It is 6:35am and the air is crisp and cool. The trees are silent. Only occasionally the whisper of leaves are heard and a light breeze is gracing the early morning. The morning sky is coloured in pink shaded strokes and the birds sing melodiously…
It’s the last morning before Ramadhan. I cannot believe that time [...]
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Ramadhan Mubarak
Posted in Ramadhan on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Xenophobia in SA- my experience at the shelter camp
Posted in Uncategorized on August 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The following is an article which I wrote for Islamonline.net, after visiting the shelter camp in Glenanda. Photographs are used with the kind permission of Neil Tandy.
A wave of xenophobic violence broke out in South Africa in May 2008. Images depicting intense violence made international headlines and were splashed across newspapers and television screens.
In the [...]
Heartbeats
Posted in Uncategorized on August 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Two funerals took place, exactly one week apart. Last week Wednesday my granny, (in essence my step-granny, but saying it out aloud wouldn’t be very acceptable) and this week the death of my mother’s uncle. One thing, which is clearly evident, is that irrespective of your age, parents play one of the most pivotal roles [...]
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