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Its About Me

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Youth Media Pilot

Project

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Wat Sal Die Nabi

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ISLAMICMEDIAAGENCYCCCK 2002/001313/23

Editor: Sanaa PetersenReligious Contributors:

Dr Abdul MalikPrinters: Independent Group

Contributors: Mariam Salie, RoshaanMisbach and Nabeweyah Malick

466 Lansdowne Road,Lansdowne 7780

Tel: 021 697 2294 Fax: 021 697 2304Email: [email protected]

Website: www.islamicmedia.co.za

Waheed Hassens 15- pagehandwritten confessionrevealed that widow Najwa Pe-

tersen pulled the trigger. Taliep

was an innocent person. I could

not pull the trigger. Taliep was

as meek as a lamb that would

not harm anyone.

Hassen is accused number 3

in the murder of EntertainerTaliep Petersens execution-

style shooting on the night of

December 16 2006.

These are extracts from

his confession admitted as

evidence in the Cape High

Court on 23 April 2008. They

start at the point where he

and his friend Jefferson

Snyders have entered the

Petersen family home and

bound Talieps hands behind

his back. The spelling is as in

the original.

Then I saw the woman [Na- jwa Petersen] was peeking

her room she then immedi-

ately came out, with me and

Jeff still holding him by his arms

because he would not submit

as we wanted to tie his feet,

she [came] to us as if she was

willing to guide us through the

house and grabbed the man

hugging him as if it was the last

goodbye, tears flowed from his

eyes as he realized that she

was in on the whole thing. But

what seemed strange to me

is that with all the drama that

unfolded he headbutted her

as if he did not want her close

to him, at this point in time

Jeff gave him one very [hard]

kick and he went to the tiled

floor the blood came out of his

mouth and nose.

But he would not give up mov-

ing so I sat with my knees on his

back wile Jeff and the woman

bind his feet with a kind of lace

table cloth that was on the ta-

ble. After that she grabbed him

by the cheeks and she kissed

his face... Najwa hugged my

left arm and said in Afrikaans

you must shoot him you must

shoot him, hanging on me, I

kept my focus on the robbery

and walked with her to anoth-

er room and looked for more

valuable items but could not

find anything because she was

leading me to Boeta Taliep,

May the Almighty Allah make

his grave wide and grant him

Paradise she begged me in

front of him to shoot him....

At that point in time I saw the

Jeff was sitting on his knees

before Boeta Taliep and Jeff

stroked his hand over his head

wiped his face and the glove

was out of his mouth, All I could

hear from him was there is no

God but the one and only God,

Mohammed is the final mes-

senger from God. He said this

repeatedly as I went back to

the room to fetch a pink col-

oured cushion.

I was afraid of him becausehis faith so much stronger

than mine and he was not

the man of that caliber that

Fahiem had made him out

to me and told Najwa do it

yourself as I put the gun in

the cushion, I actually folded

the cushion like you would

fold a news paper, but with

the guns barrel in the scnter

of the cushion. I kept it with

both my hands on the out-

side of the cushion, she was

standing on my left hand side

about two feet away from her

own husband.

At that time I was looking to

my right to see where Jeff is

and in a split second I felt her

hand between mine, one sin-

gle shot rang thru my ears she

screamed. I sanked so low it

was like a scene from a movie,

I knew I had to get away now.

His confession was accept-

ed into evidence by the High

Court, the case continues.

Villain or Victim - Did She Kill Taliep?By Sanaa Petersen

Protestors outside Cape Town High Court

Petrol to Cross theR9 a Litre MarkPetrol price will hike up a fur-ther 55 cents a litre as of 7May, according to the Minerals

and Energy Department. This is

applicable for all grades of pet-

rol while the wholesale price of

diesel with a sulphur content of

0.005 percent will increase by

72 cents a litre. The wholesale

price for illuminating paraffin

also rises by 55 cents a litre,

single maximum national retailprice for illuminating paraffin

by 74 cents a litre. According

to the department, the increase

is due to the average interna-

tional product prices of petrol,

diesel and illuminating paraffin

increase.

Snapshot on the past 6 months:

December:

up by 43 cents a litre

January:

unchanged at R7.47 inland and

R7.33 at the coast

February:up by 17 cents, the lowest in-

crease this year

March:

up by 61 cents a litre

April:

up by a record 68 cents a litre

May:

up by another 55c to cross the

R9 a litre mark

Government Gets R4bnfor Poor PlanningThe huge increase in the elec-tricity price was the result ofpoor planning and management

on the governments part, so it

should not be allowed to get tax

income from that, the Business

Day reported on Friday. The

government would get a R4bn

boost in taxes if Eskom was al-

lowed to increase its prices by

a nominal 60%, the newspaper

said.

If the National Energy Regu-

lator of SA (Nersa) grants the

hike, Eskom has projected that

it would make a pretax profit of

R12.7bn.

At a tax rate of 28%, the extraor-

dinary tariff hike would generate

almost R4bn in tax, which would

see the government profiting

from its own bad judgment. The

newspaper quotes an unnamed

director of a listed company as

saying: If the tariff increase is

granted it will constitute a steep

tax on consumers, due to a situ-

ation created by the bad plan-

ning of the state. This is ridicu-

lous. SARS should waive the

tax.

Changed received from a purchase of

lip balm at a chemist in Uganda during

March 2008. Currency converter. 1

South African Rand = 224.244 Uganda

Shilling and 1 Uganda Shilling (UGX) =

0.004459 South African Rand (ZAR)

Mustafa Jonker

Alleged Terrorist

My Story

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NEWS BITESCOMPILED BY SANAA PETERSEN

The Congress of SA Trade Unions (Co-

satu) has begun a campaign of massaction against the soaring prices and

the electricity crisis by submitting notic-

es to allow it to organise stayaway pro-

tests, said Peter Craven spokesperson

for Cosatu.

The increases that we negotiated last

year may have seemed good enough

at the time, but they have been more

than cancelled out by rising inflation,

said Craven.

In South Africa, the position was even

worse as a result of criminal price-fix-

ing, which had already been proven in

the bread and dairy sectors.

Greedy companies, under cover of the

global price rises, are getting together

to put up their prices even higher, so

they can make even bigger profits at

the expense of their consumers.

Anticipating that the electricity short-

age and oil supply crisis would put jobs

at risk, Cosatu said it would not allow

workers to pay the price for something

not of their own making.

We are worried about the current roll-

ing blackouts. Employers in the mining

industry estimate that we may lose up

to 30 000 jobs if the rolling blackouts

continue.

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MJC Pep Wins Labour Job Creation

Trust Best Project Award

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Dubai to build museum of Prophet

Muhammad (SAW)

The government of the booming

emirate of Dubai has decided to

build the worlds first museum dedi-

cated to the life and legacy of Proph-

et Muhammad (saw).

In the history of Dubai, this museum

will stand as a shining milestone as

it will give the world an opportunity to

learn about the life and message of

Prophet Muhammad, said Omer bin

Suleiman, the managing director of

the Dubai Culture and Arts Authority.

Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammad bin

Rashed al-Maktoum, also the prime

minister of the United Arab Emirates,

has asked the Authority, only formed

in March, to immediately proceed with

the museum plan.

The museum, believed to be the first of

its kind in the world, will be dedicated

entirely to the life of prophet Muham-mad. It will chronicle the life of the

prophet and introduce the visitors to

the main stops including his marriage,

the beginning of Gods revelation, the

demise of his wife Khadijah, the inci-

dent of Al Israa and Al Miraj, migration

to Madinah, the conquest of Makkah

and the prophets death.

The project also clearly indicates that

Dubai is keen on playing its role not

only as a bridge between the East and

the West, but also between the Islamic

world and the rest of the world.

Professor Hussein Solomon Sued

for Defamation

The Association of Islamic Madaris

(Lajnatul Madaarisil Islamiyyah) has

lodged a defamation suit against Pro-

fessor Hussein Solomon for claim-

ing that madaris were being used for

military training and were a breeding

ground for terrorism.

Professor Hussein Solomon is the

director of the Centre for Political

Thought at the University of Preto-

ria and delivered a speech in Israel

at an international anti-terror con-

ference claiming that Muslims were

being prepared psychologically for

terrorism and that the local Muslim

community was volatile and wouldprovide safe-houses and money to

potential terrorists. Solomon also

said that South Africa was supporting

global jihad networks by providing

safe houses, moving funds, providing

ID`s for terrorists, and allowing para-

military camps. He added that gov-

ernment maintained an ideological

blindness which equates the anti-

apartheid struggle with the global ji-

hadist battle and as such was burying

its head in the sand on terror.

The Girl Child WorkshopPEG launched its Girl ChildWorkshop on Sunday 20thApril, at the Savoy Lodge in

Rondebosch East.

