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Palestine and the Changing Global Order lecture set to take place in Cape Town

By Rachel Mohamed The Muslim Youth Movement (MYM) and AWQAF SA will host a public lecture titled "Palestine and the Changing Global Order," featuring Wadah Khanfar—author, public intellectual, President of the AL Sharq Forum, and co-founder of the Common Action Forum. Speaking on VOC News Beat representative of the MYM Mohammad Groenewald, “When reading the book, we realized that people often look at history in a very shallow way especially […]

today11 September 2024

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UUCSA applies to be friend of the court in mosque matter

The United Ulama Council of South Africa (UUCSA) has applied to be a friend of the court in the High Court, should a bid to have mosques reopened be heard. It comes after Johannesburg advocate Zehir Omar threatened to approach the courts to have the regulations, which prohibit mosques from being open during the lockdown, overturned. Omar represents the Mujlisul Ulama of South Africa and the Jamiatul Ulama (not the […]

today17 April 2020

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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 […]

today22 June 2017

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Ulema to convene another prayer for rain

Cape Town ulema have issued an urgent call for Muslims to unite in prayer for rain in the drought stricken Western Cape. The province has not experienced any decent rainfall since last winter and weather forecasters predict very little for the next few months. The Western Cape has been declared a disaster area, as authorities now work around the clock to find a short and long term solution to the […]

today1 June 2017

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Ulema calls for solidarity against Islamophobic attacks

Amid a chorus of condemnation against President Donald Trump’s ban on Muslims travelling to the US, local ulema have called for solidarity against prejudice and Islamophobia. This comes in the wake of six worshippers being gunned down at the Grand Mosque in Québec, Canada, on Sunday during evening prayers. A day before, the Islamic Center of Victoria in Texas, USA, was burnt to the ground by unknown attackers. In a […]

today1 February 2017

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