Muslim Matters December 2022

EFF- “ Remove colonial city street names”

TRAFALGAR HIGH SCHOOL CELEBRATES

Aisha Cassiem,EFF provincial treasurer and PR councillor says:

“Remove all colonial city street names. These offensive street names and statues still represent and idealise colonialism within our city and go against the Constitution, which instead speaks to honouring those who suffered injustices in the past”.

communities, many of who include women on the Cape Flats but who were never acknowledged by this government,” says Aisha.

Eddie Andrews, the City’s Deputy Mayor and mayco member for spatial planning and environment, said the naming of streets, bridges and public open spaces forms part of their efforts to build an inclusive Cape Town where all feel at home and serves the purpose of creating social cohesion and a shared community across different cultural, social and economic groups.

“We will put pressure on the city until all these names are removed...

The EFF have vowed to force the city to remove all these names Cassiem submitted a motion in the council and said that names such as Verwoerd Drive, Jan Van Riebeeck Avenue , Queen Victoria Road, DF Malan Street and even FW de Klerk Street must all be removed as they remind the country of the painful colonial and apartheid past.

“We will put pressure on the city until all these names are removed and they start showing respect and empathy for black people in SA who suffered during apartheid.

“We call on the municipality to remove and replace these colonial street names and statues with those of forgotten and deserving black ( African, Indian and Coloured) apartheid activists who fought for the struggle for the dignity of its people, within in its different

He said that any person including a councillor, wanting to propose rename a street ,bridge or any public open space must submit a formal application to the City of Cape Town and a preliminary list of alternative proposed names.

Should the council agree with the submission, the city will advertise the proposed rename for public comment for 30 days to allow all residents and interested parties the opportunity to submit their views.

Once the public participation has been concluded, the comments will be assessed , and the new names will be submitted to council for approval.

“Once approved, the old names will be replaced with new signage indicating the new,approved names,” said Andrews.

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UCT STUDENTS GRADUATE

Trafalgar Celebration - Judge Siraaj Desai, Salwa Southgate, Iesmoenie Taliep and Nadeem Hendricks at the Gala Dinner of the school on Saturday 3 December 2022 which was held at the school hall. Story page 2

Aisha Cassiem,EFF provincial treasurer and PR councillor

Azhar Ebrahim and Mansur Jacobs (in gowns) graduated with Bachelor of Science in Engineering and Mechatronics. With them at the graduation, L/R Ameerah Khan, Kharunnissa Gafoor, Azhar Ebrahim, Mansur Jacobs, Fadia Shahied and Yaseen Jacobs.

EIDITORIAL

Trafalgar High school celebrates 110 glorious years!

South Africa’s first high school for people of colour, Trafalgar High School, celebrated its 110 th anniversary in December in the school hall. It was special and the school laid on a sell-out Gala Dinner to celebrate this milestone occasion. Salwa Southgate, the Principal of the school and the organising committee hosted more than 200 guests made up of generations of Trafalgar High School alumni gathered with past and present students and staff to celebrate the rich history of Trafalgar. Trafalgar High School, fondly known as ‘Trafs’, in District Six was established on January 12, 1912 by African Political Organisation (APO) president Dr. Abdullah Abdurahman

and Harold Cressy. Cressy was the first person of colour to obtain a BA degree at UCT and became the school’s first principal.

Principal Salwa Southgate said, “ we honour and pay tribute to our past teachers, legends and pupils and all those who made huge sacrifices to make Trafalgar this wonderful institution that it is today. Some of the alumni include the late former justice minister and anti-apartheid activist Dullah Omar, Bennie Kies,Hassan Howa, president of South African Council of Sport (SACOS), Frank Van Der Horst, also former SACOS president, Imam Achmad Cassiem and retired Judge Siraj Desai. Judge Desai who was part of the ‘60s cohort

UCT Students Graduate

The University of Cape Town (UCT) honoured graduates from the Faculty of Engineering and the built environment and the Faculty of Science on Thursday, 15 December 2022 during their graduation ceremonies held at the Sarah Baartman Hall. The UCT community

sent congratulations and well wishes to all students who graduated in December 2022.

