OPINION

Against all odds, Donald Trump’s bigotry against Hispanics, Latinos, Muslims and Sikhs have catapulted him to the White House. His extremist vitriol made him quite popular amongst evangelical Zionist Christians, ultra-right wing White extremists and even the White middle class....

Palestine is my bleeding wound/ I am the blood that flows/ In the geo-politics of denial/ My mind barefootedly treads on the/ History of betrayals of our ancestral Lands/ Raped by missiles bombs and minefields/ Of Zionist generals!/ I fed on poetic images leaping from Pages/ Of...

It is appalling and shocking to listen to people like Rev. Meshoe of ACDP in relations to Israel and Palestine conflict. The most challenging element is how he compromises the constitution in the name of being an Israeli loyalist and lobbyist.   At times, he speaks on the...

To: The Presidency Recall South African Ambassador to Israel Sign the petition http://awethu.amandla.mobi/petitions/recall-south-african-ambassador-to-israel/   Campaign created by Women’s Boat to Gaza South Africa We, the undersigned, call on the South African presidency to...

Dear Mr President, This is my second open letter to you.  I am a naturalized South African of Palestinian origin. I earned a PhD from the University of Johannesburg and lectured at the-then Vista University in Soweto and University of Johannesburg. The lessons that I learned from...

When Grand Muftis Become Puppets of Dictators… The volatile political climate in Egypt has been quick to sift out those who are easily influenced by power, and grand Mufti Shawki Allam has easily fallen prey, writes Dr Aayesha J Soni. Ola Alaa, an 18-year-old medical student in...

Ramadan has ended peacefully with no ‘terrorist’ attacks in SA but is it safe to go out? Reports of ‘terror attacks during Ramadan’ in South Africa initiated by the US State Department sent waves of confusion and concern throughout the country. The warning stated that ‘the...

Israel – A Falling Coloniser Written by: Zaakir Ahmed Mayet, Chairman of the Media Review Network Follow Zaakir: @ZA_Mayet It is often stated that the dawn comes after the darkest night. Indeed the commemoration of 68 years of Nakbah is the darkness, but this common united vision...

By Karen Jayes A subtle but powerful hand ensuring that the stories told by Muslims about Muslims in the media fulfil a narrow political spectrum friendly to the government’s aims, is an old tactic, employed also by Apartheid South Africa to ensure black people remained segmented...