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Ulema call for decisive action on BoKaap gentrification

Support for the mass movement against gentrification is growing in Cape Town, with more members of the ulema speaking out against the Muslim community’s endangered heritage. Gentrification was placed firmly on the agenda at a special iftaar hosted by the Muslim Judicial Council in Rylands on Wednesday night in a bid to engage President Cyril Ramphosa and government ministers. The debate around gentrification has intensified recently in the wake of […]

today31 May 2018

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‘Muslims must speak loudly against sectarianism’: CMRM

With the majority of mainstream ulema unequivocally denouncing Thursday’s attack at the Imam Hussain Mosque in Verulam outside Durban, there should now be vociferous calls for Muslims to reject any form of sectarianism. This was the view of the Claremont Main Road Masjid (CMRM), in the wake of a gruesome attack which has claimed the life of one person and left others seriously injured. The library and kitchen of the […]

today11 May 2018

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SAns condemn Israeli massacre of Gazans for a consecutive week

Palestinian sources say hospitals and medics are struggling to cope with the severe injuries of civilians in yesterday’s Great Right of Return protests. Eight Gazans were shot and killed by Zionist occupation forces yesterday, which brings the death toll since the start of the protests on March 30 to 31. For the second consecutive Friday, tens of thousands marched to the Gaza border area with Israel, demanding the right of […]

today7 April 2018

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International day of solidarity with the Palestinian people

Ahead of International Day of Solidarity with Palestinians on Wednesday 29th November, there is a need for a sober reflection on the violence and racism that has permeated across Palestinian society for the past 100 years since the Balfour Declaration. So says the Claremont Main Road Mosque’s Imam Rashied Omar, in discussing the history-altering document, which set in motion the occupation of Palestine. The 2nd of November 1917 marked the […]

today24 November 2017

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