Graduation is the highlight of the university calendar. Undergraduate and postgraduate students received their degrees at ceremonies that take place at certain times during the year. The December 2022

cohort graduated on Wednesday, 14 December and Thursday, 15 December 2022 at their faculty ceremonies. UCT congratulated and wished all the students well who graduated. A spokesperson for UCT said: “We are excited to see our UCT graduates unleash their potential for a fair and just society”.

at Trafalgar , delivered the keynote address. He made special mention of two of his teachers, Ernie Lennert and Hassan Bavasah, who helped his thinking as an adult.Both passed on earlier this year. He told the guests that part of Trafalgar’s significant past was its capacity to educate some of the stand-out individuals in not only the school’s history but South Africa’s history. Desai said, “It is remembered for the outstanding students like (writer)Alex

Laguma,(musician) Dollar Brand(Abdullah Ebrahim and many others whose names ring around the country and the world as ex-Trafalgarians.

“To make Trafalgar great again is to try to create that level of concern for future generations and future societies to live in. In our earliest years, we learnt about the Struggle, about the broader struggles of humanity. That made Trafalgar great, that made Trafalgar what it is today-that should be

remembered.

Part of the evening’s celebration included performances by the school’s band and the school’s choir which received a standing ovation for their rendition of The School Song.

The school is in the final stages of gaining national heritage status via an application the Trafalgar Alumni Association lodged with the Government’s South African Heritage Resource Agency (SAHRA) which assesses its merits.

Aaminah and Faatimah with their father Riyadh Lenard at the UCT graduation cerimony. Fatimah graduated in Bachrlor of Science in ‘Engineering in Civil Engineering’.

Singing the National Anthem at the gala dinner. L/R: Judge Siraj Desai, Oesman Shaboedien, Nadeem and Siyaaam Hendricks

Mosque Re-opening

Masjid Al – Tuba in Panorama recently invited dignitaries and well known people in the community to the re-opening of the mosque. Included on the guest list were members of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC).

Over 500 people attended the opening ceremony.

The mosque was established in 1996 and the mosque committee decided to make renovations to it. The

renovations which took 3 months to complete, cost almost R2 Million.

The Program started after Asar Salaah with the completion of Quraan Khatam. Qaari Sheikh Muhammad Philander recited the Qira’ah followed by the welcome which was done by Moulana Waseem Hendricks.

The keynote address was delivered Mufti Abduraghman Khan and Sheik Ebrahim

Gabriels. A Naat Shareef was rendered by Sheikh Ahmad Taahir and his students. Some of the members who were instrumental in making the project a success received gifts as an appreciation for sacrificing their time.

Over 500 people attended the event and were treated to a scrumptious supper, Including deserts and Magnum Ice creams.

L/R: Sheg Muhammad Philander, Maulana Ahmad Taahier, Mufti Abduragmaan Khan, Maulana Ebrahim Ghafoor, Sheg Ebrahim Gabriels, Maulana Waseem Hendricks (imam of the mosque).

Sheik Ebrahim Gabriels recieves a gift from Nuri Fakier.

Mohedien Khan, receives a gift of appreciation from Nuri Fakier.

Instafry - Craving the Crunch - with Parker Family Foods

Instafry - Craving the Crunch - with Parker Family Foods

In a world of instant everything, quality is often compromised. This, however, is not the case with the new top of the range crumbed chicken line by Parker Family Foods called InstaFry –Crave the Crunch.

Using only quality chicken breast fillets and trademark spices,

the pops, strips, breast fillet, tikka cheezella bites, spicy wings, nuggets and burgers were all put to the test at the VOC Festival at the Athlone Stadium. The response to the quality and taste of Instafry – Crave the Crunch – was overwhelmingly positive. It exceeded our wildest expectations!

