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France abaya ban: Muslim schoolgirl sent home for wearing kimono

A Muslim girl in France became one the first to be excluded from school after a ban on wearing an abaya, a full-length robe worn by many Muslim women. The girl from the French city of Leon came to school dressed in a kimono, a long loose-fitting robe with wide sleeves, leading to objections from her headteacher, who interpreted it as a religious garment. Last month the French government announced a ban on the garment, […]

today7 September 2023

Local

MJC requests Minister of Electricity to grant Muslims reprieve from loadshedding on Eid

By Daanyaal Matthews The Muslim Judicial Council has requested that the South African Government grant Muslims reprieve from loadshedding on the day of Eid. This request follows rising criticism across the nation in response to Eskom’s tendency to alleviate loadshedding entirely on certain public holidays that correspond with Christian religious celebrations such as over the Easter Weekend. The letter, written by Shaykh Irafaan Abrahams, President of the MJC, writes: “In […]

today19 April 2023

International

Israel closes Hebron’s Ibrahimi Mosque to Muslim worshipers for Passover

Israel on Sunday closed the Ibrahimi Mosque in the West Bank city of Hebron to Muslim worshippers for two days due to Jewish holidays, according to the mosque director, Anadolu reports. "Israeli forces closed the Ibrahimi Mosque and prevented the entry of Muslim worshipers, while Israeli settlers were allowed," Ghassan Al-Rajabi told Anadolu. He said the mosque will remain closed until Monday evening. Palestinian activist Aref Jaber said the Israeli army erected military […]

today10 April 2023

International

Zimbabwe: ‘Israel police must unconditionally withdraw from Al-Aqsa Mosque’

The Zimbabwean government has condemned the Israeli violations against Al-Aqsa Mosque and called on Israeli police to unconditionally withdraw its forces from the Muslim holy site. In a statement reported by Wafa News Agency on Friday, the Zimbabwean Foreign Ministry described the Israeli aggression against worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque as a "flagrant violation". At the same time, Zimbabwe called on the Israeli occupation government to stop all its unilateral actions. It also called on […]

today9 April 2023

News

Mother City runs out of burial space for Muslims in Gordons Bay

By: Aneeqa du Plessis The Mother City is slowly running out of burial space, especially for Muslims. The Islamic Society in Gordon’s Bay approached the city last month, urging them to make more land available for their burials. But the city argues it has provided sufficient burial land in the surrounding areas. It says when allocating land for burials, it also needs to be mindful of space for recreational facilities, […]

today12 January 2023

Local

Over 140 burial plots allocated to muslim community at Rusthof Cemetery, Strand

LOCAL Over 140 burial plots were allocated to the muslim community at the Rusthof Cemetery in Strand on Wednesday. Members of the MJCSA and local Islamic societies were among those who attended an official opening ceremony, and ensured the designated graves faced qibla. It grants relief to nearby suburbs, given that the local privately owned cemetery is the only one which accommodates Muslim burials and has already reached capacity. The […]

today1 December 2022

International

Muslim preacher faces trial in New York over alleged Islamic State recruitment

INTERNATIONAL Muslim preacher Abdullah al-Faisal is standing trial in New York for allegedly trying to recruit for the Islamic State (IS) militant group. Faisal, who was born Trevor William Forrest, often goes by Shaikh Faisal. He is ranked by terrorism experts as one of “the most influential among English-language extremist Muslim preachers”, The Washington Post reported. Faisal began messaging a woman in 2016 on WhatsApp, who claimed to be an aspiring […]

today30 November 2022

International

Washington’s Muslim, Jewish firefighters sue over policy banning beards

INTERNATIONAL A group of Muslim and Jewish firefighters in Washington have asked a judge to hold the city in contempt for a policy that bans beards, saying it unfairly targets the two minority faiths of Islam and Judaism. The firefighters - Steven Chasin, Calvert Potter, Jasper Sterling and Hassan Umrani - filed a motion this month in a district court, in which they said they were removed from duty, reassigned, […]

today29 November 2022

International

Ex-Tunisia President condemns global hypocrisy towards Qatar World Cup

INTERNATIONAL Former Tunisian President, Monsef Marzouki, said that Qatar's success in organising the World Cup is a great incentive for Arabs, Muslims and all countries of the world and confirmation that they can perform miracles if there is political and popular will. He criticised the "hypocrisy" of Western countries and their adoption of a double discourse, especially during the Western media's coverage of this Qatar achievement. Marzouki told Qatar's Al Jazeera that […]

today23 November 2022

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