A coalition of 22 Islamic organisations has rejected the planned June 30 "shutdown" and called on the government to arrest and prosecute those responsible for inciting violence. Thousands of Malawian foreign nationals, seeking refuge at the Durban drive-in site on North Beach.
A coalition of 22 Islamic organisations has rejected the planned June 30 "shutdown" and called on the government to arrest and prosecute those responsible for inciting violence.
"We are united in our opposition to the proposed national shutdown and to any acts of violence or vigilantism directed against peaceful South African citizens or foreign nationals, irrespective of whether they are documented or undocumented.
"Our opposition stems from our respect for the inherent dignity of all people and from the fact that recent anti-immigrant mobilisation has displayed increasingly violent and intimidating tendencies, contributing to instability and fear within communities in several parts of the country," the coalition said.
The 22 organisations, representing a broad spectrum of Muslim voices, include the Afro-Middle East Centre, Call of Islam, the Islamic Medical Association of South Africa, Media Review, the Muslim Youth Movement of South Africa and the South African National Muslim Women's Forum, among others.
