The other day, I had a look at the Islamic Voice website and discovered that the e-paper version of the magazine hasn’t been updated for several months (perhaps the latest issue is May 2019!). If you really care about the welfare of your magazine, will you please look into the matter and do the needful?…
Islam encourages people to stay hopeful, even if someone has committed the worst sin or faced with most troublesome life event as there is always God’s mercy. By Meraj Ahmad Meraj Islam takes a holistic approach to health. Physical, emotional, spiritual and mental health cannot be separated; they are three parts that make a completely…
Amma was always creating something useful out of anything she found. By Salma Mashood Sometimes in our lives come people we least expect, who leave an indelible mark or help us to see life differently. Amma was one such person, a petite and fresh faced grandmother who taught me to live life to its fullest.…
By Mureeda Kara This was my thoughts as I sat down in the plane to come home. Palestine is a mubarak land. It has at its heart the most amazing spirit. The eras and erasers gone by have either left the indelible ring of time or been swallowed up by the earth. Shaken to the…
I really wish you would do something about the ‘Islamic Voice’ website. You have published several letters complaining about the website, but despite that I don’t know if you have taken any action. In this day and age, if you want your magazine to be read more widely, please do GIVE MORE FOCUS TO HAVING…
Thank you for publishing many good articles. I particularly appreciate the articles on interfaith/inter-community harmony, a subject that is of immense relevance today. Indeed, one could say that the future of humankind depends crucially on this issue. You might consider publishing more articles by people from different religious and spiritual traditions, focussing particularly on religiousness,…
I first came across ‘Islamic Voice’ many years ago and I have found it to be a very useful source of information. Thank you for the service you are doing. Your earlier website was very good and easy to navigate. However, your present website is very confusing and, if I may say, so badly designed.…
We really need to cultivate compassion for animals and take care of them. By Shaban Ali It happened just the other day. When I got back from the mosque having finished the fajr prayer, I thought would go out to dispose off some garbage that had collected. I went out with the garbage, bucket in…
The presence of Jewish tradesmen helped shape the character of Essaouira in Morocco. Traces of the port’s Jewish heritage are evident to this very day. Every year Jews from all over the world make a pilgrimage to Essaouira, keeping memories of the city’s Jewish character alive. By Claudia Mende At the old Jewish cemetery, all…
Thank you for regularly publishing many positive stories and news items in ‘Islamic Voice’ articles on communal harmony, interfaith understanding, women’s empowerment, acts of kindness etc. These can provide people with hope and may also inspire them to engage in similar acts of goodness. Another wonderful thing is that you also occasionally publish articles by…
