South Africa Muslim bodies unite against IS
Ten Muslim organisations and various scholars have expressed concern over the growing sympathy for terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS) among Muslims in South Africa.
Ten Muslim organisations and various scholars have expressed concern over the growing sympathy for terrorist organisation Islamic State (IS) among Muslims in South Africa.
The organisations and scholars from across the country met recently and claim there are reports of more South Africans that have left for Syria since the news broke last month of a 16-year-old Cape Town girl who was stopped en-route to Syria.
The teen was taken off a flight from Cape Town to OR Tambo International Airport after authorities suspected she was to join the organisation in Syria.
A meeting by the Muslim bodies decided that imams in mosques across the country should deliver a united sermon, or khutbah, on Friday about IS to encourage Muslims to be cautious of the group’s recruitment efforts in the country.
