Updates from Muslim Websites in South Africa on Tuesday, 21 December 2010
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Habibia Soofie Masjid hosts Cape Town's biggest Islamic New Year event
Habibia Soofie Masjid has pulled out all the stops in bringing the community its best Muharram programme to date. Marhaba Muharram, Cape Town's biggest Islamic New Year event, is set to take place from December 12 to December 19, 2010, kicking off with Muharram lecture series by world renowned scholar, Shaykh Muhammad Al-Ninowy from the 12th of December.
"With the Islamic New Year (1432) coinciding with the end-of-year festive season, we aim to educate the community about the auspiciousness of the sacred month of Muharram, the first month of the year, so that we welcome both New Years with reflection," said Shameegh Pangarker, Programme Director of the Marhaba Muharram programme.
Pangarkar said that in the build up to the event, the Masjid will be introducing the Muslim heritage of the Cape Flats to local tour guides with a tour of the mosque complex on Friday, 10th December at 2pm.
Youth Camp Report - December 2010
Venue: Malelane, Kruger National Park
Date: 10-15 Dec 2010
No of participants: 45
No of facilitators: 6
Israeli Castigation of Global Activism as Lawfare
Reading details of a press conference hosted by Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon to mark International Human Rights Day makes one aware not only about how far removed the apartheid state is from human rights, but also how inimical the state is towards legitimate campaigners for this fundamental right.
In addition to the event being far removed from the theme, it was held primarily to release a new study or monograph, Lawfare – Exploitation of Courts in the Arab-Israeli Conflict.
Prayers of the Angels 2
1. First Row of Salaah
‘Verily, Allah and His Angels send Salaat upon (the people of) the first row.’ [Sunan Abu Dawood] (The Angels’ Salaat is that they supplicate for the people).
New Muslim Classes 2011
HIV Workshop
Islamic Relief (IR) South Africa hosted workshops for the organisation's African offices to discuss tackling HIV/Aids and gender-based violence (GBV).
The three-day event was held in Johannesburg, with collaboration from the United Nations' programme on Aids (UNAIDS) and was attended by Islamic Relief representatives from Ethiopia, Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi and South Africa.
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