The workshop was attended by

a diverse group of young ladies,

ranging in age from 13 to 19. One

of the exercises required a pairing

of the girls, and it was great to see

that they could not stop talking to

each other.

PEG feels very strongly that be-

cause of the challenges facingyoung people, they should be nur-

tured and encouraged. The girl

child will become the woman, and

the woman has been blessed with

the Raheem, the mercy of Allah.

No creation of Allah enters the

world, except through the womb

of a woman. This is how special,

how sacred, and how honoured a

woman is. The workshop aims:

To make them aware of how the

physical changes in their bod-

ies will affect them emotionally.

To equip them to effectively

manage their emotions so that

they may develop into women

with a healthy sense of self-

worth.

To recognize and understand

their temperament, and how

this will impact on their lives.

To provide them with the skillsto make responsible choices in

relationships, careers and ulti-

mately, a life partner.

The programme concluded with

lunch during which the girls gave

their evaluation of the programme.

The feedback was positive and it

was agreed that they would all get

back together during the June va-

cation. The workshop will be run

on a monthly basis

Clockwise from left: Zulfah Dolley, Maghmuda Abrahams, , Layla Solomon, Mariam

Abrahams, Taheera Rahman, Ayesha Bharoochi and Aneekah Mohamed

The project manager of the Agricultural

Resource and Information Training

Centre (AgRIC), (r-l) Yasier Gabriels,

Ms Zanele Mbeki and Nomonde Nofuma,

an emerging farmer who is one of

the beneficiaries of the MJC Poverty

Eradication Project

Workers protesting against the sharp price increase on food, electricity and petrol

outside the office of Local Government: Premier Ebrahim Rasool in Wale street, Cape

Town on 24 April 2008.

Cosatu - Stayaway Protests on the Cards

The Human Rights Foundation and Human Rights Ac-

tivists welcomed Adalah, an independent, non-govern-

mental and non-partisan legal center, registered in Israel

to protect human rights and the rights of the Arab minority

in particular to Cape Town during April. Adalah (Justice

in Arabic) visit is to appeal to international institutions and

forums to pressurize Israel to protect the rights of its citi-

zens and Palestinians. In October 2000 thirteen Palestin-

ian 1948 borders, were killed by Israeli Police Forces, the

murdered victims are Emad Farraj Ghanaym, 25years

shot in the head; Walid Abdul-Menem Abu Saleh, 21years

shot in the abdomen; Ramez Abbas Bushnaq, 24years

shot in the head; Mohammad Khamayseh, 19years shot

in the knee; Omar Mohammad Akkaw, 42years shot in

the chest; Wissam Yazbak,25years- shot execution style;

Mohammed Ahmed Jabreen, 23years- shot in the left eye;

Ahmed Ibrahim Siyaam Jabreen, 18years shot in the

buttocks; Rami Khatem Ghara, 21years shot in the eye;

Eyad Sobhi Lawabny, 26years shot in the chest; Ala

Khaled Nassar, 18years shot in the chest; Asel Hassan

Asleh, 17years shot in the neck from behind. Adalah

has earnestly tried to have the killers prosecuted and af-

ter eight years the Israeli courts closed the cases, citing

insufficient evidence . To assist Adalah and for more infor-

mation log onto www.adalah.org

SA Welcomes Palestinian Parents Of Murdered Children

ADALAH lawyers and parents of murdered Palestinian children 1948 borders at a seminar hosted by PSG and District Six Museum

on 23 April 2008.

SAXONSEA HARDWARE & GIFTS

To speak a kind word and to forgive peoplesfaults is better than charity followed by hurt .

Allah is All-Suff icient, All-Forbearing

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SA National Zakaah Fund

Spreading Wings Of

Compassion

Over three decades of involvement

on a community level, SANZAF

was compelled to develop a blue print

to reach out and empower communities

with the emphasis on children, the aged

and families in need of social reconstruc-

tive services. Our outreach programmes

strives for an infrastructure that would en-

able SANZAF and other organisations to

implement various sustainable projects in

areas historically deprived and neglected

areas.

Additionally, SANZAF responds to dis-

asters with the sole aim of providing hu-

manitarian aid to victims affected by fires

and floods. The combination of torrential

rain and floods during the winter season

proves to be devastating, as many victims

experience huge losses when their dwell-ings and possessions are destroyed.

SANZAF responds by providing food,

clothing and blankets, and in some cases

materials to rebuild the dwellings of the

victims. SANZAF workers and volunteers

are always ready to morally support and

counsel the traumatized victims.

Each year planning for operation Fitrah

and Fidayh commences two months

prior to Ramadhan. During this period,

full-time staff and volunteers attend to

referrals, interview applicants, conduct

home visits, assess needs and update

records of families in need. Additional

part-time offices are organized for the

month of Ramadhan to cope with the

caseload of approximately 12,500 fami-

lies. During the month of Ramadhan

SANZAF (Western Cape) must raise at

least R1.5million to assist needy families

in the Cape Peninsula, Boland, Garden

Route and Westcoast areas. The object

of Fitrah is to ensure that every Muslim

man, woman and child, be free from want

on the auspicious day of Id that marks the

successful completion of the sacred fast

of Ramadhan.

The well known Hadeeth Poverty breeds

disbelief strongly motivates the need and

purpose of the SANZAF Dawah and

Quran literary programmes to uplift thepoor and needy educationally and spiritu-

ally. Due to the socio-economic situation

and lack of employment opportunities the

decline in spirituality has reached critical

levels. Our Dawah and Quran literary

programmes have proven that people

who are spiritually uplifted, cope better

with their problems and have confidence

of a better future.

SANZAF Spreading Wings of

Compassion

Contact SANZAF at:

Operations:

22 The Masjid Cornflower Street

Bridgetown, 7764

Tel: 021 638 5108

Email: [email protected]

Special Projects

No 1 Thornton Road, Athlone, 7764

Tel: 021 638 0965

Email: [email protected]

Zakah A Means

for Poverty Allevia-

tion, Development

and Empowerment

Its About Me For WomenThe Islamic Media Agency (IMA)launched a creative writing clubtitled Its About Me for girls and

women on the 12 April at the Country

Manor, Schaapkraal.

The Its About Me launch attracted

over 80 women from diverse envi-

ronments with a common vision of

sharing and preserving home-grown

stories and real experiences. The

club is about using the tool and skill

of writing to develop and support the

positive growth of girls and women,

said Sanaa Petersen, founder of the

club and CEO of the IMA.

In addition to promoting literacy and

encouraging writing, its core element

is to help women recognize the nega-

tive elements including stereotypes,prejudice, conditioning, expectations

and fears (external and internal) that

inhibit the individuals true potential.

Nabuweyah Malick, Public Relations

of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC)

Media Desk and co-ordinator of the

MJC-Womens Forum expressed the

importance of reading varied publi-

cations, by being exposed to varied

situations and difference of opinions,

Ive develop to be an individual think-

er, more tolerant, appreciative of ex-

pression and much wiser and braver

in recognizing and countering propa-

ganda and untruths.

Guest speaker, Rayhaana Davis,

who has written her first book titled,

Doldrums that Cultivates, shared

with the participants her relationship

with writing. As an adult, I discov-

ered that whenever I was angry, I

was always frantically looking for a

pen and paper, from that realization,

I just started writing and writing, I am

busy writing my second book, said

Rayhaana. But this was not always

the case, her past was very different,

young Rayhaana, an under-achiev-

ing student at school assumed by

family and friends to be nothing more

than average, excelled through her

writing. When I was young I wrote

my first short story and showed it to

my sister, she laughed and said no-

one would read it, it was stupid. After

that traumatic experience I threw myshort story in the bin, thinking it was

stupid, said Rayhaana. But as grow-

ing up, been exposed to a different

environment, sometimes challeng-

ing, she realized that writing calmed

her. She then revitalized her love for

writing and has since published her

short story in the You magazine and

another in a health magazine, with an

international publishing house print-

ing her first book and soon a second

book.

Lauren Bates, a young poet, shared

a different style of writing, her poem

titled, Daddy Goodbye (see page 10),

left many in tears. Caroline Davids, of

the Tibb Institute, implored the wom-

en to start caring for themselves, We

are constantly looking after others,

but when are we going to start caring

for the most important person in our

lives and that is us, women?

After all the inspirational speakers,

Sanaa Petersen, facilitated the first

lesson on the topic, Its About Me.

She dressed as an astronaut, to help

the participants visualize the impact

that negative thoughts has on their

development and choices in life. Af-

ter the mental exercises, participants

revisited their first writing experience,

drawing their story outline with cray-

ons. At the end of the first lesson

each participant, received a creative

writing toolkit, which consisted of anideas box and creative writing journal

with getting started writing tips and

course outline.

The Course outline for the next

three months:

May 2008 - Deconstructing the self

from the environment, using visuals

and art materials.

