South Africa fails to stop rise in xenophobia
05 Jul 2011: In a week that saw two Somali traders shot dead in Cape Town and two more in Port Elizabeth, the South African government's handling of xenophobia received the lowest possible rating in a report by the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) MonitoringSouth Africa fears new wave of violence against Pakistani and Somali shopkeepers
05 Jun 2011: Fears are rising that South Africa could face a new wave of xenophobic violence as mock eviction notices are issued to foreign traders in townships around Johannesburg, the scenes of bloody violence in May 2008. In one settlement, Pakistani and SomaliTwo Somali shopkeepers shot dead
09 Jul 2010: Two Somali men have been shot dead at their shop in Worcester. It’s believed two suspects entered the Mockingbird Street store on Wednesday night; one then opened fire. One of the Somali nationals died on the scene. A second man passed away in hospitalIsraeli Spies Infiltrated International Aiports
24 Nov 2009: South Africa deported an Israeli airline official last week following allegations that Israel’s secret police, the Shin Bet, had infiltrated Johannesburg international airport in an effort to gather information on South African citizens, particularlyRow as Canada gives asylum to white South African
02 Sep 2009: Asylum seeker Brandon Huntley claimed he had been persecuted, abused and repeatedly stabbed. But it was the reason he gave for his ordeal that caused a diplomatic rift today. Huntley is South African – and white. Canada's decision to grant him refugeeSouth Africa’s Neglected Muezzins
02 Aug 2009: JOHANNESBURG — Five times a day, Mulongo climbs the minaret of the Cape Town mosque to urge Muslims to come to their prayers. But for the rest of the, he complains, he is expected to undertake several grueling tasks. "The mosque trustees say it's my jobGandhi's former home up for sale
30 Jul 2009: There is no statue, no sign to point the way and no blue plaque above the door. At first glance it is hard to believe this was a cradle of a political philosophy that would shake governments around the world. The Krall, tucked away in a quiet suburb ofSomalis Taste South Africa Xenophobia
27 Jun 2009: CAPE TOWN – Muhidin Hajji Mohammed, a Somali immigrant, was sorting out goods at his small shop near Cape Town when a group of mob showed up. "I was balancing my day's sales when a mob of people came shouting on the top of their voices kill the Somali,Election Result: Zuma elected South Africa president
07 May 2009: South Africa's parliament has elected Jacob Zuma as the country's president. Members of the legislature voted for the leader of the African National Congress (ANC) on Wednesday after his won elections by a landslide last month. Zuma assumes the top postAt pains to leave South Africa
01 May 2009: Somali refugees have told the Mail & Guardian that South Africa's high commissioner to Botswana, Dikgang Moopeloa, stood by and watched as the Botswana police and military beat them with batons and fists at the Ramatlabama border post on the night ofElection: ANC nears S Africa election win
24 Apr 2009: South Africa's ruling African National Congress has claimed a "strong mandate" in general elections set to hand the party's leader, Jacob Zuma, the presidency. Thousands of ANC supporters celebrated with Zuma at the Library Gardens in central JohannesburgMandela calls for unity at final ANC poll rally
20 Apr 2009: JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA - Former South African president Nelson Mandela reminded the ANC of its duty to eradicate poverty, urging unity in a surprise appearance Sunday at its final election rally. He set the tone for the theme of racial accord at theZuma bribery charges dropped
07 Apr 2009: South African prosecutors have dropped corruption charges against Jacob Zuma, the leader of the ruling African National Congress. The decision on Monday ends eight years of legal battles for Zuma, who is the ANC's presidential candidate in generalDying to live
10 Mar 2009: ANDILE Tunzana has the blood of four Somalis on his hands and, as he sits in Mdantsane prison serving two life sentences, he is finally talking about why he killed. Tunzana, 26, is doing hard time for a series of shootings and the deaths of SomaliSomali shot dead at spaza shop in South Africa
22 Jan 2009: A 38-year-old Somali man was shot dead in Wells Estate, Port Elizabeth police said on Thursday. Inspector Dumile Gwavu said Nur Aboli Hussein was shot at the Juluka spaza shop in Juluka Street at around 6pm on Wednesday. "Hussein was shot once in theslashnews
Major quake shakes eastern city of Van
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake hit eastern Turkey yesterday, triggering the collapse of buildings and killing many people, according
to officials and experts. At least 50 people were taken to the single hospital in the city of Van, Anatolia news agency said,
The wretched scandal of Gaza
Past bombed suburbs and scrubland stands the house on the frontier of hell. Once, Abdullah Wahdem's home was a pleasant villa set
in the citrus groves of northern Gaza. Now its cream stucco frontage is pitted by the bullets and artillery salvos that
From Hate to Love -
Story of Adiy ibn Hatim
In the ninth year of the Hijrah, an 'Arab king made the first positive moves to Islam after years of feeling hatred for it. He
drew closer to faith (iman) after opposing arid combating it. And he finally pledged allegiance to the Prophet, peace be on him,
Microsoft Bing in search deal with China’s
Baidu
Microsoft has signed a deal with China’s top search engine, Baidu, to provide the site with censored web search services in
English. Baidu, which dominates 83 per cent of the local market and whose success is built on its Chinese language services, said
