The bread hero of South Africa Imraan Mukuddam who took on the bread cartels making it more possible for the 40 million poor South Africans to buy bread cheaper pulled off another major feat as a consumer activist to improve halaal compliance standards. He is the one Muslim who most probably has the deepest respect and love for the Ulema and is certainly not anti establishment. His son learnt his Hifz in the company of the sons of the most senior Ulema of the MJC. What is amazing is that while exerting pressure he collaborated with MJC spin doctors and staged the progressve steps the MJC took to hold a press conference, agree to an ETV interview, hold a radio public question and answer session and a public meeting where it apologised. What is more amazing is that he got the support of Muslim activists and political leaders and councillors in the City of Cape Town Dr Wasfie Hassiem and Cllr Ganief Hendricks all from a broad spectrum of opinion supportive and hostile to some MJC policies.

At a pre khutba talk at the Strand mosque the town that is home to MJC Ulema who issues its fatwas he won the hearts of the Jamaa with the humble explanation of his role as a consumer activist. Joining him was Cllr Ganief Hendricks who laid down the AL JAMA-AH policy on halaal standards which comply with the 10 rules that apply to the institution of Thabah as set out by the most senior Mufti’s of the land. The local Imam Sheikh Nazeem read the MJC apology concluding the Juma-ah which must count as the most historical khutba’s ever in the Strand following trends in Tunisia and Egypt showing people power.

With the apology in place and the promised MJC 4 point plan including setting up a body of experts to monitor MJC Halaal processes Imraan and Cllr Ganief asked the Jamaa to give the MJC the opportunity to fix the lapses of the MJC Halaal Trust. There was now no reason to continue to put more pressure on the MJC.

Party Leader Ganief Hendricks expresed his satisfaction with the outcome as this was an apartheid ward during the tricameral parliament which was detested by Muslim activists as it excluded Africans. After the new dispensation a Tricameral stalwart won the ward. The reduction of the votes by over 50% for the DA and the ANC which is the home of tricameral sell – outs is a welcome sign of change. The ward continues to be run into the ground with it now getting R100 000 out of a budget of nearly a R100m for the surrounding affluent areas in its subcouncil. Lavender Hill is the most gang infested and dirtiest area in the City of Cape Town.

Interim NECPROXY FORM AL JAMA-AH2011 INAUGURAL CONFERENCE AL JAMA-AH INVITE

 AL JAMA-AH gave feedback on Muslim voter support for the Party in KZN and raised the concern of voter apathy in that Muslims on the whole did not register to vote. The Party made a direct call for the Ulema to call on Muslims especially Muslim women voters to register to vote and to vote for the Party which is a national Musim Party with a national footprint. Senior Mufti’s have now agreed that more  Muslim women should register and vote. Since the Party was registered it met with al the Ulema formations in the province. Feedback  is that more and more Muslims are estranged from the ANC and looking for a new political home other than the DA. AL  JAMA-AH is emerging as the Party to vote for to best serve Muslim interests and engage with the ruling Party to share shariah values and its policies to benefit all South Africans.

NO ELECTRICITY FOR POOKE SE BOS

The Party has 2 public representatives – the party leader is a councillor in the City of Cape Town and serves on the Athlone subcouncil and the HR/Labour Law/Corporate Services portfolio committee. He is an HR/IR expert with 40 years experience and a turnaround practioner in this field talents which he can put to good use to benefit voters.

Razak Noorbhai is a councillor in the City of Johannesburg.

In its 4th year to lay the foundations for AL JAMA-AH South Africa’s new     MUSLIM POLITICAL PARTY  and to be a partner for South Africa’s three-Party State in 2030, Party Leader Ganief Hendricks has set what he believes are realistic targets for the 2014 triple elections (municipal, provincial and national). ” We can win 2 seats in the national parliament and one seat each in the 9 provinces, five seats each in the City of Cape Town, City of Durban and the City of Johannesburg/Pretoria and one seat each in the other Cities in the country.”

To put 30 public representatives in government Muslims must:

1. Register as voters
2. Vote on election day.

Aspirant public representatives/candidates on the AL JAMA-AH ticket
1. Must pay their membership fees for the periods
(a) 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.
(b) I July 2012 to 30 June 2013
(c) 1 July 2013 to 30 June 2014.
The Constitution requires 2 years of paid up membership.
2. Raise the R500 deposit to be a candidate for Council elections, R50 000 deposit for provincial elections and R500 000 deposit for national elections.
3. Help raise R2 million for a high level election campaign.
4. Recruit 5 volunteers for each of the 2000 voting booths for campaigning and duty on voting day. (10 000 volunteers)

THE WAY FORWARD
1. Pay your membership fees for 2011/2012. Only paid up members will be invited to party meetings. Membership fees is R15 per annum.
2. AL JAMA-AH supporters and volunteers can register to attend Party briefings.
3. After Party briefings and party meetings there will be a roll out for the national Convention of the Party on a subcouncil, provincial and then a national basis.

COMMUNICATION
Comunication will largely be via this website and by email to save on costs. The Party can assist with free email addresses. Aspirant public representatives cannot do without email. Local libraries and internet cafes can also be used.