June 2008 - developing an outline

(road map) which includes your vi-

sion, outcomes and purpose of your

role (s) - (Envisioning the self in the

future, from the past and present),

using character sheets - create char-

acter sheets of individuals that influ-

ence/impacts on our development

and self.

July 2008 - start writing first draft

from outline

August 2008 - focus on usage of

words/ terminology to identify stere-

otyping, prejudice, discrimination etc.

within thinking patterns.

The duration of each workshop is 1

X 3hour workshop per month at the

following venues, starts 14 May 2008

and ends 17 August 2008

IRFSA Welcome Estate/Heide-

veld Wednesday 7 to 9pm (one

Wednesday, per month)

MJC Boardroom Athlone

Saturday 11 to 1pm (one Saturday,

per month)

Kalksteenfontein Masjid Sunday

11am to 1pm (one Sunday, per

month) for more information con-

tact Sanaa on 021 697 2294 or 074

2274345 or sanaa@islamicmedia.

co.za

The course ends in a celebration of

stories on the 20 August supported

by the MJC Womens Forum

Going back to being a child: Women drawing with crayons, this

exercise helps in a fun way to identify individuals, events, factors that

impacts on a womans development.

The girls of the Kalksteenfontein area - Nabuweyah Thorn, Sharifa

Donson (15), Galiemah Samsodien (14) Naiela Petersen (15) Sulayla

Adendorf (15) and Fadwa Thorn (18) with their Its About Me

creative writing toolkit.

Sanaa Petersen, founder of Its About Me club, dress as an astro-

naut, to assist women with mental exercises in visualizing negative

thoughts that stifles growth and new experiences.

Women at the Its About Me launch participating in the mental

exercises

Sincere gratitude to our visionary sponsors/partners of the Its About Me creative writing club launch - geared to develop girls and women through

sharing and preserving of home-grown stories.

AdvocateMuhammad Abderouf cell 083 7319816

Albaraka Bank 42 Corner Klipfontein and Belgravia Roads,Athlone

Tel : (021) 637 8800

Amiena Bhayat

Anwa Shabodien 021 531 7037

Cosy Corner Restaurant and Take-Aways 119 Ottery Road, Wynberg

Karriem Adams Colorado Park Masjied

Kwantu Private Game Reserve 083 500 0344/www.kwantu.co.za

MRC Development Consultancy Mickaeel Collier-021 706 0048

Muslim Hands S & H Centre, No.1 Carnie Road, Rylands Estate,

Tel: 021 633 6413

Muslim Judicial Council Womens Forum 021 696 5150

SA National Zakaah Fund 1 Thornton Road, Athlone, 021 633 1555

Tibb-Institute SA, Dr Rashid Bhika IRFSA, 5th Avenue, Heideveld

021 638 4487

Washiela Nagiah and Fuad Sonday Trust

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What the 2007 matric results

say about the state of our

country.

The racial breakdown of the 2007

matriculation results, released

by the Department of Education

last month, provide an important

insight into the cause and ex-

tent of the crisis currently facing

South Africa. The Department

points out these statistics "cannot

be regarded as completely reli-

able" based as they are on self-

reporting. There are pupils who

refuse to classify themselves by

race and others who misclassify

themselves by mistake. Last year,apparently, numerous Indian and

black pupils erroneously classi-

fied themselves as Asian.'

Last year 591,251 pupils wrote

the government matric, 386,051

(65,3%) passed, and 89,838

(15,1%) passed with exemption

- the minimum grade needed to

progress on to university. In ab-

solute terms more pupils passed,

including with exemption, than

ever before. However, there was

a small decline in both the pass

and exemption rates. See Table

3. In assessing the overall state of

education one also needs to factorin the 7632 pupils at independent

schools who wrote the separate

IEB exams: 7283 passed (98,9%)

and 5780 (78,5%) passed with

exemption. See Table 4.

When one breaks these figures

down by race, they reveal how

little progress has actually been

made since the end of apartheid

in extending quality education to

disadvantaged Black and Col-

oured South Africans.

Last year 277,941 (60,6%) of

black pupils passed matric. This

is a doubling of the number who

passed in 1991 and it represents

a fifty percent increase in the pass

rate. However, when one looks at

the exemption

rate this bright

picture dims con-

siderably. 49,950

black pupils

passed the gov-

ernment matric

with exemption

last year, up from

30,389 in 1991.However, the

exemption rate

(10,9%) is no

different now to

what it was then.

See tables 1 &

2. The Eastern

Cape had the

worst pass rate

for black pupils

(54%) as well

as the worst ex-

emption rate (6,9%). This lack of

improvement has been achieved

despite the equalisation of funding

for school children; the integration

of formerly white, Coloured, andIndian schools; and, the end of

the politically inspired disruption

of schooling by the ANC and its

allies.

The statistics for the 34,741

Coloured pupils who wrote the

government matric suggest that

something catastrophic has hap-

pened to education in the Col-

oured community since the ANC

came to power. The pass rate for

these pupils has dropped from

82.8% in 1991 to 78% last year.

More worryingly, only 15,4%

(5367) of the these pupils passed

with exemption. This represents

a decline of almost a third in the

exemption rate from 1991 when it

stood at 21,9%.

These statistics suggest that, out-

side of Model C and independ-

ent schools, black and Coloured

pupils are being deprived qual-

ity education; without which theycannot progress into the profes-

sions or compete with the children

of the middle classes.

The pass rates for Indian and

white pupils are largely un-

changed from 1991, although

the number of white pupils writ-

ing the government matric has

now declined by over a third. The

matric exemption rate for Indian

pupils has increased from 49,5%

in 1991 to 55.2% last year. For

white pupils it has increased from

41,5% to 52%. This increase is

largely a reflection of the soften-

ing of standards in the new matric

relative to the old one.

While white and Indian pupils are

still able to ac-

cess reason-

ably good edu-

cation through

the school sys-

tem, as soon

as they leave

matric they are

faced with a

wall of state-s p o n s o r e d

racial dis-

crimination. In

2001 the racial

composition of

the population

was estimated

at 79% black,

8,9% Coloured,

9,6% white, and

2,5% Indian.

The intention

of the ANC is that every sphere

of human activity in South Africa,

at every level, should conform to

these proportions. Racial discrimi-

nation is regarded as necessaryand justified until demographic

representivity has been achieved

everywhere. As the party's 2007

Strategy & Tactics states, the need

for such measures will only de-

cline when "all centres of power

and influence and other critical

spheres of social endeavour be-

come broadly representative of the

country's demographics."

The effect of these measures, ever

more strictly applied, is to prevent

young Indian and particularly

white South Africans from pursu-

ing their ambitions in the land of

their birth. What this means is

that the country either loses these

youth to other countries or refuses

to take full advantage of the abili-

ties of those that remain. South

Africa thus deprives itself of many

of its best and brightest minds.

White and Indian pupils made up

9,5% of all those who wrote the

government matric in 2007, 14,1%

of those who passed it, 33,1% of

those who passed with exemp-

tion, 42,2% of those who passed

with merit, and 77,5% of thosewho passed with distinction.

In the early 1990s it was known

that there would be a shortage

of at least half a million skilled

workers - professional, techni-

cal, highly skilled, executive and

managerial' - by the end of the

decade. The ANC responded to

this challenge by creating a truly

perverse system. On the one

hand it has fostered a dysfunc-

tional school system which pre-

vents most pupils from realising

their real potential through educa-

tion. On the other hand it refuses

to utilise the skills and talents ofmany of those that do manage to

gain a decent education because

they are of the wrong' colour. It

is a system to the benefit of no-

one but a hyper-privileged ruling

elite; which has fixed the rules to

ensure that they do not have to

compete with individuals from ei-

ther the racial minorities or the still

disadvantaged majority.

Table 1: 1991 matriculation results by race

Race Candidates Passes Exemption

Number Proportion Number Proportion

Black 280918 114695 40.8% 30289 10.8%

Coloured 22405 18557 82.8% 4911 21.9%

Indian 14258 13558 95.1% 7062 49.5%

White 65933 63504 96.3% 27356 41.5%

Total 383514 210314 54.8% 69618 18.2%

Source: SAIRR, Race Relations Survey 1992/1993

Table 2: 2007 government matriculation results by race

Race Candidates Passes Exemption

Number Proportion Number Proportion

Black 458836 277941 60.6% 49950 10.9%

Coloured 34741 27101 78.0% 5367 15.4%

Indian 13534 12590 93.0% 7475 55.2%

White 42617 41921 98.4% 22145 52.0%

Other/unknown 41523 26498 63.8% 4441 10.7%

TOTAL 591251 386051 65.3% 89378 15.1%

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Theresa Jackson is 11years old and lives with her grandmother in Kalksteenfontein

and attends Montana Primary School. pic Sanaa Petersen

2007 Matric Results Catastrophic for Learners of ColourBy James Myburgh

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The Islamic Media Agency (IMA)has over the past two years,through its publication, Community

News, developed a youth media

studies project to support young

persons understand the media

environment, its functionality and

the impacts that it has on their

development. Last year the IMA

periodically tested the journalistic

aspect of the project on the 2007

Matriculants of the Al-Azhar High

school in Athlone. The result was

a huge success culminating in a

one-page school newsletter in the

Community News, sourced, written

and photographed by the students.

