The story of the two Sarahs – Saartjie Baartman and Saartjie van de Kaap
By Shafiq Morton I have been researching a book on Tuan Guru, Imam ‘Abdullah ibn Qadi ‘Abdus Salam of Tidore, one of our iconic historical figures at the Cape. What has emerged, so far, is that what we know is fragmentary, and that we have absolutely no details of his life before his exile to the Cape in 1780. Despite this, a personality does emerge. It is evident that Tuan Guru […]
