Muslim Judicial Council Explained

The Muslim Judicial Council SA (MJC), a non-profit umbrella body of Sunni Islamic clerics in South Africa, is headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa.^{[1] [2] [3]} It was established in 1945 by the Muslim Progressive Society.^{[3] [4]} As of 2009, approximately 150 mosques were affiliated with it.^[1]

Yusuf Karaan was head mufti of the council and his son Taha Karaan served the post until his death on 11 June 2021.^{[5] [6] [7]} As of 27 January 2024, Sheikh Riad Fataar Al-Azhari was elected as the President of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC).

On 1 September 2024, Sheikh Riad Fataar Al-Azhari drew controversy by saying "I am Hamas! Cape Town is Hamas! Viva Hamas! viva ". The statement was widely condemned by South African Jewish Board of Deputies who called the comments "deeply disappointing and disturbing" ^{[8] [9]}

External links

• Muslim Judicial Council website

Notes and References

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2. Book: Muslim identities and political strategies: a case study of Muslims in the greater Cape Town area of South Africa, 1994–2000. kassel university press GmbH. 2008. 9783899584066.
3. Web site: About us . Mjc.org.za . 5 May 2011.
4. Book: Muslim identity and social change in Sub-Saharan Africa . Indiana University Press . 1993. 9780253312716 .
5. Web site: ANDREW BOOSO . [Book Review Essay] Brannon D. Ingram, Revival from Below: The Deoband Movement and Global Islam ]. 3 October 2019.
6. Book: Revival from Below: The Deoband Movement and Global Islam. 9780520297999. Ingram. Brannon D.. 21 November 2018.
7. Book: Muslim Institutions of Higher Education in Postcolonial Africa. 9781137552310. Lo. Mbaye. Haron. Muhammed. 26 January 2016.
8. Web site: Feinberg . Tali . 2024-09-05 . Top SA Muslim leader says: ‘I am Hamas’ . 2024-09-06 . Jewish Report . en-ZA.
9. 11 reactions · 4 comments [WATCH] "I am Hamas; Cape Town is Hamas!" Sheikh Riad Fataar, president of MJC (SA), tells a crowd in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town. "We support Hamas because Hamas... By SalaamediaFacebook ]. en . 2024-09-06 . www.facebook.com.