By Imam Dr. A. Rashied Omar On Wednesday the 27th September 2017 we commemorate the 48th anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Abdullah Haron. After being held incommunicado for 123 days by the South African state security in an apartheid prison, Imam Haron died on September 27, 1969. During an[…]
While the late Imam Abdullah Haron is generally remembered as a revered hero in the struggle against Apartheid, the great impact that the imam had within in his own community is not widely known. Members of the public are, therefore, invited to 11th Annual Imam Haron Memorial Lecture in which[…]
Sunday marks 46 years since the martyrdom of Imam Abdullah Haron, one of the most prominent Muslim anti-apartheid activists in South Africa. Imam Haron died in police custody on the 27 September 1969, after days of torture by police. During a probe into the imam’s death, police claimed he had[…]
On Wednesday evening the University of the Western Cape (UWC) paid honour to the late Imam Abdullah Haron, by posthumously awarding the former struggle veteran with a honorary doctorate. The recognition came just two weeks shy of the 45th anniversary of his tragic passing. Born in Claremont on 8 February[…]
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