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Wednesday, 20 Rabi'ul Awal 1435 H / 22 January 2014

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21.01.2014 - Mayyit of: Ebrahim Ballim - VENUE: 60 Seal Crescent Ext 7 Lenasia - TIME: 09h15 - QABARSTAAN: Lenasia

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21.01.2014 - Mayyit of: Abdur Rahman Jalal - VENUE: 12 Daggerhead Street Ext 3 Lenasia - TIME: 10h30 - QABARSTAAN: Lenasia

By Umm Abdillah, Radio Islam Programming

The editors of a "Hot Muslim Men of 2014" calendar faced due back-lash on various levels last week, none so dismissive as the “lowering the gaze issue” and the reductionism of what it means to be a male and Muslim, writes Radio Islam’s Umm Abdillah.

The online calendar, a mere marketing tactic to promote the upcoming book Salaam, Love: American Muslim Men on Love, Sex, and Intimacy, which is described as “a provocative new exploration of the most intimate parts of Muslim men’s lives”, was mostly slammed for allegedly objectifying Muslim men. Others applauded it as a creative way of drawing attention to accomplished and talented American Muslims, and criticised the tendency of some members of the Muslim community to hold up modesty as a defining characteristic of Islam, using shame to stifle innovation. read more

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* Buthelezi, Malema forge unlikely friendship - It is an unexpected and unlikely “friendship”, but veteran politician IFP leader Mangosuthu Buthelezi and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema have held a joint press conference in Durban, saying any bad blood between them is history.

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½ butternut
2 small sweet potatoes
2 small gem squash
½ tin cream style sweetcorn
1 cup fresh cream
salt to taste
lemon pepper
green chilies to taste

Method

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