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Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| September 2016 Jeddah — This year 54.6% male and 45.4% female foreign pilgrims performed Haj, according to a final data released by the General Authority for Statistics (GaStat). Most of the foreign pilgrims arrived by flights (94%), while 5% came through land border crossings, and only …

The festival of Eid turned out to be a day of mourning for many Kashmiris as curfew was clamped across the Kashmir valley. Two youth were killed in clashes and scores injured. Police said as many as 44 stone pelting incidents were reported across the valley. Mustafa Mir, 22, son …

Cii Radio| Sabera Sheik Essop| 14 September 2016| 12 Zhul Hijjah 1437 Ankara formally demands US authorities to arrest the religious leader for “ordering and commanding” July’s failed coup. Turkey has asked Washington to arrest a US-based religious leader and businessman for allegedly masterminding a failed attempt to overthrow the …

Cii Radio| Ayesha Ismail| 05 September 2016| 03 Zhul Hijjah 1437 Gaza Strip – Egyptian officers are asking for bribes of up to $10,000 from Palestinians in Gaza desperate to leave the besieged coastal enclave, according to Gaza brokers who coordinate the bribe payments, former Palestinian border officials and travellers. …

Ebrahim Moosa – Radio Islam    The flurry of coalition talks and the formal election of mayors we have witnessed in several councils across our nation this week marks the culmination of the 2016 election season, and the official commencement of another mandate of governance. The emergence of new trends …

Faizel Patel, 2016-08-16   A New York man has been charged with second-degree murder for the deaths of a New York Imam and his assistant. The charges against 35-year-old Oscar Morel of Brooklyn, came just hours after hundreds of mourners gathered for the outdoor funeral of the two men. 55-year-old …

Ebrahim Moosa – 09 August 2016   Every 4 years, the world is taken by storm by the summer Olympic games that sees fever pitch excitement, impressive displays of athleticism, as well as personal and national journeys of hope, triumph and despair being beamed globally. Organisers portray the games as …

Cii Radio |Sabera Sheik Essop|29 July 2016|24 Shawwal 1437 The humanitarian crisis unfolding in Kashmir is only the most recent in the three decades of Indian militarisation since the 1990s. The death toll is nearly at 60. Toddlers and teenagers have been injured alongside more than 3,500 civilians who are …

We love to talk of terror but after the Munich shooting, this hypocritical catch-all term has finally caught us out How come a Muslim can be a terrorist in Europe but a mere ‘attacker’ in south-west Asia? Robert Fisk Monday 25 July 2016 A memorial to those shot by the Munich …

muslimmatters.org July 23, 2016 By Shehzade Mustafa There are far too many conspiracy theories thrown about in the Muslim world. You won’t have to go far to find someone convinced that the illuminati, the freemasons or any other shadowy organisation is behind all the ills afflicting us. However, as we …