The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) and the Media Review Network (MRN) welcomes the initiative of the various civil society movements  world wide, including the Islamic Human Rights Commission, to lobby the Turkish Government to veto the application by the illegal Israeli government to gain admission to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (OECD).

Membership into the OECD will empower the Zionist entity with a legitimacy it does not deserve. It has no real sovereignty and certainly no dignity. It will enjoy economic favours which it will use to accelerate the dispossession of the Palestinian people. This will also give tacit approval to its continuous violations of international laws and its implementation of apartheid policies.

The Muslim Judicial Council SA (MJC) condemns the recent decision by FIFA and the International Olympic Committee to ban teams who observe hijab. This decision by the sporting bodies is both unethical, religiously intolerant and a blatant violation of Muslim Rights and goes against the true spirit of sportsmanship.

The ban which effectively prohibits the Iranian women's team, who observe Islamic dress-code, from playing in the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore which is due to take place this August, is in fact deplorable because sport is undoubtedly linked with education, employment and empowerment.

While the debate on whether or not women should be allowed in mosques reigned from the north to the south of the country, women showed up in large numbers on Tuesday for the second public address in Cape Town by Sheik Yusuf al Qaradhawi. The turnout was as successful on Monday evening at the sheik's first address at Masjidus Salaam in Athlone.

Tuesday morning's session which took place at Masjidul Quds in Gatesville had in attendance many senior ulema, including those who had flown in from other parts of the country to sit at the feet of one of the most respected scholars of this era. Also among them were students of deen and members of various institutions. VOC listeners can stay tuned from 9pm to midnight for a rebroadcast of this program.

Shaykh Yūsuf al-Qaraḍāwiy‎, currently heads the European Council for Fatwa and Research (ECFR), and is the president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS). Many scholars consider him to be a mujtahid of the Modern Age.

Al-Qaradawi who is active in the field of da’wah and Islamic Movement was born on 9th September, 1926 in the Safat Turab village in Egypt. He was orphaned at the age of two when he lost his father and was raised by his uncle. He read and memorized the entire Qur'an by the time he was nine years old.

Thereafter the esteemed Alim proceeded through stages of an illustrious journey of seeking knowledge and gained global recognition from international Islamic sources as follows:

MJC welcomes delegation led by Muslim Women in defence of Al-Aqsa (Muslimaat li-aj-lil Aqsa)

The Muslim Judicial Council(MJC) is pleased to announce and welcome the eminent visit of a Palestinian delegation led by Sh Kamal Khatieb the Deputy of Shaykh Raed Salah, Leader of the Islamic Movement.  This honorable delegation which arrives on 28 March 2010 comprises of leading women representing the Muslim Women in defense of Al-Aqsa (Muslimaat li-aj-lil Aqsa).
The first line of defense of the sacred sanctuary of Masjidul Aqsa and the surrounding areas has historically witnessed the presence, strength and faith of mothers who took responsibility for their role and have fulfilled and continue to take a brave position towards defending, nurturing and protection of their people.  We therefore call upon all Muslimah in South Africa to recognize this honorable role and to take the opportunity to express our support for the mothers who represent all women in the “Defense of Masjidul Aqsa”.
During this historic visit the women will share information of the trials and challenges faced by Palestinian women and their families living around the precincts of Masjidul Aqsa.  The women will engage in talks on the dangers of Zionist occupation and the dire need for the strengthening of Muslim unity in protection of Masjidul Aqsa.

Moulana Ihsaan Hendricks
President

Muslim Judicial Council