Mosques
latest news & developmentsEditorial: The faithful too have a duty of care
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…
The solitary choreography of solo prayer
Covid-19 transmissions in mosques and churches have complicated our relationships with them
The Muslims who will not choose between their god and being gay
Cape Town’s gay men won’t abandon Islam, despite the censure they sometimes face
New Zealand mosque gunman published manifesto, livestreamed shooting
The New Zealand government said it could be illegal to share the video, which showed the gunman repeatedly shooting at worshippers from close range
40 dead in New Zealand mosque shootings
40 people have been killed by an Australian extremist at two mosque shootings in New Zealand’s South Island city of Christchurch
Attacker shot dead after fatal stabbing attack at Malmesbury mosque
Two people have been killed and several wounded in a stabbing attack at a mosque in Malmesbury in the early hours of Thursday morning
All the women in me are tired
As the initial joy of Ramadan wears off, the labour of fielding prejudice creeps in
One confirmed dead after KZN mosque attack
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
At least 50 killed in Nigeria mosque suicide bombing
There have been no claims of responsibility for the suicide bombing, although authorities believe jihadi group Boko Haram is responsible
Letters to the editor: July 8 to 14 2016
Readers write in about Eskom, and the openness of a mosque.
Two suicide bombings kill at least 40 in Nigeria
Two suicide bombings killed at least 40 people in the central Nigerian city of Jos, witnesses said.
Police suspect arson at gay-friendly mosque
Police have opened an arson inquiry into a fire that broke out shortly after midnight at SA’s first women, Christian and gay-friendly mosque.
Struggling to find God in a shared space
For we gender activists the Open Mosque is not quite so new. For over 20 years we’ve waged a gender jihad to gain inclusive access to mosques.
Rihanna asked to leave UAE mosque over photo shoot
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.
The mosque next door
In the traditionally Jewish suburb of Houghton, a towering mosque has been in the making for years next door to a tiny shul.