By Annisa Essack 14:06:2019 April saw Sudanese citizens overthrew dictator Omar al-Bashir, who ruled for 30 years and was previously indicted for war crimes and genocide in Darfur. After the ousting of al-Bashir, military leaders claimed they would support democracy and reportedly came up with a plan to share political power with the Sudanese people. However, one of the main differences between the military leaders and the Sudanese...

  Faizel Patel, Radio Islam  - 10-06-2019 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143)  Pic: Fem2pt0 A mother breaks her sleep, wakes up her husband and together they rush to the adjacent bedroom of their modest home to sooth and calm the cries of their infant child. Its 3am, the time for Fajr draws near and soon it will also be time for work. This is the love and dedication parents afford their children. The sleepless nights, the concern for when the child is...

  By Naseerah Nanabhai 06:06:2019   Moulana Suliman Ravat spoke on the topic, knowing your worth and living a life of purpose. He mentioned that “Ramadan has come and gone like many other Ramadan’s came and went. We need to ask ourselves how do we make this Ramadaan different, how do we change our mindsets after this Ramadaan”. One of the objectives of Ramadaan is to recalibrate us so that we can reconnect with the true purpose of our lives. To...

    By Annisa Essack Wits has collected and analysed the sugar content of 235 baby food items sold in major South African supermarkets, concluding that there’s an urgent need to start regulating sugar in baby foods. A recent WITS study shows that South Africa has the highest rates of childhood obesity in the world, with an alarming figure of 13% whilst the global average stands at 6%. This can be attributed to the rapid growth of the country’s commercial...

  Faizel Patel  - 27-05-2019 (Twitter: @FaizelPatel143)   While many are fazed by negative sentiments or criticism, a renowned Islamic scholar has advised Muslims to focus on positive thinking and doing good work. Mufti Ismail Menk says people should rather smile in the face of negative perception or adversity. He says people should continue to do good work and uplift others lives by being positive. “Why do we need to bother what people say in...

  By Mumtaz Saley   With 7 days left of this beautiful month, I have had the most unexpected miracles happen. I’m glad I have opened myself to the changes I have experienced recently and more importantly, that I have accepted change. I’m now dressing more conservatively with my goal being to please my Lord and I’ve learnt to balance my time better to ensure that I make pray and converse with Him too. I have found Allah, and in doing so realised...

  By Mumtaz Saley Wow, we’ve reached the 22nd fast and I can’t help but feel sad as the blessed month is coming to an end. Alhumdulillah, I had, stumbled, upon someone who was in dire need of our help and who lived close by but who was also completely overlooked by the community. During my attendance at some of the community functions, I had seen an older woman who was very helpful, polite and very much to herself. Little did I know that she had...

  By Mumtaz Saley Today is an amazing day as I get ready for Fajr after Suhoor, Ahmed and I take a moment to sit by the fire and just talk. Usually, we wait for the 20th fast to distribute our zakat so I knew what the chat was about. “Sabreen, do you know of any families within our community that needs the zakat? Maybe a family that’s struggling to put food on their table?” Ebrahim asked. “Ahmed, do you think anyone living in our suburb is in...

  By Mumtaz Saley   Nothing was going as planned today, Mohammed was at home, sick with the flu, Amina was miserable as she too seemed to be getting ill, Ahmed had gone to work but had been complaining about feeling under the weather too. I baked and well, that too just flopped! Just as I was ready to pack it all in, Uncle Abdul appeared. He gave me that knowing look and asked me to sit down with him for a bit. “You know Sabreen, you’re feeling...