Two exceptional students were

Zachareeyah Panday, 17 years,

who submitted throughout the yearnewsworthy photographs that was

published and designed the logo

of the IMA. The other student was

Wi-ahm Petersen, 16 years, who

compiled a matric finale article, in-

terviewing and encouraging five of

her peers to submit their comments

within the deadline.

The second part of developing the

youth media studies was to intro-

duce the media including its tools

and techniques, to young persons,

ages 14-18years, that are not ac-

tive in mainstream schooling. The

Imaam adopted the Ibn Al-Jazariy

Hifz Academy, Masjidus Sunni in

Kromboom. The Academys prin-

cipal is Sheikh Abdal Rasheed

Brown, whom we are eternally

grateful to for providing us this

platform. First the students were

quite apprehensive about the new

lessons and couldnt link their im-

mediate environment to external

existing world which directed the

project back to the drawing board.

We had to incorporate a life skills

programme, with a strong focus on

the individuals identity and thinking

processes, then slowly incorporate

the tools of the media, said Sanaa

Petersen, Project Developer of the

Youth Media Studies project. In-

stead of using the products of Me-

dia like newspapers in stage one,

the reading of non-Islamic books,

like fantasy, fiction and narratives

were incorporated. The class of

20 students were divided into two,

the first half was instructed to read

a book and present their review,

the other half was instructed to

research organisations that has

an impact on their development,

namely SA Government, MJC,

OIC, WICS, UN, G8 and present

their findings. The outcome of the

reviews were to create an aware-ness of the benefits of reading and

researching (asking questions) and

to visualize the link between their

environment and the external fac-

tors that impacts on their develop-

ment. From that understanding the

learners were introduced to the

factors that make the news and

the presentation of the news in the

media and the tools used. They

have previously only been exposed

to the Palestinian issue within the

frameworks of the Muslim commu-

nity and the IMA introduced them to

young persons, Muslims and Jews,

from Palestine 1948 borders who

were guests of the Jewish Maritime

League. During their interaction

they realized that irrespective of re-

ligion, class, race or circumstance,

they were all members of one com-

munity and that was the community

of the Human race. We all share

the same responsibility towards

each other, said Raees Ismail,

learner of Ibn Al-Jazariy Academy.

The same evening they welcomed

the parents of the youth that were

killed by the Israeli Military whilst

living in Palestine 1948 borders.

These Palestinians were guests of

the Foundation for Human Rights

and the Palestinian Solidarity

Group. The learners debate with

respect to the two groups of Pales-

tinians from the 1948 borders with

very different stories, opened the

flood gates to 1001 questions. Next

they met and interacted with author

Shaun Johnson and Ryland Fisher.

They then reported on a protest or-

ganized by COSATU in response to

the increasing high prices of food-

stuffs, petrol and electricity and on

Wednesday, they participated in a

Mediawise radio programme aired

on the Voice of the Cape. All these

experiences enabled the learners

to understand the techniques of

the media and its impacts on their

development and their responsibil-

ity in consuming it. Next the learn-

ers will be exposed to the television

and film industry

Youth Media Pilot Project

Learners of the Al Jazariy Hifz Academy and youth from Palestine 1948 borders at the Royal Yatch Club,

hosted by Jewish Maritime league

Lentegeur,

Mitchells Plain

Tel: 021 372 1106

Fax: 021 372 1110

A bu H urairah reported that the H oly P rophet (SA W ) said

Religion is very easy and whoever overburdens himself in his religion will not be able to continue in that way. So you

should not be extremist, but to be near to perfection and receive the good tidings that you will be rewarded, and gain

strength by offering prayer (salah) in the mornings, afternoon and during the last hours of the nights

(reported by Bukhari)

Interaction with ex-Cape Times editor, Rylands Fisher, at the Centre of the Book in

April. (back) Muzaffar Mohamed, Raees Allie, Ryland Fisher and Yusuf Karriem

(front) Sanaa Petersen, Zakkiyah Lalla and Miekaeel Adams

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Government matric results 1980 - 2007

Year Candidates Pass % With Exemption %

1980 109807 82597 75.2% 34011 31.0%

1981 125291 88639 70.7% 34742 27.7%

1982 139488 95916 68.8% 35289 25.3%

1983 154245 104183 67.5% 37666 24.4%

1984 167842 113852 67.8% 49787 29.7%1985 164967 110810 67.2% 41164 25.0%

1986 245509 133373 54.3% 48025 19.6%

1987 291349 170856 58.6% 60195 20.7%

1988 316842 199742 63.0% 68700 21.7%

1989 360452 185092 51.3% 61223 17.0%

1990 408468 191249 46.8% 60281 14.8%

1991 448491 221407 49.4% 73054 16.3%

1992 472458 250527 53.0% 75601 16.0%

1993 472458 242310 51.3% 68820 14.6%

1994 495408 287343 58.0% 88497 17.9%

1995 531453 283742 53.4% 78821 14.8%

1996 518225 279487 53.9% 80015 15.4%

1997 559233 264705 47.3% 70127 12.5%

1998 561029 279356 49.8% 71773 12.8%

1999 511159 249831 48.9% 63725 12.5%

2000 489941 283294 57.8% 67707 13.8%

2001 449371 277206 61.7% 68626 15.3%2002 443821 305774 68.9% 75048 16.9%

2003 440821 322492 73.2% 82010 18.6%

2004 467985 330717 70.7% 85117 18.2%

2005 508363 347184 68.3% 86531 17.0%

2006 528525 351503 66.5% 85830 16.2%

2007 591251 386051 65.3% 89378 15.1%

Sources: Department of Education and South African Institute of Race Relations

Table 4: IEB matric results 1994-2007

Year Candidates Pass % With Exemption %

1994 1305 1225 93.9% 920 70.5%

1995 1371 1306 95.3% 956 69.7%

1996 2994 2913 97.3% 2158 72.1%

1997 4269 4137 96.9% 3052 71.5%

1998 4602 4542 98.7% 3479 75.6%

1999 5550 5478 98.7% 4124 74.3%

2000 5493 5423 98.7% 4157 75.7%

2001 5414 5360 99.0% 4222 78.0%

2002 6052 5961 98.5% 4599 76.0%

2003 6290 6189 98.4% 4906 78.0%

2004 6415 6357 99.1% 5099 79.5%

2005 6763 6635 98.1% 5295 78.3%

2006 7035 6915 98.3% 5544 78.8%

2007 7362 7283 98.9% 5780 78.5%

Sources: SAIRR and IEB

Simons Town Museum, in conjunctionwith the Simons Town Phoenix Commit-tee, asked Professor Himla Soodyall, Director

of the Human Genomic Diversity & Disease

Research Unit to undertake DNA testing for

members of the Simons Town community in

November 2007. The study concentrated on

persons forcibly removed from Simons Town

under Apartheid. The study encouraged men

to volunteer for testing as DNA testing could

be done on the mans X and Y chromosomes,

whereas with the ladies, there are only the X

chromosomes to be tested. This means that

a mans fathers line (Y chromosome) as well

as his mothers line (X chromosome) can be

tested, but with the ladies, only their mothers

line (X chromosome) could be investigated.

The testing enabled the participants to find

out where their earliest ancestors originated

namely, whether that is in Africa, Asia, Eu-

rope, etc. Former South African president

Nelson Mandela participated in the study.

Visit the Simons Town Museum for more in-

formation. The address of museum is The

Residency Court Road, Simons Town Tel:

021 786 3046

DNA Testing at SimonsTown Museum

Residents and displaced residents of Simons Town

participating in the Simons Town Museum DNA

study held on the 24 November 2007

Displaced resident of Simons Town, Ebrahim

Manuel, displaying the results of the DNA study

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Cape Town

The Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Cape Town and the Tourism and Culture Office of

West Java Province hosted A Gala dinner and West Java Cultural Performance on the 26 April. Guests

were enthralled by the energetic and cultural performances of West Java and captivated by the lesson in

Angklung, a bamboo musical instrument. Pic Sanaa Petersen

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The Most TrendiestRestaurant in WynbergC

osy Corner Restaurant and Take-aways is one of the oldest, most vibrant and now

the most trendy Halaal restaurant in Wynberg. This family owned establishmentwas first opened in 1973 by the late Ismail Hartley and his wife Zuleigha. Today, Cosy

Corner Restaurant and Take-Aways is managed by their youngest son Yusri and his wife

Tasneem. This young management team has revitalized the dcor and menu, serving the

most exciting dishes, with signature basting sauces to tantalize and satisfy any palate

(and pocket). The restaurants new look with Malaysian Teak furniture and gold andred decor, has been designed by one of Cape Towns top interior designers, Guy of In-

teriors at Dean. The restaurant seats 60 and caters for functions. The Take-Aways dcor

is trendy and has the feel of a traditional American diner style.

