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The Pathway to the Cape Accord

The following are extracts from a khutbah by Sa’dullah Khan titled Pathway to Cape Accord, delivered at Claremont Main Road Mosque on Friday 22 December 2017 Muslims and Christians currently constitute more than fifty-five percent of the world’s population. This makes the relationship between these two religious communities a significant factor in promoting harmonious coexistence between people and for contributing to meaningful peace around the world. Headlines feed Misconceptions Unfortunately, […]

25 December 2017

International News

Turkey summons UAE envoy after Ottoman insult retweet

Turkey has summoned a United Arab Emirates diplomat over a recent social media post insulting an Ottoman-era governor that was shared by the UAE's foreign minister. Acting UAE ambassador Hawla Ali al-Shamsi was summoned to the Turkish foreign ministry, sources from the ministry told Anadolu news agency on condition of anonymity because of restrictions on speaking to the media. The diplomat was informed of Turkey's concern over the post retweeted […]

22 December 2017

International News

US Supreme Court allows Trump’s ‘Muslim ban’ to take full effect

The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday to allow President Donald Trump’s travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect. The court, with two of the nine justices dissenting, granted the US administration's request to lift two injunctions imposed by lower courts that had partially blocked the ban. The open-ended ban, announced in September, targets people from Iran, Libya, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Chad and North Korea, as […]

5 December 2017

International News

Trump slammed for retweeting Islamophobic videos

US President Donald Trump's retweets of a UK far right leader’s Islamophobic posts have been widely denounced as a gesture of support for nationalistic, anti-Muslim rhetoric. On Wednesday morning, Trump retweeted three videos to his 43 million followers, purporting to show Islamic violence, that had been posted by the deputy leader of the UK fringe nationalist group Britain First. Ibrahim Hooper, a spokesman for the Council on American Islamic Relations, […]

30 November 2017

Features

Why a visit to Masjid al-Aqsa has to be on your bucket list

By Ebrahim Moosa It should hardly take much convincing to get one packing for a voyage to al-Quds. The first qiblah, second mosque to be established and third holiest site in Islam is a haven of history and a sanctuary replete with spiritual blessings. For starters, Masjid al-Aqsa is one of the select trio of masaajid one is permitted to head off towards solely for the purpose of prayer, as […]

22 November 2017

International News

Baroness Warsi decries Islamophobia in UK

Sayeeda Warsi, a former Conservative Party co-chair and the first Muslim woman to hold a British cabinet post, urged the government to redefine Islamophobia calling it "Britain's latest bigotry blind spot" that can "be found in Britain's most respectable circles". “It is wrong to say that the government is Islamophobic, but does it understand Muslim communities? No,” said Warsi in London, at the launch of Runnymede Trust's new report on […]

15 November 2017

News

Tuan Guru symposium promises new insights

By Yaseen Kippie With the recent revival of research into the contribution of Tuan Guru at the Cape, the descendents of the scholar and prince, known for establishing Islam in the public life of Muslims in South Africa, will host a symposium on his life, legacy and family reconnection. The symposium will take place this coming Saturday. Imam Abdullah ibn Qadi Abdus Salam, known by all as Tuan Guru (Master […]

25 October 2017

International News

Millions of Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha 2017

Millions of Muslims around the world have been making pilgrimages to celebrate Eid ul-Adha, which begins today. Eid ul-Adha means ‘Feast of the Sacrifice and is different to Eid al-Fitr, the celebration that marks the end of Ramadan. Eid celebrations in Islam are the holiest in the Islamic calendar, with Eid ul-Adha being the most widely celebrated and holiest of all. The Muslim celebration of Eid ul-Adha honours the willingness […]

1 September 2017

Uncategorized

US settles first Muslim ban lawsuit with campaigners

The US government will allow people barred from entering the country in the early days of President Donald Trump's travel ban to reapply for visas following a legal settlement with campaigners. Under the terms of the agreement, announced on Thursday, the government must contact all individuals who had been turned away at borders as a result of the president's first executive order that came into force on January 27 and […]

1 September 2017

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