Meeting with a group of Muslim students from different South African universities
I met this morning with a brilliant group of Muslim students from different South African universities. I learnt from them about the aims and nuances of the student movement that is taking place these days in South Africa. I gave them my opinion: 1. Muslim students have to participate in…
Meeting in the Parliament Building in Cape Town with MP Mandla Mandela
An amazing meeting in the Parliament Building in Cape Town with MP Mandla Mandela, grandson of the late Nelson Mandela and current Chief of the Mandela tribe, who recently embraced Islam by the way. The purpose of the meeting was to explain to him the new project of the Graduate…
Praying by a Non-Muslim?
Question I am originally Christian and for the last year I have been discovering Islam. I have now stopped going to church and praying according to the Christian tradition because I gradually became unconvinced of the key Christian teachings about Jesus. I am missing prayer very much, and I would…
Should Muslims in the North Fast 23 Hours a Day?
Summary This article surveys the different opinions regarding the maximum length of fasting for Muslims living in northern regions of the globe. My main concern is to ease the hardship that a sizeable population of Muslims may experience this year and in coming years as a result of fasting an…