Cosy Corner Restaurant and Take-Aways,

119 Ottery Road, Wynberg. Tel: 021 797 2498.

Yusri Hartley with his mother Zuleigha. in the newly decorated restaurant, with exotic fish backdrop

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Wat Sal Die Nabi Gedoen?The Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) celebrated the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (saw) at the Desmond Tutu Hall, Khayalitsha in March, the Premierof the Western Cape, Ebrahim Rasool gave the following very thought provoking and inspiring talk.Transcribed and edited by Nabuweyah Malick

It begins to say that we have a lead-

ership amongst the Ulema who

have understood that the Muslims

are at a cross roads. The cross roads

is very simple, are we in the Cape,

forever going to be a Muslim com-

munity defined by our Malayness, or

are we going to be a Muslim com-

munity that will indeed be a Ummah,

those who have been touched by the

mercy of Prophet Muhammad (saw).

This is not a light hearted decision,

because when the Muslim Judicial

Council decides to spread the wings

of mercy to all who want to recite the

kalimah, La illaha illalla Muhammadu

Rasullulah, with it comes enormous

responsibilities because it takes theUmmah out of the comfort zones that

we have become used to.

It is almost as if over 300 years we

have become comfortable being

Malays, comfortable in being Indi-

ans and we have become reluctant

at worst and sometimes patronizing

at best in our relationship with Mus-

lims who are of a darker colour, who

speak the language of Xhosa and

who live in the townships on the out-

skirts of the Western Cape.

There has never been a more im-

portant moment to remind us as the

Quran does, when Allah (swt): wa ma

arsal naqa illah rahmata lill alameen,

I have not sent you Muhammad

except as a mercy to all creation.

There is something derelict; there

is something wrong if we continue

to deny the mercy that is Muham-

mad (saw) to all of creation because

we are only comfortable in our own

comfort zones in the suburbs of the

Western Cape.

And so when today

in this month of Rabi

Al Awwal, the month

of the birth of the

Prophet (saw), we

say we are a mercy

unto all humanity,

unto all of creation.

I get the impres-

sion that we say so

with so much more

sincerity becausewe are reaching out

beyond our comfort

zones. And the responsibility that

goes with it is that when we embrace

the entire community we also em-

brace the challenges that go with it.

It is no longer good enough to dis-

cuss in the suburbs of the Ummah

the construction industry, the BEE

deals that we are busy with, what

we ate last night, what happened

at that wedding, how nice the food

was, hoe lekker het die mense ge-

sajjie, the lovely barakat that we took

home. That has been the comfort

zone that we have been caught up in

and when we make this change we

now have to say, What is the condi-

tion of those amongst us who live in

the townships when let alone a bar-

akat, they struggle to find one meal

a day, where let alone a BEE deal,

they struggle to find a job, where let

alone the petty squabbles that we

have, they struggle to be human.

And so, what it means is, is that

this leadership that has brought the

Mawlud celebrations into Khayelit-

sha, is a leadership that will under-

stand what the responsibilities are

now against the fight against poverty

so that we unleash the potential of

this Muslim community to be in the

forefront of the struggle against pov-

erty, the struggle against unemploy-

ment, in the struggle against hunger

and homelessness, the struggle

against crime and drugs and all

those negative things. We will then

find that the problems are more than

the problems of Malays, the prob-

lems are more than the problems of

Indians, they are human problems.

When we say rahmatulil allamin -

a mercy unto all of creation. Then

we mean that we must embrace the

challenges that go with it.

And so, this Rabi Al Awwal, this

Mawludan Nabi celebra-

tions are very special,

and that is why I am hap-

py that Minister Essop

Pahad has flown down

to join us from Pretoria

so that he can be a wit-

ness to it. And hopefully

we can all begin to see

that there is an Ummah

that is willing not to wait

what government is go-

ing to do about racism

and xenophobia andpoverty. But an Ummah

that understands that

with reaching out the rahmah that is

encapsulated in the life of Muham-

mad (saw) comes the responsibility

to be in the forefront even ahead of

the government by giving food and

sustenance to people, removing rac-

ism from communities and stopping

xenophobia in its tracks.

We have seen the statistics of grow-

ing Muslim wealth in the suburb sec-

tion of the community. People who

ten years ago were artisans, today

are sub contractors, from contrac-

tors to shareholders of big compa-

nys, from shopkeepers today are

industrialis ts. I wonder if we are

growing as we are, why is our zakah

not making the impact that it should

be making to the poorest of the poor.

Is it because we only give to those

we know, whose degree of poverty

may not match some of what we will

see as we shift more and more into

Khayelitsha, Phillippi, Mfuleni and

Gugulethu. Those are the challeng-

es that we now face. It is one thing

to shift into an area and it is another

to do our duty to that area.

We have so many teaches coming

out of the ranks of the Ummah. Doc-

tors, scientists, engineers, nurses,

etc. if only 10% of them contribute

their services on a Saturday, fol-

lowed up on this Mawlud programme

in a hall like this to teach maths, sci-

ence and history will we not createthe potential for a major upliftments

out of poverty, illiteracy, ignorance.

Is that not the meaning of rahmatulil

alameena mercy unto all creation.

Maybe we are held back by our own

issues, sometimes Malay issues,

sometimes Indian issues, some-

times we are held back by our own

entrapment in the world. Sometimes

the wedding that is a month away

keeps us busy for an entire month.

We have to do our duty to all of hu-

manity. The biggest test that a Mus-

lim can commit to, on the occasion

of Mawludun Nabi, is always in every

issue when confronted with a situa-

tion is to always ask ourselves this

question, What would Rasulullah

(saw) do in this situation at this time?

Wat sal die Nabi gedoen het?

The children of Mfuleni sharing in the MJC celebration of the birth of the

Prophet Muhammad (saw) at the Desmond Tutu Hall, Khayelitsha in April

The World Islamic Call Society (WICS) with its leaderMuammar Ghaddafi invited Muslims from around theworld to commemorate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad

(saw) and witness the opening of the Muammar Ghadafi

Masjid in Old Kampala, Uganda during March 2008.

Over 30 000 Muslims attended the celebration a plethora

of cultures and dialects captivated Uganda including rep-

resentatives from South Africa - from the Muslim Judicial

Council (MJC) was Sheikh Achmat Sedick, Moulana Kha-

liq Allie and his wife Khadija, Mogammad Groenewald andAsief Essop from the Muslim Youth Movement and Sanaa

Petersen. Amidst, past corruption and conflict between

the Ugandans, Muammar Ghaddafi finally handed over

the three-storey masjid with a capacity to accommodate

15000 musallees, a state of the art, fully equipped, con-

ference centre, Renaissance Quranic Memorisation classand an IT training centre.

Mawlid in Uganda

On the 19 March 2008, over 30000 Muslims from around the world gathered in Old Kampala, Uganda to

celebrate the birth of Prophet Muhammad (saw)

Libiyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi leads Thur solaah to the over 30 000 Muslims in Old Kampala, Uganda

on 19 March 2008

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Mustafa Jonker Alleged Terrorist- My StoryBy Khadija Abdul Qahaar | Jihad Unspun (JUS)

Mustafa Jonker

On January 25, sixteen policeofficers, including bomb squadmembers, some with firearms and

a man who appeared to be an Is-

raeli national, raided the outbuilding

where Mustafa Jonker, an Arabic/

English translator and law student,

lives with his parents in Muizen-

berg. The raid was conducted on

the suspicion that Mustafa and

three others were involved in ter-

ror activities.

Mustafa, who studied Islamic Law in

Saudi Arabia, awoke to a loud bang

at about 5.30am and discovered

some sixteen people in his house

along with an explosives unit in his

backyard. After a lengthy search,in the end the authorities seized a

bottle of liquid pool cleaner, a bottle

of paint remover and a bottle of hair

bleach, all items that could be found

in any household.

Now, Mustafa and two of his rela-

tives are fighting back. They have

issued an urgent application in the

Cape Town High Court to set aside

the search and seizure warrant that

facilitated the raid.

As his high profile court case is

heard, JUS sat down with Brother

Mustafa, to learn more about his

personal struggle to fight the stere-

otype of a terrorist and violation of

civil liberties. Here is the interview.

We remind our readers that the

opinions and points of view ex-

pressed in this statement are those

of the author, Mustafa Jonker, and

shall not be deemed to mean that

they are necessarily those of JUS

and the Islamic Media Agency, the

publisher, editor, writers, contribu-

tors or staff.

