Educator, life-skills expert and internationally recognized motivational speaker, Edris Khamissa said that while he was an “eternal optimist” – he is in fact very concerned because South Africa has become fragmented, judgmental and intolerant of other people’s views. Speaking during a wide-ranging interview on Radio Al-Ansar’s talk show, 90 Minutes, he added that many Muslims Read more about Edris Khamissa – a unique professional and eternal optimist[…]

During pre-Islamic times the lunar month of Shawwal was regarded as a cursed month and a month of ill-omen. Some people of that time even avoided getting married during the month of Shawwal because they believed that marriages during this month would not be blessed. As with most of the negative and pessimistic aspects of Read more about The Significance of the Lunar Month of Shawwal[…]

The battle to save the ancient cemetery in Cape Town took a dramatic turn when the Auction group Claremart told the Tana Baru Trust to back off from trying to prevent the sale of two portions of land regarded as sacred in Bo-Kaap. Claremart has forged ahead with advertising the land to be auctioned at Read more about Battle to save ancient Tana Baru Cemetery in Bo-Kaap[…]

I trust this reaches you and yours in the best of states, insha Allah.  I write this sorely heartbroken, let down and despondent. As a young Muslim living in South Africa, I have always looked up to the Ulemah for guidance. I have great respect for the scholars of our community, their role in preserving Read more about An open letter to the Jamiatul Ulama KZN[…]

My sister Tasmi – known to be a wushinite – a spirited martial arts warrior – perpetually engaged in self mastery – on a trajectory of growth and virtue – with a heart of gold – radiating love and joy to everyone around her – a natural affinity of kaleidoscopic bonds with children – a Read more about Our duas and hope go out to Tasmi Quazi for her quick recovery[…]

`Id al-Fitr is truly a day of great joy and celebration, but it is also a day of reflection and introspection. It is, therefore, fortuitous that this year our `Id al-Fitr celebration takes place on the eve of National Youth Day celebrations and reflections. The 16th of June 1976 represents a watershed moment in the Read more about Celebrating and Embracing Youth Activism[…]

Greetings of peace to you beloved elders, leaders, activists; brothers and sisters in Islam! Assalaam Alaikum.   It is the Grace and Mercy of Allah this year, 2018; Eid-ul-fitr falls on the eve of the commemoration of the National Students Uprisings of 1976, which began in Soweto on June 16. You may ask yourself: What does Read more about Our People First: Reclaiming the Spirit of 16 June 1976[…]

Tomorrow, 16th June, South Africa will be commemorating the revolutionary sacrifices and gains made by the generation of 1976, when young school students rose up and took a stand against an oppressive government and an exclusionary education system. Their resistance was rooted in their pursuit of liberation through Education and governed by Black Consciousness. However, Read more about Soweto ‘76 – Reclaiming our heritage, envisioning our Future![…]

This years TIP Family Eid Gah now in its fourteenth tear was even bigger than previous years. The keynote talk was given by Sister Tshegofatso Masibi, also a regular TIP congregant. She is an entrepreneur and owner of Ditiro Media and is a convenor of Beyond August Project, an initiative that focusses on critical dialogue Read more about TIP’s Fourteenth Family Eid Gah now bigger than ever[…]

It is with deep sadness that we at the Claremont Main Road Masjid (CMRM) received the tragic news of the brutal killing of two worshippers who were completing their month long fast of Ramadan while in a spiritual retreat (`itikaf) at the Malmesbury masjid outside Cape Town yesterday morning. Police reports indicate that a suspect Read more about Condemnation for Attack on Malmesbury Worshippers[…]