Legendary ‘maankyker’ Hadji Omar Gabier passes away
A man whose iconic voice echoed the call to prayer at every moonsighting in Cape Town has fallen silent. Hadji Omar Gabier, the revered, dedicated and passionate ‘maankyker’, has passed on at the age of 85. He served as the president of the Crescent Observer's Society (COS), a dedicated group who on a monthly basis would meet to confirm the sighting of the moon to mark the beginning of the […]