JUS:Can you please tell our read-

ers a little bit about your background

and how you came to be the targetof authorities and suspected of so-

called terrorism?

Mustafa:. I was born Mustafa Ghalib

Jonker in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town in

the year 1979 as a Muslim. After the

oppression of the unjust apartheid

regime became unbearable, com-

bined with the oppression we faced

by the disbelieving Qadiani/Ahmadi

sect, my father immigrated with us

to the Arabian peninsula in 1986. I

grew up and finished my studies in

Hijaz and spent 16 years of my life

living in the cities of Makkah, Jed-

dah and Madinah. I, like thousands

of Muslims like me am concerned at

the plight of the oppressed in gen-

eral and of the Muslim Ummah in

particular which over the last centu-

ry has witnessed an unprecedented

onslaught from global disbelief. We

returned to South Africa in 1999

and I soon realized that while the

racist apartheid regime had been

removed, this new democracy

had come about by the African Na-

tional Congress selling South Africa

to multi-national corporations. The

ANC has a history of concern for

only the middle and upper class

blacks. Today South Africa has the

biggest gap between rich and poor

in the world; a direct result of the

governments neo-liberal capitalist

policies. A wealthy elite own South

Africas wealth while 30 million peo-

ple suffer from poverty. Resulting

from this poverty is crime of which

South Africa has the highest statis-

tics in the world as well. As far as

this word terrorist goes, it is a label

placed on anyone challenging the

greedy bloodthirsty agenda of the

West and I therefore take pride in

it.

JUS:What were the immediate cir-cumstances that lead up to raid?

Mustafa:Positive steps have been

taken over the last few years to alert

our Muslim brothers and sisters to

evils and dangers of this new Amer-

ican led imperialism. We reminded

the youth of the Cape flats that the

Quran is our constitution and that in

complete submission to Allah alone

and rejection of everything besides

Him can this nation face its ene-

mies. We gave advice to the Mus-

lim Judicial Council through several

communiqus encouraging them to

distance themselves from the ANC

and reminding them that democra-

cy is a religion other than Islam and

that it spoils faith like vinegar spoils

honey. We advised the students of

religion studying abroad that the

purpose of knowledge is not accu-

mulation but implementation and

that the essence of knowledge is Al-

lahs oneness and all that this testi-

mony holds of implications. We also

engaged South African socialists, in

particular the Anarchist movement

in talks and debates in the hopes of

reaching a common ground in our

mutual animosity towards the states

unjust economic system. Our ac-

tions were due to the pain we felt

with the poor, downtrodden and op-pressed. This is a bit of the circum-

stances leading to the raid.

JUS: I understand that authorities

raided your home in the early morn-

ing of January 25, 2008. Can you

please tell us about the raid itself?

Mustafa: My parents house, my

sisters house next door, and two

other family homes along with a

house related to two of the broth-

ers mentioned in the search warrant

were all raided at the same time. Ex-

plosive unit members were present

as well as police officers armed with

semi-automatic pistols and Uzi sub-

machine guns. I heard that a police

officer pointed a pistol in the face of

a young boy in the house related to

the two brothers. Some other details

of the raid were mentioned in the

media but what was not mentioned

is that the South African police has

committed an act of great stupidity

by repeatedly targeting Muslims.

JUS: How did your family react

and how has this incident affected

them?

Mustafa:They were obviously dis-

tressed especially since most the

houses raided had small children in

them.

JUS: The press is reporting that

authorities confiscated a bottle of

liquid pool cleaner, a bottle of paint

remover and a bottle of hair bleach

from your home. Did they take any-

thing else? Is this what they are

considering as evidence?

Mustafa: They also took all my

books, documents, computer hard-

drive, cell phone, I.D., passport and

drivers license.

JUS:There was an Israeli national

in the raid. What was he doing there

and what do you think this signi-

fies?

Mustafa: I say that whether there

was an Israeli in the raid makes no

difference as it is a fact that the Jews

around the world using the Crusad-

ers are the main benefactors of this

global campaign

against Islam.

JUS: You are

challenging the

warrant that lead

to the search andseize to begin

with. On what

grounds are you

asking the courts

to set the warrant

aside?

Mustafa: The

police have of-

fered no proof for

the charges upon

which they found

a need to raid

my house nor did

they find anything

during the raids

to arrest me.

JUS: If you are

unsuccessful in

convincing the

courts to set aside

the warrant, are

you expecting to

be charged with

some terrorism-

related offense?

Mustafa: This is

a possibility as

this is the nature of the suspicions

mentioned in the search warrant.

JUS: Why do you think that you

were singled out for this raid?

Mustafa:They say that I am lead-

ing an organization planning to

overthrow the government.

JUS:One of the startling aspects of

this story is the fact that it occurred

in South Africa which is viewed as

a liberal democratic country and not

viewed as having terrorism prob-

lems. Is this an isolated incident

or reflective of tightening laws de-

signed to conform Muslims to west-

ern thinking?

Mustafa:This is not an isolated in-cident. South Africa has a history of

compliance with America. In 1999

South Africa co-operated with the

FBI in arresting and extraditing our

brother Khalfan Khamis Muham-

mad to America, even though South

Africas law forbids it from extradit-

ing anyone to a country that practic-

es the death penalty. Just over two

years ago Sheikh Khalid Rashid,

a respected Sheikh from Pakistan

who was known to speak the truth

without fear, was kidnapped and

during a night raid in Durban by the

South African intelligence, taken to

a military base and put on a C.I.A

plane out of the country. For months

nobody knew the location of this

respected scholar. A pre-condition

to South Africa hosting the 2010

world cup was that it passes Ameri-

cas anti-terrorism bill. The reason

behind this subservience became

clear when we were told by a re-

spected scholar from Cape Town

who attended a meeting discussing

the concerns regarding the pass-

ing of the anti-terrorism bill that

a member of government said in

the meeting: Nobody can oppose

America because America is not a

superpower it is a hyper-power

JUS:How you are coping with the

pressures of this struggle?

Mustafa:Whilst matters like this do

cause us financial and social hard-

ship, we are comforted by the fact

that our fate has already been writ-

ten by Allah.

JUS:Are you getting any support

at all from the Muslim commu-

nity locally? What are your current

needs?Mustafa: Praise be unto Allah we

have received some good support

especially from individuals and fami-

lies who have a history of bravery in

confronting oppression. As far as my

needs are concerned, Allah is suf-

ficient, but I say that South Africas

women and children need brave

freemen to protect them and to ward

off the overcast of this dual religious/

economic onslaught. The Muslims

need from their scholars in the MJC

to distance themselves from the in-

justices of the system and its root

causes, and to remember that truth

does not lie in numbers but in princi-

ples and to know that the families of

the victims of the crimes around the

country and the millions of poor in

the townships are waiting for you in

earnest to raise the word of : There

is no god but Allah and Muhammad

is His messenger.

(Curtesy of Mustafa Jonker, full-ver-

sion on www.jihadunspun.com)

Palestinians turn to

SA for help

April 2008 - Human rights activist, Susan, sharing the experiences of the Trojan Horse Massacre in

Athlone, SA 15 October 1985 with Palestinian parents whos children were targeted and murdered by the

Israeli Military. The Palestinian parents, living in Palestine 1948 borders, had through the Israeli Justice

System accused the soldiers of murder, after 8 years, the Israeli Courts closed the cases citing lack of evi-

dence. The Palestinians are hoping to learn from SA past and support in asserting International pressure

on Israel to re-open their cases and act justly.

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Daddy Goodbye

Daddy, why did you leavemommy?Sweetie, heres a menu.What would you like? Youcan have anythingI know you used to fight alot, but there good days. Idont understand?Have you decided whatyoud like my angel?

I miss you o much andI need you, otherwiseI might have to finddaddies else where, andthey might not be goodto me.Mmmm, chicken nuggets,good choice. I rememberyou used to like thosepoppet.I wish you rememberedmore about me daddy.

Sometimes I feel like Imslipping from your mind.Oooh, heres our food,

smells good my precious,enjoy.I enjoy being with you,daddy, why cant I seeyou everyday, why only onSaturdays?Lovie, why are you eatingso slowly. Dont you wantpudding?I want more of your timedaddy, cant you see Imdesperate.

Oh, heres the bill. Wasntthat lovely my girl.I wont always be your girldaddy, one day Ill be awoman and Ill need youmore than ever.Ah ha! Her we are at yourhouse. It was good to seeyou my darling. See younext Saturday.I love you Daddy, goodbye.

