Dr. Fowzia’s gifts ripped up at OR Tambo Airport

Azhar Vadi 27-02-2012 Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui and human rights activist Altaf Shakoor have safely arrived in Pakistan after their awareness tour to South Africa last Continue Reading →

Dr. Fowzia Siddique meets Nelson Mandela’s confidante

Photos and report by: Azhar Vadi 24 February 2012 Dr. Fowzia Siddiqui had the opportunity to meet one of South Africa’s greatest anti-Apartheid struggle heroes Continue Reading →

SA students poems call on action for Aafia Siddiqui

Azhar Vadi 23 February 2012 (Pic: Dr. Fowzia handing over an honoury award to Fatima Yousef  – Hamza Seedat) The youth are the future; a Continue Reading →

Aafia Siddiqui’s message reaches the SA community

Azhar Vadi 22 February 2012 The story of US imprisoned Pakistani doctor, Aafia Siddiqui, is reaching the ears and hearts of the broader South African Continue Reading →

South Africans throng to Free Aafia Siddiqui programmes

Azhar Vadi  21-02-2012 “We should raise our voices against injustice. We should stand up against injustice. This is Islam,” encouraged Altaf Shakoor, the president of Continue Reading →

Dr. Aafia Siddiqui’s cause taking South Africa by storm

By Azhar Vadi Pics: Hamza Seedat Cii News

South Africans have been exposed to the ‘other side’ of the story regarding the Continue Reading →

Aafia Siddiqui – Striking the perfect balance

Free Aafia Siddiqui campaigns globally have lit flames of activism, outrage, and empathy. Amid all the despair there are also rays of hope and faith Continue Reading →

Who is Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi?

Muhammad bin Qasim Al-Thaqafi ( Arabic: محمد بن قاسم‎) (c. 31 December, 695- 18 July, 715) was an Umayyad general who conquered the Sindh and Continue Reading →