Tuesday, June 28, 2016

Wembley echoes: a tribute to Hajji Abdullah Gangraker

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Courtesy Wembley MUCH has been said, and written, about the passing of Hajji Abdullah Eshack Gangreker, an iconic benefactor and phi...
Monday, June 27, 2016

Green Point Park revisited

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THE GREEN POINT PARK is essentially a re-engineered seasonal wetland where the residents of Sea Point used to gather for regattas in ...
Tuesday, June 21, 2016

The greatest threat to Israel today, Israel itself

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Bethlehem house fired on by Israeli troops in 2002. The family inside  was not part of any conflict. Copyright Shafiq Morton WHILE t...
Monday, June 6, 2016

Ramadan, a time of contemplation and giving

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Ramadan should be the time when every South African Muslim thinks not only about his fellow Muslim, but his less fortunate fellow compatri...
Thursday, June 2, 2016

Ramadan thoughts: when you hear khilaf be a zebra

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Photo Shafiq Morton WE live in a varied and sometimes confusing environment of contrasts, conflicts and conundrums. Avalanched by cy...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

All the presidential men – Zuma under review

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IN my life I’ve lived through eight national leaders. Four of these were National Party strongmen (Dr Hendrik Verwoed, John Vorster, PW ...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Understanding Shari’ah: never a virtue under tyranny

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A YEARNING for Shari’ah-centric governance is understandable where Muslim communities suffer from enduring oppression, belligerent occup...