By Lauren Bates

FATWA Quranic ringtonesharaam

Saudi council of Muftishave given an unanimousFatwa that ring tones onQURAN AAYAT are hara-am because the AAYAT arenot complete when we pickthe phone and meanings ofAAYAT changes when they

are not complete. QURANis for Hidayat and not forring tones,Please inform others

Zivia Sallie

Please help, they playinggamesas,aleykum?my name is

mahmuod mohammed, Ishall be glad if u shall assistme in this matter please.I used to work for a secu-rity company,westpoint foralmost two years,actually Idid resign on 30/06/2006,Ias usual I did competemy termination forms andhanded them at NBCI inc/town branch.since thattime I have been waitingfor them to pay my provi-dent funds,last time I didphoned them they gave me

my reference no.XXXXX.but till this moment I haventreceive my funds.last weekI phone them they say theyare offline and they dontknow till when.honestly I

just feel like they are play-ing games with me,could ukindly help me kanalla onthis as I have been to labour,but they say they dont dealwith this matter.may allah[s.

w]give you power to assistme on this shukran.

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Title: I Can Wear Hijab AnywhereAuthor:Yasmin IbrahimPublication:Islamic FoundationBy:Layla Misbach

Book Reviews

Ingredients

2 cups Basmati rice

1 onion sliced finely

2tblsp butter or oil

1 ripe tomato chopped

1 red pepper cut in cubes 1 yellow pepper cut in cubes

punnet of mushrooms,

washed and sliced

cup peas

1tsp salt

1 tsp crushed garlic or paste

few strands of Shaikhs Exotic

Saffron ( pour boiling water

over saffron and allow to steep

till needed )

10ml Shaikhs Exotic Malay/ Thai

spice

2.5ml Shaikhs Exotic mixed

herbs

bunch of fresh

coriander / dhanya

(washed andchopped)

Shaikhs Exot ics

Blomvlei Road

Lansdowne

Method

1. Boil rice in 6 cups of water

and 1tsp of salt. Drain and set

aside.

2. Heat butter and add onions.

Braise until golden brown.3. Add tomatoes, garlic salt,

saffron, Malay/ Thai spice and

herbs and cook for 5 minutes

4. Add peppers, mushrooms and

peas. Cook for few minutes.

5. Add cooked rice and chopped

coriander / dhanya.

Mix well and steam for a few minutes

untill all flavours have blended into

rice.

SAVOURYRI CEThe Shaikhs Exotics Way

My name is Layla Misbach and I am 10 years old and studying hifz

full-time at the Imam Hafs Academy in Rondebosch. My mommy, Roshaan,

writes for the Community News and has many book parties. I love to read and I

especially enjoyed this book very much. The book tells me

about Hijab and that I can wear it in lots of places.

The book is filled with such pretty pictures of beautiful girls in

hijab. When I saw these pictures I realized that I dont haveto feel embarrassed to where my scarf at all.

It does not matter how old I am , how I wear it or even where

I am.

What is important is that it is beautiful and I choose to wear

my hijab because it pleases Allah.

email your review and photograph to info@islamicmedia.

co.za or fax 021 697 2304 We would love to hear from

you.

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I still vividly remember my fathers

face - wrinkled, apprehensive, warm

- as he last wished me farewell four-

teen years ago. He stood outside

the rusty door of my familys home

in a Gaza refugee camp wearing

old yellow pyjamas and a seeming-

ly ancient robe. As I hauled my one

small suitcase into a taxi that would

take me to an Israeli airport an hour

away, my father stood still. I wished

he would go back inside; it was cold

and the soldiers could pop up at any

moment. As my car moved on, my

father eventually faded into the dis-

tance, along with the graveyard, the

water tower and the camp. It never

occurred to me that I would never

see him again.

I think of my father now as he was

that day. His tears and his frantic

last words: Do you have your mon-

ey? Your passport? A jacket? Call

me the moment you get there. Are

you sure you have your passport?

Just check,one last time

My father was a man who always

defied the notion that one can only

be the outcome of his circumstance.

Expelled from his village at the age

of 10, running barefoot behind his

parents, he was instantly trans-

ferred from the son of a landown-

ing farmer to a penniless refugee in

a blue tent provided by the United

Nations in Gaza. Thus, his life of

hunger, pain, homelessness, free-

dom-fighting, love, marriage and

loss commenced.

The fact that he was the one chosen

to quit school to help his father pro-

vide for his now tent- dwelling fam-

ily was a huge source of stress for

him. In a strange, unfamiliar land,

his new role was going into neigh-

boring villages and refugee camps

to sell gum, aspirin and other small

items. His legs were a testament to

the many dog bites he btained dur-

ing these daily journeys. Later scars

were from the shrapnel he acquired

through war.

As a young man and soldier in the

Palestinian unit of the Egyptian

army, he spent years of his life

marching through the Si-

nai desert. When the Is-

raeli army took over Gaza

following the Arab defeat

in 1967, the Israeli com-mander met with those

who served as police of-

ficers under Egyptian

rule and offered them the

chance to continue their

services under Israeli rule.

Proudly and willingly, my

young father chose ab-

ject poverty over working

under the occupiers flag.

And for that, predictably,

he paid a heavy price. His two-year-

old son died soon after.

My oldest brother is buried in the

same graveyard that bordered my

fathers house in the camp. My fa-

ther, who couldnt cope with the

thought that his only son died be-

cause he couldnt afford to buy

medicine or food,would be found

asleep near the tiny grave all night,

or placing coins and candy in and

around it.

My fathers reputation as an intel-

lectual, his passion for Russian lit-

erature, and his endless support of

fellow refugees brought him untold

trouble with the Israeli authorities,

who retaliated by denying him the

right to leave Gaza.

His severe asthma, which he devel-

oped as a teenager was compound-

ed by lack of adequate medical fa-

cilities. Yet, despite daily coughing

streaks and constantly gasping for

breath, he relentlessly negotiated

his way through life for the sake of

his family. On one hand, he refused

to work as a cheap laborer in Israel.

Life itself is not worth a shred of

ones dignity, he insisted. On the

other, with all borders sealed except

that with Israel, he still needed a way

to bring in an income. He would buy

cheap clothes, shoes, used TVs,

and other miscellaneous goods,

and find a way to transport and sell

them in the camp. He invested eve-

rything he made to ensure that his

sons and daughter could receive a

good education, an arduous mis-

sion in a place like Gaza.

But when the Palestinian uprising

of 1987 exploded, and our camp

became a battleground between

stone-throwers and the Israeli army,

mere survival became Dads over-

riding concern. Our house was the

closest to the Red Square, arbi-

trarily named for the blood spilled

there, and also bordered the Mar-

tyrs Graveyard. How can a father

adequately protect his family in

such surroundings? Israeli soldiers

stormed our house

hundreds of times; it

was always him who

somehow held them

back, begging for hischildrens safety, as

we huddled in a dark

room awaiting our

fate. You will under-

stand when you have

your own children, he

told my older brothers

as they protested his

allowing the soldiers

to slap his face. Our

freedom-fighting dad

struggled to explain how love for

his children could surpass his own

pride. He grew in my eyes that day.

Its been fourteen years since I last

saw my father. As none of his chil-

dren had access to isolated Gaza,

he was left alone to fend for him-

self. We tried to help as much as

we could, but what use is money

without access to medicine? In our

last talk he said he feared he would

die before seeing my children, but

I promised that I would find a way.

I failed.

Since the siege on Gaza, my fa-

thers life became impossible. His

ailments were not serious enough

for hospitals crowded with limbless

youth. During the most recent Israe-

li onslaught, most hospital spaces

were converted to surgery wards,

and there was no place for an old

man like my dad. All attempts to

transfer him to the better equipped

West Bank hospitals failed as Israeli

authorities repeatedly denied him

the required permit.

I am sick, son, I am sick, my father

cried when I spoke to him two days

before his death. He died alone onMarch 18, waiting to be reunited

with my brothers in the West Bank.

He died a refugee, but a proud man

nonetheless.

My fathers struggle began 60 years

ago, and it ended a few days ago.

Thousands of people descended to

his funeral from throughout Gaza,

oppressed people that shared his

plight, hopes and struggles, ac-

companying him to the graveyard

where he was laid to rest. Even a

resilient fighter deserves a moment

of peace.

Ramzy Baroud teaches mass com-

munication at Curtin University of

Technology and is the author of

The Second Palestinian Intifada: A

Chronicle of a Peoples Struggle.He

is also the editor-in-chief of Palesti-

neChronicle.com.

My Father Died Alone in GazaBy RAMZY BAROUD

The interesting thing about the

recent elections in Zimbabwe

is not that Zanu-PF and Robert

Mugabe lost the vote (which has

happened before) but that they

seem to have lost the count as

well. In the March 2002 presiden-

tial poll the Movement for Demo-

cratic Change leader, Morgan

Tsvangirai, won a substantial ma-

jority of votes cast. However, the

count was fixed to give Mugabe

victory. The International Herald

Tribune reported at the time that

all results had been channelledthrough a Zanu-PF command

centre in Harare headed by two

Mugabe loyalists.

