Despite its liberal and secular Constitution, South Africa is a religious country. It is a country built on the foundations of African belief systems, the Calvinism of the first European settlers — Dutch and French — and the Protestantism of 1820 British settlers. The Cape Malay slaves brought Islam. Indentured labourers from India docked in […]
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The New Zealand government said it could be illegal to share the video, which showed the gunman repeatedly shooting at worshippers from close range
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It is believed that the attackers are three Egyptian nationals, who allegedly slit the throats of the three people, including the imam of the mosque
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Readers write in about Eskom, and the openness of a mosque.
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Staff at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi have asked singer Rihanna to leave the premises after she posed for a fashion-style photo session.
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US attitudes and beliefs should make the media despair.
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The Council of Muslim Theologians has decried an incident in which people broke into a mosque, smeared blood and left pigs’ heads behind.