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Palestine is being wiped out. Read, talk, shout about it – they need your voice now, more than ever.
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Occupied Land. A term often used to describe land that has been unlawfully taken from the rightful owner. This, in a nutshell, is exactly what has happened to Palestine. Terminology you’re going to need to know: Anti-Semitism: The hostility or prejudice against Jews. Zionism: An [extreme] movement to protect the Jewish nation Israel. Okay, so
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Being involved in discourse is great. Being involved in intellectual discourse is greater. Being involved in civil, empathetic discourse is the greatest. Being civil is something that many, many people lack – and that’s a rather big thing to lack. As many of you know, I’ve had several encounters with a couple of different Jamiats,
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The Northern Cape Jamiat recently released a circular about Easter and traditional, cultural, and religious foods. The circular stated that eating hot cross buns, Easter eggs, and pickled fish is haraam. That, in conjunction with saying other religion’s religious phrases like “Happy Easter”, or “Happy Diwali” completely nullifies your Iman. While there is some truth in this, in
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Today I listened to a talk-show on the radio that spoke about democracy in South Africa, and voting. Part of the show spoke about voting and why so many South Africans choose not to vote. There was a comment sent in that spoke about the Khilafah system, and as Muslims, how it’s something that we
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Towards the end of last year, the South African Jamiat posted a blog piece which condemned Muslim females from attending university, encouraging them, instead, to stay home and “homemake”. Within a few days, the article had gone viral. The problem? The Jamiat has a big following, and unfortunately, many of their articles, assistance, and information is very
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In response to the Jamiat’s blog post. When someone questions whether a Muslim female should attend university, they should look at themselves, and ask themselves, ask why they are asking such a question. Why should a female not attend university and educate themselves, why should a female not build an independent life for herself, why
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