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We sat down and cried with Radia Razack as she described herself and childhood experiences. We chatted mostly about her blog, her childhood and life lessons. Check out her blog here - (not for the faint-hearted). She uses her blog as a platform to share her fears and thoughts, misgivings and learnings. Book coming soon InshaAllah!

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Sheikh Riyadh is a third generation South African. His great grandfather came to South Africa during the Boer War as an officer in the British army. Sheikh Riyadh embraced Islam in 1991 in Cape Town. 

From 1995 to 2003 he journeyed in search of Islamic knowledge to many parts of the Muslim world. Some of the places where he spent time were Morocco, Medina, Yemen, Somalia and Syria. Resident Imam of Masjidul Sunni in Rondebosch East. He also runs the Imam Suyuti Institute at Al-Jaami.

We catch up using his Jumuah Friday talk on "What is Hajj for?"

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"We want to help these ladies rewrite the script in their heads that says, “I’m not good enough for a healthy relationship” and guide them towards believing that they have value, are worthy, and deserve a good life." - Nuraan Osman

We caught up with Nuraan at IHATA in Cape Town. IHATA's vision is to help ALL women affected by domestic violence who seek sanctuary by providing a caring, clean and safe shelter with accommodation up to 6 months. At the Ihata Shelter, women are allowed space and time to plan their lives forward through services geared towards empowerment, improved self-respect, independence and recovery, ending with successful community re-integration.

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"As a student, I enjoyed the challenge of taking on positions of leadership because of my natural inclination to solving problems and helping others. In pursuit of living a life of service, I specialise in mentorship and talent management of academically talented young Africans. The policies, programmes and projects I design and implement are underpinned by values of engaged citizenship and social justice: transitioning promising young people from beneficiaries to benefactors, preparing them with the necessary values, knowledge, skills, and leadership to fuel economic and social progress across Africa."

We caught up with Insaaf earlier last month in Cape Town. Inspirational, real, honest and a fascinating young leader...

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Muhammad Tim Humble is from Newcastle & graduated from the famous faculty of hadeeth and Islamic Studies at the Islamic University of Madinah in 2011. Ustadh Tim Humble is a British revert, who has ijaza in the six famous books of hadeeth.

He is also experienced in the field of Ruqyah, the Islamic method of healing with the Quran, specializing in treatment for black magic and evil eye. He accepted Islam at the age of 14 & is currently involved with a dawah organisation called IDC North East which is based in & around Newcastle.

Tim Humble became interested in Islam during Religious Education classes in Primary School. After researching it further on the internet he accepted Islam at the age of 14. Thereafter he went through a period of 4-5 years where he struggled to implement and practice his new-found faith. The Muslim community in his hometown was unwelcoming and unhelpful to New Muslims. In his own words, “One of the biggest problems we have in the Ummah is that we are excellent at selling the religion; we’re great salesmen…What we’re really, really rubbish at is keeping them in Islam once they become Muslim.”

A suggestion by a friend sparked the idea of studying in the Islamic University of Madinah. During his first Hajj pilgrimage he applied to and was accepted into the University. He graduated from the Faculty of Hadeeth Studies in 2011. Notably he memorized and is certified in the six canonical works of hadeeth.

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Chilli Chocolate Chefs are an established chef sister act in the culinary world of KwaZulu-Natal. Established 5 years ago, the chefs are graduates from two of South Africa’s  renowned Chef Schools, Christina Martin and Fusion Cooking School. They have between them over 15 years of experience under their belts including stints at Sage Restaurant, Sprigs, Makaranga Lodge, Fusion Cafe, Refresh and Fashion TV to mention a few.  The restless chefs yearned for greater challenges .. and in 2009 they took the plunge and set up a catering company with a difference. 2009 saw Zainab and Faatimah Paruk proudly launched Chilli Chocolate Chefs, a foodie company that combines catering, training, food innovations, foodie gifting, and more. Sumayya caught up with them in Durban...

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Bonus Extended 1 hour + interview. The interview was, as expected, so inspirational as Imraan talks about his father's legacy and how his father changed his thinking and life. How he ran away from home and also wanting to quit school. We chat about youth, divorce, mentorship, charity and much much more.

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Their mission is to engage Healthcare Professionals in voluntarily giving the best, high quality treatment to the most vulnerable sectors of South African society.  We had a chance to sit down the brothers of Vision Medical Suite and chatted about their upbringing, family and their purpose, especially with regards to the Non Profit (Passion Project), Vision Medical Suite.

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25-year old Bcom graduate took the leap by becoming self-employed. He now runs a successful fruit supply company, Cape Crops which exports fruit to over 20 countries. Essack founded his fruit supply company four years ago, while studying his B.Com Degree at the University of Cape Town. 

On his reason for starting the company, Essack said that business had always been in his blood. “My grandfather and father had been businessmen, they never worked in a corporate world”, said Essack. His first venture began where he imported rice to Pakistan and India. 

His first venture began where he imported rice to Pakistan and India. Enjoy the interview

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We met Mona in Cape Town a couple of weeks ago. What a beautiful soul! Mona is an international comedian based in her hometown of Chicago.

She has performed, emceed, and produced comedy shows, competitions and events in major clubs, theaters and universities around the world. In addition to comedy, Mona is a sought-after speaker for her experience using stand-up comedy to bring joy and affinity in various socio-political topics in the United States, Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Mona has a Master’s in International Development and is fluent in English, German and Arabic and performs in these languages. Having lived and worked around the world, Mona uses her global insight and homegrown Chicago-style to offer a fresh look at shifting frustration into funny.

Most notably, Mona became the first Arab and Muslim woman to perform stand-up comedy in the nation’s most prestigious institutions: Carnegie Hall in New York City as well as the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC twice, and was the featured headliner this October 2018!

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