IPCI NEWSLETTERS - Volume 5 - May/June 2003

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Courses on Offer at IPCI Training Academy

1. Courses for New Muslims (Revert Classes)
   The courses for new Muslim students are held on a full time basis (Monday to Friday) as well as on Saturdays, especially for those who are not available during the week. These courses are free of charge and are conducted by qualified teachers. There are 32 students in the full time course and 35 students attending the Saturday classes.
   
   
   
2. Journalism
   The course on Journalism is held every Saturday from 9h00 to 13h00. Presently there are 44 students registered for this course. The course is designed to teach aspirant journalists to gather, write and edit newspapers and feature articles. The next course will commence on 7th July 2003. Registration is now open. The course is conducted by well known journalists Ismail Suder, Imran Baccus, Ayesha Mall and Lubna Nadvi.
   
   
   
3. Adult Basic Literacy
   The course is free and open to all persons who cannot read & write English. The course is held on Thursdays from 13:30 to 16h00. Presently there are 21 students enrolled for this course. The Adult literacy classes are conducted by Mariam Hassen. Sponsorship is required.
   
   
   
4. One Year Course on Comparative Religion
   The IPCI Learning Academy introduced a post matric course this year on" Islam & the Contemporary World: A Comparative Approach" in honour of Sheikh Ahmed Deedat. The course commenced on 03 February 2003. It consists of 8 modules, each module being of one month duration. Students have the option of registering for one or more modules. At the end of each module participants will be assessed through written and practical examinations and issued with certificates. Modules 1-3 have already been completed. Students may register for Modules 4-8. Tuition is free but students are required to pay for their own accommodation. Presently there are 13 students in the course. We are awaiting students from Nigeria, Holland, Fiji Islands & students from South Africa. We have a large number of students who are keen on doing the course but cannot afford accommodation. The IPCI has converted a warehouse in order to provide accommodation for the students.

Spreading the Light of ISLAM (UBHAQA)

Mr. Dawood Ngwane the author of "Ubhaqa" who held a high position in the Catholic Church embraced Islam on 3rd March 1996 at the age of 65 years. On the 25th of October 2002 his book "Ubhaqa" (The Light) was launched by the IPCI at a colourful function at the Orient Hall in Durban by Guest of Honour King Goodwill Zwelithini, King of the Zulus in Kwa-Zulu Natal. Mr. Dawood Ngwane who is a trustee of the IPCI extended an invitation to King Zwelithini to embrace Islam and "be the guiding light to lead the Zulu Nation" into the fold of Islam. The author assured the King that Islam has the solution to most of the problems in the country such as teenage pregnancies, immorality, poverty and alcoholism. Concerning the book "Ubhaqa" the 72 year old author said that he had "deliberately" written the book in Zulu. “I thought of my own people, the Zulu Nation, knowing the misery in which the western civilization had plunged them into.. and knowing the depth of ignorance and deception to which they had been subjected”. There was an overwhelming response for this book and within two weeks, the first publication was finished. The second edition of the book is being published in conjunction with the World Assembly of Muslim Youth - WAMY based in Riyadh - Saudi Arabia. The book has been translated into English by Mr. Dawood Ngwane and is expected to be in print by June 2003.

Attorney Mr. Dawood Ngwane author of Ubhaqa was appointed a Magistrate for the District of Umlazi by the South Africa Government. Lindiwe Hendricks, the Deputy Minister of Trade & Industry is the daughter of Dawood Ngwane.

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