Sikhander Coopoo, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/sikhander-coopoo/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:01:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-mamba_logo_output-32x32.png Sikhander Coopoo, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/sikhander-coopoo/ 32 32 Opinion: The “Thrown Off Roofs” Narrative – Why Misinformation Harms Queer Solidarity https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/20/opinion-the-thrown-off-roofs-narrative-a-critical-fact-check-and-why-we-cant-afford-to-get-this-wrong/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/20/opinion-the-thrown-off-roofs-narrative-a-critical-fact-check-and-why-we-cant-afford-to-get-this-wrong/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:56:42 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=128088 Activist Sikhander Coopoo questions the “thrown off roofs” narrative and explores how misinformation and pinkwashing are shaping queer solidarity debates.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/20/opinion-the-thrown-off-roofs-narrative-a-critical-fact-check-and-why-we-cant-afford-to-get-this-wrong/feed/ 9 Opinion: Queer in Ramadan – A Gay Muslim’s Reflection https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/17/opinion-queer-in-ramadan-a-gay-muslims-reflection/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/17/opinion-queer-in-ramadan-a-gay-muslims-reflection/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:17:34 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=127370 Queer Muslim Sikhander Coopoo reflects on faith, fasting and belonging during Ramadan, calling for deeper inclusion and understanding.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/17/opinion-queer-in-ramadan-a-gay-muslims-reflection/feed/ 0 Opinion: Queer Safety is Not a Straight Line – SA’s Migration Reforms and LGBTQIA+ Refugees https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/11/opinion-queer-safety-is-not-a-straight-line-sas-migration-reforms-and-lgbtqia-refugees/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/11/opinion-queer-safety-is-not-a-straight-line-sas-migration-reforms-and-lgbtqia-refugees/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2026 17:28:38 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=127003 How South Africa’s White Paper on immigration could impact LGBTQIA+ refugees and asylum seekers seeking safety, dignity and protection.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/11/opinion-queer-safety-is-not-a-straight-line-sas-migration-reforms-and-lgbtqia-refugees/feed/ 0 Opinion: When Power Puts Its Hands on a Child https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/12/29/opinion-when-power-puts-its-hands-on-a-child/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/12/29/opinion-when-power-puts-its-hands-on-a-child/#respond Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:12:20 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=126487 Conversion therapy doesn’t only happen in clinics. This article exposes how churches use faith to harm LGBTQ+ children in South Africa.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/12/29/opinion-when-power-puts-its-hands-on-a-child/feed/ 0 Nine Months Without Justice in the Imam Muhsin Hendricks Assassination https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/11/14/opinion-nine-months-without-justice-in-the-imam-muhsin-hendricks-assassination/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/11/14/opinion-nine-months-without-justice-in-the-imam-muhsin-hendricks-assassination/#respond Fri, 14 Nov 2025 15:11:52 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=125926 Nine months after the murder of Imam Muhsin Hendricks, his Al-Ghurbaah Foundation voices frustration over SAPS’s silence and lack of action.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/11/14/opinion-nine-months-without-justice-in-the-imam-muhsin-hendricks-assassination/feed/ 0 A Spoken Letter: The Weight of Silence https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/11/04/a-spoken-letter-the-weight-of-silence/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/11/04/a-spoken-letter-the-weight-of-silence/#respond Tue, 04 Nov 2025 16:34:13 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=125704 Queer Muslim activist Sikhander Coopoo breaks the silence on faith, violence, and survival — demanding courage, accountability, and change.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/11/04/a-spoken-letter-the-weight-of-silence/feed/ 0 Op-Ed: Beyond Flags and Braais – Rethinking Heritage Day as a Queer Muslim https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/09/24/op-ed-beyond-flags-and-braais-rethinking-heritage-day-as-a-queer-muslim/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/09/24/op-ed-beyond-flags-and-braais-rethinking-heritage-day-as-a-queer-muslim/#comments Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:21:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=124601 What does Heritage Day mean to a Black queer Muslim? Sikhander Coopoo reflects on identity, exclusion, faith, and the fight for belonging.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/09/24/op-ed-beyond-flags-and-braais-rethinking-heritage-day-as-a-queer-muslim/feed/ 1 Opinion: Weaponising “Right of Admission” Against Queer Bodies https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/06/05/opinion-weaponsing-right-of-admission-against-queer-bodies/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/06/05/opinion-weaponsing-right-of-admission-against-queer-bodies/#respond Thu, 05 Jun 2025 08:52:07 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=121875 Sikhander Coopoo unpacks how “right of admission” arguments are being weaponised against LGBTQIA+ people — and why it threatens the rights of us all.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/27/121693/feed/ 0 Opinion: Dawood Lagardien Case – Queerphobia, Religion, and the South African Constitution https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/24/opinion-dawood-lagardien-case-queerphobia-religion-and-the-south-african-constitution/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/05/24/opinion-dawood-lagardien-case-queerphobia-religion-and-the-south-african-constitution/#respond Sat, 24 May 2025 12:53:39 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=121563 The Dawood Lagardien Equality Court case highlights the clash between religious beliefs and LGBTQIA+ constitutional rights, writes Sikhander Coopoo.

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