Thursday, June 14, 2012
The Gaza Center for Political and Development Studies (CPDS), held on Tuesday, 12th of July, a lecture on "The Role of Muslim Community in Anti-Apartheid Movement (AAM) in
South Africa, "delivered by Ismail Darsot, a South African activist and a conveyer. Darsot managed to confer the "impartial and inhumane" actions, undertaken by the Whites against the Blacks, in general, and Muslim society, in particular .
South Africa, "delivered by Ismail Darsot, a South African activist and a conveyer. Darsot managed to confer the "impartial and inhumane" actions, undertaken by the Whites against the Blacks, in general, and Muslim society, in particular .
By Waleed M. Al-Meadana
"No nation shall go through the suffering we went through in the apartheid era," said Darsot. Black people were blocked access to education, and denied rights to claim a voice. The apartheid mentality was basically built on the superiority of the White. South Africans, generally, and the Muslim community, particularly, had not struggled for recognition only; they, rather, battled for their human rights, Darsot spoke out. We sanctioned and boycotted the South African apartheid regime till it collapsed and, thus, came to an end eventually, said the lecturer.
Group Areas Act
This law was issued to oppress and suppress the Blacks in favour of the white supremacy, by which "each nation has its own place to live," said Darsot. Arabs, residing in South Africa, were shortlisted for a 2nd class; indigenous South Africans were stamped for a 3rd class; others for a 4th class and so on. Ironically, Chinese were considered Blacks, while Japanese were reckoned to be Whites.
The Israeli Systematic Apartheid Policy
"The apartheid regime was invented by the White for the benefit of Israel," said Darsot. "The Israeli actions will get even worse before things get better," he said, stressing that Nelson Mandela was a leader because he was locked up in jail for a handful of years. "But what about the Palestinian prisoners, held captive in the Israeli jails," wondered Darsot. Israel, along with the West, distorted democracy; "it is dishonest… and people in the West do not want it ]any longer[," said Darsot. Gaza survived the Israeli war, and that was a miracle. Never had Gaza survived the alluding actions of the Truth Commission, however. "The Truth Commission is the worst thing that happened ever," said Darsot.
Source: CPDS-Gaza
