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Opinion and Analysis Articles
Israel accused of using kites as pretext to escalate Gaza attacks
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 24 August 2026 | 17:30 CAT 5-min read Israel has threatened to intensify its...
India’s Youth Are Finding Their Voice
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 7 August 2026 | 11:45 CAT 5-min read India’s youth have discovered something...
Kashmir’s Daughters Deserve More Than Outrage
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 7 August 2026 | 10:30 CAT 5 min read “Yesterday it was Budgam. Today it is Baramulla. Tomorrow, which daughter?” For Aksa Muzammil, that question is at the heart of a growing crisis facing women and girls in Kashmir. Speaking to...
Leadership Begins With Service: Sheikh Mirza Yawar Baig
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za26 July 2026 | 11:30 CAT5-minute read Internationally renowned Islamic scholar, author and leadership consultant Sheikh Mirza Yawar Baig believes the Muslim world's greatest leadership challenge is not a lack of knowledge, but a...
Hormuz, uranium and the struggle for power
Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za 22 June 2026 | 13:42 3-minute read US President Trump and Iranian officials electronically signed the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on 17 June. The MoU is a 14-point tentative diplomatic roadmap to permanently end...
Oceans Of Mercy: Understanding Allah’s Love In A World Of Conditions
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 27 May 2026 8-minute read In this article, we explore the deeply powerful reflections written by The Millennial Muslimah. Reflections that speak directly to the modern Muslim woman, but in truth, touch every soul that has ever...
The Taxi That Travelled 4.6 Million Km and the Islamic Lessons Hidden Beneath the Hood
Annisa Essack | kzn@radioislam.org.za 15 May 2026 5 min read Some stories are so ordinary, they almost feel sacred — the kind that whisper lessons about patience, care and the quiet beauty of doing things well. This one begins not in a lab or boardroom but on the...
A Cyber-Safe Hajj
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 09 May 2026 5-minute read While most of the departing hujjaj take safety as a consideration when packing and locking their bags, few people think about “being cyber-safe while travelling” for hajj. According to Irfaan Salejie,...
Imran Khan: The ‘Peace Broker’ the Muslim World Cannot Afford to Sideline
By Khurram Zeeshan The writer is a Senator of Pakistan and a lawyer by profession. ISLAMABAD — In the high-stakes theatre of Middle Eastern and Central Asian diplomacy, the role of a mediator is often a thankless one. Yet, as Israel’s war on Gaza grinds on and...
Fizzy And Energy Drinks: Harmful Or Helpful?
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 25 April 2026 5-minute read Are fizzy cooldrinks and energy drinks really as good or as bad as they’re made out to be? Clinical dietician Ayesha Madaran, specialising between psychology and nutrition, noted that while most...
Understanding Teenagers
Rabia Mayet | rabiamayet@radioislam.co.za 15 April 2026 6-minute read Once children enter their teens, the ball game changes. The ages between 13 and 19 are an age of madness, a long and difficult period fraught with uncertainty, and it is at this time that teens...
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