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The true Islamic state and the true role of maqasid, goals & principles shariah

The past weekend I attended a colloquium hosted by International Peace College of SA (IPSA) that focused on Khilafah. The session included talks from the likes of Amb Ebrahim Rasool, Anwah Nagia and our special guest in studio, Dr Jasser Auda. For those who may not be familiar with him,…

23 Mar 2015 8AM 17 min

Durban author attacked

Author Zainub Dala is recovering at home after an attack at her residence in Durban last week. Dala believes she was targeted because she had expressed admiration for controversial author, Salman Rushdie's work. She had praised Rushdie's writing at a forum at the Chatsworth Education Centre on Tuesday. Rushdie 'angered…

23 Mar 2015 8AM 3 min

FBF: Nothing Left To Steal

After years of being encouraged to write about his life, Mzilikazi Wa Afrika has released his much anticipated memoir entitled: ‘Nothing Left to Steal’. The multi-award winning investigative journalist, who works for the Sunday Times, has carved a life out of a passion for music, the fulfilment of his family…

20 Mar 2015 7AM 13 min

ISIS claims responsibility for Tunis attack and warns deadly shooting is 'just f

The Islamic State and other extremists have claimed responsibility for the deadly attack that killed at least 21 people at the National Bardo Museum in Tunis. The authorities there arrested at least nine people suspected of being accomplices as major cruise lines indefinitely suspended stops in Tunisia, a sign of the…

20 Mar 2015 5AM 17 min

Colloquium

The 4-6 pm current affairs Drivetime Show is hosted by veteran journalist Shafiq Morton, winner of two Vodacom Awards, and an AfriCAN author’s award. Analytical and thought-provoking, Morton brings his decades of experience as a photo-journalist, historian and broadcaster to the show, added with his unique brand of humour and…

20 Mar 2015 5AM 8 min

UCT Rhodes debate

Yesterday we chatted to UCT vice chancellor Dr Max Price on the ongoing debate around the removal of the Rhodes Statue. UCT has now started a process of dialogue between students, academics and members of the public. Our reporter Andriques Petersen has been following the story closely. He visited UCT…

19 Mar 2015 6AM 5 min

Israeli elections – analysis

With nearly all votes counted, Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud party is set to emerge as the election's big winner with at least 30 seats. The Zionist Union trails behind with 24 seats. The Joint List of Arab parties is the third-largest party at this point. The coalition negotiations are expected to…

19 Mar 2015 6AM 11 min

Cape Town fires - feedback

The South African National Parks has told reporters in Cape Town that an arsonist was responsible for one in a series of fires that hit the Cape Peninsula in recent weeks.  The Scarborough fire was deliberately set alight on private property. The Cape Peninsula fires are reported to have caused infrastructural damage…

19 Mar 2015 6AM 8 min

Tunisia museum attack – analysis

Yesterday we were watching the Tunisian museum attack unfolding on our timelines and it seems today Tunisian authorities have named the two gunmen involved in the killing of 19 people. One of the assailants was known to the intelligence service. Officials identified the attackers as Yassine Laabidi and Hatem Khachnaoui…

19 Mar 2015 6AM 11 min

Zille vs Cape Times

Western Cape government is stopping all subscriptions to the Cape Times because it is wasteful and fruitless to pay money for a paper that offers no value. The back-story to this move, it seems, lies in DA leader and Western Cape Premier Helen Zille’s latest weekly party missive in which…

18 Mar 2015 9AM 7 min

Dem Now Insert

Yesterday we chat to Miko Peled about Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech before Congress. We cross now to a Democracy Now special episode with Noam Chomsky pre Netanyahu's Speech.

18 Mar 2015 8AM 17 min

UCT Rhodes debate – UCT management

The debate around the Cecil John Rhodes statue at UCT has become a major taking point this past week, following protests and an open dialogue on campus. Some UCT students have called for the removal of the statue, which they believe is a symbol of white colonialism and the oppression…

18 Mar 2015 5AM 10 min

Zuma survives another no-confidence vote

It was another day of drama in Parliament yesterday as the DA’s motion of no confidence in President Jacob Zuma was defeated in the National Assembly. The ANC used its majority to keep him in power. 113 MP’s voted yes, 221 voted no and 8 abstained. The vote followed a…

18 Mar 2015 5AM 6 min

Israeli elections – MRN response

With more than 99 percent of the votes tallied, Israel’s incumbent Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears poised to retain his office and form the next government. Though the final campaign polls showed Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party trailing behind the centre-left Zionist Union, Likud gained 30 seats, six more than its…

18 Mar 2015 5AM 10 min

Israeli Elections

Four years ago this week people across Syria began marching peacefully to demand democratic reforms. The country they sought to improve literally no longer exists. In death, destruction, refugees and sheer horror, Syria’s war outstrips any other of this century. That it has faded from public attention reflects not an easing of…

17 Mar 2015 9AM 12 min

Gaza Report

A Gaza war medical report was launched at Wits University last night. Entitled No Safe Place: a report from an independent medical fact-finding mission to Gaza 2014, this is one of the first reports on the events of Operation Protective Edge, written by eight renowned international medical experts. Investigating the…

17 Mar 2015 9AM 19 min

Muslim Views: March Edition

It's that time of the month again where Muslim Views joins us on air to tell us what we can expect in this month's edition. Online is…

17 Mar 2015 9AM 8 min

SA journo travelled to Syria

A few weeks ago, SA journo, Yazeed Kamaldien travelled to Syria. He wrote several pieces that featured both in the Cape Argus and his personal blog, which focused on Kobane and the harsh conditions Syrians live in.

16 Mar 2015 10AM 13 min

SA journo travelled to Syria

A few weeks ago, SA journo, Yazeed Kamaldien travelled to Syria. He wrote several pieces that featured both in the Cape Argus and his personal blog, which focused on Kobane and the harsh conditions Syrians live in. He joins us now online to discuss…

16 Mar 2015 8AM 13 min

DA to challenge use of police in Parliament

The DA appeared in the Western Cape High Court today to challenge the legislation which allows for the arrest and removal of people who create a disturbance in the National Assembly. The DA filed papers in the Western Cape High Court following the removal of Economic Freedom Fighters MPs from…

16 Mar 2015 8AM 6 min