the challenging 46km Trail Marathon by Ryan Sandes, the 22km Trail Challenge, and the exciting new […]
Local rights groups and the family and friends of a young Bangladeshi man killed last week in a police shooting in Cambridge, Massachusetts, demanded justice, transparency and accountability during a protest on Monday. The protest was the second to take place in a week over the killing, which has led to calls for an end to the Cambridge police's involvement in mental health-related emergencies. An attorney for the local district said that […]
PRESS RELEASE Letter of Apology TO: All Islamic Bodies, Respected Uluma, woman’s rights groups, my community, family, friends, and all concerned citizens. Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatulahi wa barakatu I address you in the Name of Allah the Beneficent the Merciful. It is with deep regret and humility that I address this letter of apology and retraction of the offensive words used in the video about my pending 2nd marriage. Nikah […]
The Muslim Community of South Africa, represented by numerous social welfare, emergency relief and civil society organisations have heard the call of President Cyril Ramaphosa to assist the poor and vulnerable during the 21-day lockdown period. "We have immediately expended R1m in aid spending and resources to assist with the immediate priorities as announced by the President, and make available the human resources and implementation capacity of our community and […]
OPINION by Kareem Maliki One might say there is nothing new in the Bo-Kaap residents protests: at the end of the day, all of us are used to seeing South Africans always protesting somewhere about something. However, there is something important about the struggle of Bo-Kaap community that must not go unnoticed: Muslims of Cape Town are awakening and are ready to stand for their rights. As much as we […]
Here is a transcript of a speech delivered by MJC second deputy president Shaykh Riad Fataar at last night's iftaar dinner with state president Cyril Ramaphosa His Excellency President of the Republic of South Africa, Mr Cyril Ramaphosa, Minister of Economic Development Mr Ebrahim Patel, Deputy Secretary General of the ANC Sister Yasmine Duarte, the ANC Western Cape Provincial Secretary Brother Faiez Jacobs, Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, the Life President of […]
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 […]
Six months after a deadly shooting at a Quebec City mosque, its president's car was deliberately set on fire, officials said on Wednesday. "Another hateful act" targeted the mosque and its president Mohamed Labidi in addition to "a long series" of other incidents, the Islamic Cultural Center of Quebec said in a statement. The fire was set on August 6 but was only made public on Wednesday in order 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.
