One grumble in 100 years: City to probe mosque 'noise complaint' after Ramadaan | TammyPetersen87
Mayoral committee member for community services and health Zahid Badroodien on Monday said it had engaged with the committee of the mosque in District Six and respected its request that it continue engaging after the fast.
"Places of worship is integral to the fabric of District Six and this diversity has spread to the rest of the world" "The masjid accepts that the City of Cape Town is obliged to process the complaint. However, this masjid will be embarking on a path to engage [it] to review its by-law that deals with noise pollution. The masjid believes this is significant, not only for the Muslim community, but all faith communities of Cape Town at large."
Nelson Mandela's eldest grandson Mandla Mandela – himself Muslim - on Monday called for the scrapping of"insensitive noise by-laws" as they"perpetuate the privileges of a few elites for whom the symbolism of the athaan and the constitutional provisions of religious freedom, honour and dignity have no meaning".
"Despite the disgraceful eviction of thousands of residents from District Six and their forced resettlement on the Cape Flats, many returned on Sundays to attend their family church, or on Fridays to worship in mosques, such as the place of prayer known to many as the Muir Street mosque.
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