Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Tana Baru, Cape Town - a Photo Essay

›
Established in 1805, the Tana Baru (which means “new ground”) was South Africa’s first official Islamic burial site. For 200 years previo...
Thursday, November 22, 2012

The Gazan conflict and the winds of change

›
Gaza is a place of humanity, warmth and hospitality. ISRAEL’s Operation Pillar of Defence in Gaza may be over, but the biggest issue o...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

Cape Town Late Spring Moods

›
The late spring moods of Table Bay. Copyright all photos Shafiq Morton Cape wakes to a brisk morning as south-easter gathers stren...
Monday, November 12, 2012

Travels with the Pious: Muádh ibn Jabal, the Father of Ijtihad

›
SITUATED in the Jordan valley, and surrounded by hills, the grave of Mu’adh ibn Jabal – one of the Ansar of Madinah – used to be a lon...
1 comment:
Thursday, November 8, 2012

Travels with the Pious: Ubaidah ibn Jarrah, the Trustworthy Companion

›
Tomb of Abu Ubaidah ibn Jarrah, Jordan. Copyright Shafiq Morton T HE Jordan River Valley is the northernmost point of the Great Afric...
2 comments:
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

The Saudi Footprint: a reply to the reply

›
What the Wahhabis would love to demolish. DO Sufis worship the saints and prophets? Saudi Arabian scholars have thought so, a...
Monday, October 1, 2012

The Innocence of Muslims: a reaction of utter disgust and despair

›
Islam is a faith of peace, not confrontation and bloodshed. THE Innocence of Muslims, a not so innocent piece of Islamophobi...