Zanu-PF certainly had the power

to something similar this time

around, as the Zimbabwean Elec-

toral Commission is completely

under its control. According to

The Guardian (UK) Mugabe met

with his intelligence and military

chiefs on Sunday evening to dis-

cuss their response to Tsvangi-

rais apparent victory in the pres-

idential poll. The article quoted a

diplomatic source as saying that

one option was for Mugabe to

simply declare victory. Cooler

heads prevailed. It was decided

to use the [election commission]

process of drip, drip where you

release results over a long peri-

od, giving the opposition gains at

first but as time wears on Zanu-

PF pulls ahead.

This may have been a fatal mis-

take. Because the count was

posted at each polling station

- as well as sent through to the

ZEC - the MDC and independ-

ent monitors were able to collect

these results, publish them, and

thereby pre-empt any Zanufi-

cation of the results. The re-

gime was forced into conceding

through The Herald, firstly, that

Mugabe had not won a majority

of votes cast; and, secondly, that

Zanu-PF had lost its majority in

the lower house of parliament.

The Zuma factor

It is notable that Robert Mugabe

retained his grip on power for

longer than Thabo Mbeki did, but

not much longer. It is only now

that Mbeki is finished politically

that Mugabes hold on power has

begun to slip. In the last three

stolen elections Zanu-PF could

always safely rely upon Mbeki togo to great lengths to legitimise

the results. Could it be that one

reason for Zanu-PFs prevarica-

tion last Sunday was that they

were now suddenly unsure of

the ANCs continued support?

Whatever his earlier complicity in

keeping Zanu-PF in power, Jacob

Zuma certainly owes a moral and

political debt to the anti-Mugabe

forces Zimbabwe.

As noted before, Aristotle ob-

served in Politics, it is not easy

for a person to do any great

harm when his tenure of office is

short, whereas long possession

begets tyranny in oligarchies

and democracies. By keeping

Mugabe in power, and allowing

him to bring ruin to Zimbabwe,

Mbeki provided the ANC with an

object lesson in the danger of

allowing a leader to extend his

term of office. The metaphor by

which the delegates at Polok-

wane justified their rejection ofThabo Mugabeki was that they

didnt want another Zimbabwe

in South Africa.

Diplomatic Virodene

The West can always be relied

upon to do the wrong thing in

Africa. The Times reports that

Western diplomats are involved

in brokering a deal whereby Mu-

gabe will - in return for accept-

ing his loss in the elections - get

immunity from prosecution and

the right to retain his ill-gotten

property. Zanu-PF will mean-

while continue in power through

a government of national unity.

The article quotes a Western

diplomat as explaining way the

moral squalor of this proposal

by describing it as African solu-

tion to an African problem.

The ANC, to its great credit, did

not buy into this kind of Afro-

nonsense when it came to jet-tisoning its own leader. It voted

Mbeki and his cronies out of of-

fice and they just had to accept it.

There was no African solution

there, just a perfectly normal

democratic one to a problem of

a leader who had outstayed his

welcome. (Moneyweb-edited by

Sanaa Petersen)

Pressure Not Placation is Needed to

Finally Effect Change In Zimbabwe

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Individuals should assess the degree

and effect of abuse they are subjected

to and the impact that it has on their re-

spective children. If they are feel that they

are not emotionally capable as well as in

a position to objectively assess their own

situation, then it is advisable to seek as-

sistance from professionals.

If it turns out that there is no alternative

and all genuine attempts to save the mar-

riage has failed then it is better to end

such a marriage. Not for ones own self-

ish reasons such as greed, power or lust

but more so because it is in the interest of

oneself, the children and the spouse col-

lectively only because the relationship is

destructive. Islam does not reject Talaq

(divorce) but provides that it is the most

hated legal thing!

A woman often fears that if she leaves her

husband, she will not be able to exist inde-

pendently from him and they tend to be of

the opinion that as a result the children will

suffer, when in fact at times, by staying on

in the marriage, parents causes the chil-

dren more harm.

Women possess many untapped qualities

and once they are faced with challenges

or emergencies, they are amazed at their

skills, talent and strength and their ability to

cross any hurdle.

Many parents tend to think that staying in

the marriage is better for the sake of their

children but this is not always the case

since the psychological harm they suf-

fer can dramatically affect later on in life.

Children look up to their parents to be their

mentors and their safety net.

For those who feel the need (for whatever

reason) to remain in an abusive relation-

ship, it is not the end of the world. There

is hope and they can continue to work on

the marriage and hope but over and above

that they can make conscious decisions

whether or not to approach help in order to

force the abusive partner to behave and to

treat them with dignity.

One should first try approaching relatives

or religious figures in the community to

address issues in the marriage and if all

else fails then approach a court of law for

a protection order at the domestic violence

court. Such an interdict as it is commonly

called will order the abuser to refrain from

committing any act of domestic violence.

Should the abuser breach the interdict

he may be arrested or ordered to ap-

pear in court depending on the severity

of the abuse.

Protection orders offers various forms of

relief. It could order the respondent (per-

son committing an act of domestic vio-

lence) to pay emergency monetary relief,

to be prohibited from verbally, emotionally

or physically abusing the applicant, from

threatening to prevent applicant and/or

children from entering or remaining at the

common home (regardless if the home is

rented or owned by the respondent and

even paid by respondent).

It could also order the respondent not to

slander, humiliate, stalk or harass the ap-

plicant, etc.

The Domestic Violence Act provides that

anyone who is in a domestic relationship

with someone who or is subjected to abuse

by his/her partner may approach the courtfor a protection order. The only cost to be

paid is the sheriffs fee for service of ap-

proximately R70.00

The applicant can go to the court in the area

which he/she, or the abusive partner lives

or works or where the abuse took place.

In addition if physical abuse took place, the

complainant is then entitled to report a crim-

inal charge of assault regardless of whether

there is an interdict in place or not.

Interdicts should however not be taken

lightly nor should it be misused as it has

serious consequences. For example a

person who commits perjury (tells lies) un-

der oath in order to obtain an interdict can

be fined up to R2, 000.00 or imprisoned for

up to 2 years.

Until next time

Salaams Nurjahan Khan

If you would like to more information

or to share your experiences or have a

general legal question please contactus on [email protected] or fax

021 697 2304

When deciding on Divorce

The official launch of book titled,Cape Town the City of Bondage by Mogamat Ganief Kamedien, a

renowned South African Slave researcher at Wynberg High school on the 16th February 2008 under auspices

of Cape Family Historical Society. (L-R) Mahdie Mohamed, researcher Mogamat Ganief Kamedien and

Mogamad Hartley

Cape Town the City of Bondage

Masjidul Ishraaq 5th Avenue, Lotus River

Committee members their roles

and contact numbers

Sedick Gamiet (Chairperson)

Tel.797-1574, 072 6243517

Thaabit Sambo (Vice Chair)

Tel.706-9303

Ismail Adams (Secretary)

Achmat Adams (Treasurer)

Ebrahim Sambo (Fundraising)

Mansoor Sasman

(Building/Maintenance)

Ridwaan Sambo (Social Welfare)

Ebrahim Abrahams (Trustee)

Moosa Appels (Trustee) Abdullah Slamang (Trustee)

Brief History

1980 - Land acquired

1984 - Construction commenced

1989 - Construction completed

1986 - First jamaah salaah per-

formed

Major renovations undertaken in

1999

Previous Imaam

Sheikh Ahmed Ismaeel Samaai (1997)

Current Imam

Asst Imam Mogammad Allie Bassier

(1986- present)

Sheikh Shaheen Abrahams

(1998-present)

24hr Contact

Waseela

Tel.705-5471, 082 2186704

Bank Details

First National BankGrassy Park Branch

A/c No.54820736080

Activities

1. Educare classes, Mon-Thurs

from 7.00am-5.30pm

2. Madressa classes, Mon- Thurs

afternoons.

3. Ladies classes : Monday evening

and Tues & Thurs mornings.

4. Fiqh classes : Monday evenings.

5. Hajj class on Tuesday evenings.

6. Arabic language on Wednesday

evenings.

7. Tableegh programme on Tues-

day after Magrib.

8. Raatibul Gaddaad on Thurs after

Magrib.

9. Ladies Tableegh on first Tues

morning of every month.

10. Tahajjud salaah one Sunday a

month, an hour before Fajr.

11. Ghatamal Quran once a month

on Sunday after Magrib.

The ladies committee of Masjidul Ishraaq in Lotus River commemorated the birth of theholy Prophet Muhammad (saw) with their sisters of Saydina Bilal Masjid, Makazar, South

Khayalitsha. The women shared their traditions and stories of the life of the Prophet.

Kindly sponsored by :

Dr Abdul Rahaman Madkhali,Human Development OfficialTrainer, for the JazanTeachers College in SaudiA