These are some of the comments:

OMG stunning Wow so crunchy Love the kick in the tikka cheezella Fantastic, perfect for the summer

the product and then buy the product. With 30 years of food manufacturing experience, Mr Parker understood the need for convenience food, but he wanted quality convenience foods and this is what Instafry –Crave the Crunch – is all about.

My kids will love this. OMG can I taste more? Customers loved the smell, the crunch, the flavour and the consistency of the products. Customers came back for more tasters and to buy more product. Whilst all of the above was taking place, Mr Parker, CEO of Parker Family Foods, walked around our kiosk with a look of gratitude on his face. It was his vision to launch Instafry –Crave the Crunch – at a venue where customers could first taste the product, enjoy

Mr Parker believes in quality, taste and consistency. This is his recipe. Over and above the quality ingredients, the manufacturing plant boasts a state of the art ‘linear line’ production system. This means that all the quality raw materials move uninterrupted, on a conveyor system from one end to the other end. An engineer visited the manufacturing plant and was impressed by the very modern and highly mechanised setup. The exceptional high standard of food safety and hygiene impressed him even more.

To say Thank You to our community for their loyal support, Mr Parker gave away

14 Airfryers to lucky customers. Instafry –Crave the Crunch – is available at:

Giant Hyper –Brackenfell Ahmco Trading –Athlone Industria

Roots Butchery –Philippi & Somerset West

Kekkel & Kraai –Eersterivier

Follow us on our FaceBook: Parker Family Foods

or email us on hello@ parkerfamilyfoods. co.za to find out which other stores will stock Instafry – Crave the Crunch.

Fahiema Blommetjie received her Airfryer from Donovan Arendse, Sales Manager - Parker Family Foods

Mail Honours Teachers

Ameerah Khan with retired teacher, Faldiela Chotia

Lilitha Poswa with Ameerah Khan and Aaliyah Adams

Ameerah Khan with retired teacher, Fazilét Bell

Ameerah Khan with retired teacher, Sumaya Abrahams

Ameerah Khan with Achmat Chotia who recieved the certificate on behalf of 93 year old Shariefa Najaar

Ameerah Khan with retired teacher, Gertrude Fester

Ameerah Khan and Zaheera Mohamed with retired teacher, Deborah Marie MacKay

Ameerah Khan and Zaheera Mohamed with retired teacher, Ragema Edross Hakimjee

Aaliyah Adams and Zaheera Mohamed with retired teacher, Sakina Desai

Aaliyah Adams and Zaheera Mohamed with retired teacher, Roslyn Downes

Aaliyah Adams and Zaheera Mohamed with retired teacher, Washiela Wouters

Aaliyah Adams and Zaheera Mohamed with retired teacher, Jesmina Salie

Aaliyah Adams and Zaheera Mohamed with retired teacher, Sumaiya Gabier

Aaliyah Adams and Zaheera Mohamed with retired teacher, Isaac Arendse

Ameerah Khan with retired teacher, Mark Dasan Chetty

Aaliyah Adams and Zaheera Mohamed with retired teacher, Moegamat Kashief Abrahams

(Left) Sheikh Riad Fataar, 2nd Deputy President of the MJC graduating with his Masters Degree in Applied Islamic Thought with TV Talk Show Host, Activist and Secretary of the MJC Burial Administration, Faizal Sayed who graduated with a BA Honours Degree in Islamic Studies (Maqasid Al Shariah)

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Aaliyah Adams and Zaheera Mohamed with retired teacher, Morgan Malandran Munian

