Click here to sign the petition After four months of pre-trial detention, Tariq Ramadan’s last appeal for bail has again been denied. As scholars and politicians from around the world, we write to demand due process for Professor Tariq Ramadan, incarcerated since February 2nd in a French prison. It is not for us to judge Read more about Tariq Ramadan – Worldwide Appeal for Due Process[…]
Soufra (The Dining Table) premiered in Africa and Asia this week and throughout September gala showings will take place around the world. This movie is about a group of women, led by Mariam Al Shaar who live in a refugee camp, South of Beirut, Lebanon, they are all refugees from Palestine, Syria and Iraq. The Read more about Everyone needs to Eat! – sustainable empowerment in the camps[…]
On 30 August 2018, the Women’s Cultural Group in collaboration with IPCI hosted a talk for ladies at its Mariam Bee Sultan Centre. The speakers Firhan Farrah (whose son was the youngest person to be imprisoned by Israel) and Rula Tammini, spoke of the suffering of Palestinian children prisoners in Israeli jails and in particular Read more about WCG hosts Palestinians[…]
The Muslim Personal Law saga has had a protracted and acrimonious history with the ulema divided. The umbrella body United Ulama Council of SA comprising all the provinces supports a Muslim Marriages Act, whilst one of its constituents Jamiat KZN and other leading ulema are opposed. Similarly with the Muslim Lawyers, AMAL is in support, Read more about Muslim Marriages to be recognised in South Africa[…]
A cartoon exhibition that aimed to show the realities confronted by Palestinians subjected to military occupation and siege, their resistance and determination as seen through the eyes of renowned cartoonist, Osama Nazzal was hosted on Thursday 30 August at the Silver Oaks Boutique Hotel. Osama who lives in the village of Kafr Ni’ma, west of Read more about Visiting Cartoonist Osama Nazzal draws the line on Palestine[…]
It turned out to be a night when a big, burly policeman felt the pain in his heart when he listened to three Palestinian activists tells their story of misery at the Islamic Propagation International Centre this week. Inspector Ally said that he was devastated when he heard their accounts of murder, mayhem, torture and Read more about Top Cop hit by Israeli’s Inhumanity[…]
The IPCI and the Masjid Abu Bakr Siddique hosted three Palestinian activists, Firhan Farrah, Osama Nazzal and Rula Tammini on a two-day visit to Durban on August 29 and 30. The trio addressed were guests at a dinner and lecture at the IPCI headquarters in Grey Street. The next day, the Women’s Cultural Group held Read more about Palestinian Activists in Durban for Short Tour[…]
Women around the world are assuming leadership roles to such an extent that, by 2025, most parliaments, including South Africa’s would go through a dramatic change. This is the view of Chatsworth Sulaiman sisters, Qaisar Jahaan and Umme Haanee – both of whom have embarked in careers which were previously perceived not to be for Read more about Profile: Sisters Qaisar Jahaan & Umme Haanee[…]
It is with great sadness that the Claremont Main Road Masjid receives the news of the passing of Maulana Ihsaan Hendricks, former president of the Muslim Judicial Council. Maulana Ihsaan was a dynamic and courageous son of the soil, whose dedication and tireless passion for his community was only eclipsed by his immense humility and Read more about CMRM laments loss of dynamic and courageous son of the soil[…]
The late Moulana Ihsaan Hendricks epitomised the kind of leader the Ummah in South Africa and indeed internationally needs in today’s times. Sound knowledge, humbleness, empathy, passion, a principled approach and a sound grasp and understanding of the environment that we live in, were just some of the attributes that Moulana brought to any position Read more about A loss to the Ummah in SA[…]