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Al-Qalam Al-Qalam “The Pen”, is Southern Africa’s leading Muslim newspaper, the voice of the Muslim com We’re here to encourage and uplift as we support and inform.

Al-Qalam “The Pen”, is Southern Africa’s leading Muslim newspaper, the voice of the Muslim community in this beautiful rainbow nation of ours. We strive to deliver relevant, topical news of interest to the millions of readers in our community. We’ve been achieving this goal for many years in print, and now we’re taking to social media to ensure that no one misses out. Stay tuned as we create an online space where you can be heard, and share your thoughts and views.

READ: ‘As year ends, embrace “New Day” resolutions’
06/12/2025

READ: ‘As year ends, embrace “New Day” resolutions’

We must embrace ‘Muḥāsabah’ (take stock of our lives) and make meaningful changes as we

READ: At 94, Vinsen vows to stand for Palestine
06/12/2025

READ: At 94, Vinsen vows to stand for Palestine

By Ismail Suder Coral Vinsen (94) of Durban is probably the oldest human rights activist in South

READ: MYM takes gender-based violence awareness to Welbedacht East
06/12/2025

READ: MYM takes gender-based violence awareness to Welbedacht East

By Azra Hoosen When women from Welbedacht East asked the Muslim Youth Movement (MYM) to

READ: Aaminah (17) wins expedition to Antarctica
06/12/2025

READ: Aaminah (17) wins expedition to Antarctica

By Azra Hoosen When Aaminah Choonara (Grade 11) from Lenasia Muslim School first learned that she made

READ: SA’s Aalimah ‘heroines’ honoured
06/12/2025

READ: SA’s Aalimah ‘heroines’ honoured

By Azra Hoosen For the first time, the remarkable work of Aalimahs was recently celebrated

READ: Prof Muaaz Bhamjee ‘…. let faith guide the journey’
06/12/2025

READ: Prof Muaaz Bhamjee ‘…. let faith guide the journey’

By Neelam Rahim From a young boy curious about how household gadgets worked to a

READ: Mochachos Well-Pitched for Growth and Expansion in 2026
06/12/2025

READ: Mochachos Well-Pitched for Growth and Expansion in 2026

[ADVERTORIAL] Backed by membership with SANHA and FASA, Mochachos remains committed to excellence, flavour, and service, says

READ: Islam, faith, and political awakening
06/12/2025

READ: Islam, faith, and political awakening

‘Politics and Peril, the South African Crisis’, a book by Al-Qalam editor, Dr Imraan Buccus, is being

READ: One Palestine: ‘Why the Two-State framework has failed’
06/12/2025

READ: One Palestine: ‘Why the Two-State framework has failed’

For more than a century, Palestine has been treated not as a nation but as

READ: Heartbreak as Muslims addicted to online gambling destroy families
15/11/2025

READ: Heartbreak as Muslims addicted to online gambling destroy families

Online gambling addiction in the SA Muslim community is raising alarm and requires urgent government and community

READ: ‘My five-day hike along the Wild Coast brought peace’
15/11/2025

READ: ‘My five-day hike along the Wild Coast brought peace’

A 75-km five-day hike starting from the Wild Coast Sun, along the shoreline of the Pondoland Coast, was a dream come true for Ahmed Motala of

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