Aaliyah Adams with retired teacher, Mohammed Sedick Williams

Aaliyah Adams with retired teacher, Shafie Willenberg

Zaheera Mohamed with retired teacher, Roger Daniel MacKay

Aaliyah Adams with retired teacher, Redewaan Dollie

Aaliyah Adams with retired teacher, Mogamad Fuad (Archie) Majiet

Aaliyah Adams with retired teacher, Mogamad Faheem Rhoda

Aaliyah Adams with retired teacher, Ebrahim Rhoda

Aaliyah Adams with retired teacher, Sheik Ebrahim Ismail

Aaliyah Adams with retired teacher, Mogamat Ismail Abrahams

Zaheera Mohamed and Aaliyah Adams with retired teacher, Fatima Abrahams

Aaliyah Adams with retired teacher, Russell Bell

Aaliyah Adams and Zaheera Mohamed with retired teacher, Rasida Adams

Doing the Cha - Cha at the concert is Ahmed Salmaan Butt flanked by Saabeerah (left) and Imaan on his right.

Maya Montessori held its inaugural Graduation Ceremony at the Athlone Pre-Primary School Hall in December. The event also included a concert.

Principals Award: Brian Isaacs was the first recipient of this award and Mariam Abrahams, wife of the late Usuf Abrahams, a teacher at Cathkin High School who was the second recipient handed the award to Wesley Neuman, Principal of Heathfield High School. Neuman also received R8000 and 3 books.

Posthumous Award: Rashieda Surve with the eldest daughter of Omar Slamdien, Aziza Slamdien

Rachmah Hendricks , Na-aa-da Kriel, Mariam Ebrahim celebrating 110 years of Trafs.

Ghairunnisa Jhonstone Cassiem, Imam Achmad Cassiem, Judge Siraj Desai, Ebrahim(Ebbie) Mohammed at the 110 th anniversary of Trafalgar

Teachers honoured for their service

‘Honouring of our teachers in their Lifetime’ is an initiative by the Movement Against Illegitimate Leaders (Mail) that was first held on March 11, 2017, to recognise those teachers who had contributed to the education of our children. They seldom, if ever get the recognition that they deserve, yet play such a massive role in how we develop as people and how society is shaped. These teachers nurture the young through selfless service, commitment and dedication to their calling. What they give us is priceless they sometimes get taken for granted,but tackle their jobs with dedication ,determination, passion and love. They do what no other profession can- They produce doctors, scientists engineers, pharmacists lawyers and leaders. They are teachers, not any teacher, but those whose hearts and souls are connected to the profession. After the second event, on July 28, 2018,

the COVID-19 pandemic intervened and there was a four-year hiatus. The awards is the brainchild of Movement Against Illegitimate Leaders (Mail) The much awaited event was back this year, with 31 teachers being honoured on Saturday, October 15.

Over 200 people attended the event at the Glass Slipper Hall in Ottery as the teachers were acknowledged for their contributions to education in South Africa. Each teacher received a certificate and a medal from the organisers.

The prestigious Principled Principals’ Award went to Wesley Neumann who was fired by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) from his post at Heathfield High School for taking a stand – in order to protect the learners in his care – against the unreasonable demand to reopen the school during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Neuman received 3 books and R8000 with the award. The award was handed

over to him by Mariam Abrahams, the wife of the late Yusuf Abrahams who received this award at the last event held in July 2018 at the Venue in Imam Haron Road Lansdowne.

Yusuf Abrahams was the deputy Principal at Cathkin High School in Heideveld. The first recipient of this prestigious award was Brian Isaacs of South Peninsula High School.

A posthumous award was given to the late Omar Slamdien for his contribution for fighting for a just social order in South Africa. His eldest daughter, Aziza Slamdien received the award on behalf of the family.

A sterling keynote address was delivered by Frank Van Der Horst former president of South African Council Of Sport (SACOS). Mail member Abdurahman Khan said: “People often get honoured after they had died. We want to honour them while they are still alive.

The children Esona, Kiara,( holding the award) and baby, Sam in the arms of Wesley Neuman, Megan Brown and Ameerah Khan. Neuman received the Principled Principals award at the teachers event which was held at the Glass Slipper Hall in Ottery. This yearly event is hosted by Movement Against Illegitimate Leaders (Mail)