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City of lights: More than 30 000 LED lights lit the streets of London in celebration of Ramadan. Photo: Aziz Foundation

Eid Mubarak in a world on fire, at war

This year’s Eid is not naïve. It does not pretend the world is at peace. It does not ignore the children buried under rubble, the families displaced, the cities reduced to ash

South Africa’s department of international relations and cooperation announced its ascension to the African Union Peace and Security Council for a two-year term beginning in April 2026. (GCIS)

Peace in the ruins: South Africa, the African Union and the end of diplomatic illusion

Wars unfold in full view of the world with little consequence for the powerful and overwhelming punishment for the weak. To describe this order as functional requires a…

Chidimma Adetshina. (Official_misssa/Instagram)

The high cost of sacrificing nuance in a sea of misinformation

Recent events highlight how bigots cherry-pick information to suit their own purposes

Grayson Beare appeared in the Durban magistrate’s court on Tuesday. Photo by Lyse Comins

Estranged son of SA Holocaust and Genocide Foundation chairperson in court for alleged Islamophobic murder

The Beare family has distanced itself from Grayson Beare, who has previously been treated for psychological problems and substance abuse, saying they stand with Halima…

South Africa’s Jewish and Muslim communities have condemned the killing of Halima Hoosen-Preston and the knife assault on her family at their home in Durban, in what appears to be an Islamophobic attack.
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Durban woman murdered in alleged Islamophobic attack

Halima Hoosen-Preston was killed in her home apparently after an altercation with a local man whose relatives were killed in Israel

September 11 tribute in light beams viewed across the East River from Brooklyn, 2014. (Andrew Cribb/Alamy Stock Photo)

Did 9/11 really change everything? It’s hard to tell if you’re brown

Witnessing 9/11 in New York, the fear and the unity, no one could agree if we were entering a new world, or a depressingly familiar one

Going viral: The tremors of the coronavirus pandemic will hit India’s economy, which is shot through with fault lines that have deepened since it began to liberalise its economy in the early 1990s. People in Mumbai line up outside a store to buy groceries following the announcement of a government-imposed nationwide lockdown as a preventive measure. (Indranil Mukherjee/AFP/Getty Images)

Surviving Covid-19 — and Modi

A religious and nationalist agenda has replaced the promise of development and left India ill-equipped to manage the pandemic

Another popular chant at Anfield describes Salah as a “gift from Allah”. (Jose Breton/NurPhoto)

Mo Sa-la-la-la-lah reduces Islamophobia

Salah’s popularity is particularly notable. One popular chant heard around Anfield these days goes like this: ‘Mo Sa-la-la-la-lah, Mo Sa-la-la-la-lah’

In matters relating to religion, the myth of the rainbow nation persists, concealing dangerous and increasing intolerance towards religious differences.

A call to action to keep SA’s religious rainbow intact

It would be remiss to underplay the seriousness of one complaint of noise pollution against the azaan

Women embrace near Masjid Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand. (Reuters/Jorge Silva)

Tensions rise over burials of New Zealand shooting victims

New Zealand officials said at least one body would be returned Sunday night, and that all 50 should be back with their families by Wednesday

Fear factor: Most women in predominantly Muslim areas of Nigeria wear hijabs or niqabs, but some businesses, the military and educational institutions either ban or discriminate against women who wear the head coverings. (Florian Plaucheur/AFP)

Hijabis face fear and ignorance

The debate about what Muslim women in Nigeria can put on their heads is getting more heated

The full Islamic veil has banned in Niger.

Muslims caught in Austrian election crossfire

Major political parties in Austria are openly endorsing anti-Islam messages in their campaigns ahead of the country’s elections next month

Even if Berlin avoids a last-minute bombshell of leaks or online sabotage

Germany on guard against election hacks, fake news

Media outlets ramped up fact-checking teams and political parties pledged not to use campaign bots

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‘All Muslims, I want to kill all Muslims.’: London terror attack suspect arrested

At least one man dead and 10 others injured after a man rammed his van into worshippers near Finsbury Park mosque, police say.

Former Canadian PM Harper spent much of his tenure fuelling and satisfying the not-so-latent Islamophobia that was politically appealing to his legion of supporters
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Warning: Canada is not what you think it is, ey

If you assume Canada is a welcoming haven from the bile and divisiveness in the age of Trump, you may be mistaken.

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Yes, be worried about the hate Bill

The Bill has value but poses challenges for civil society. Does it limit freedom of expression and is it a false remedy for a serious problem?

the rapid move to vilify Muslims has become extreme. These moves seek to demonise Muslims as a whole

‘Liberal’ countries are stoking paranoia about all things Muslim

The US, Australia and the UK have measures in place and have passed laws based on Islamophobia.

Does France have itself to blame for the Paris attacks by Islamic State terrorists earlier this month because of the greed it manifested in colonial times?

Letters to the editor: November 27 to December 3 2015

While one reader sees Islam as an ‘aggressive religion’, another blames the West for the damage caused by colonialism – and scapegoating Muslims.

A Facebook community called Our Three Winners has been set up for posts about the three students.

Three Muslim students killed in North Carolina university town

A gunman killed three students in Chapel Hill before turning himself in, but the police are keeping mum about his motive.

#IllRideWithYou campaign aims to overcome Islamophobia after Sydney attack

Muslims who fear public retribution after an extremist attack in Sydney are being supported by ordinary people in solidarity against Islamophobia.