Late activist Imam Abdullah Haron's son, Muhammad getting actively involved in politics
As CEO of the Al Jama-ah party, Muhammad Haron said he’s motivated by the fight for social justice.
Muhammad Haron, son of slain anti-apartheid activist Imam Abdullah Haron, is campaigning for the Al Jama-Ah party.
CAPE TOWN - More than 50 years since his father died in detention at the hands of apartheid-era police, the son of anti-apartheid activist, Imam Abdullah Haron is actively getting involved in politics.
As the Chief Executive Officer of the Al Jama-ah Party, Muhammad Haron said he’s motivated by the fight for social justice.
On its third attempt on the ballot, Al Jama-ah entered the national political stage in 2019, garnering only 0.18%, enough for a single Parliamentary seat.
For the last three years, Haron has quietly worked behind the scenes of the Al Jama-ah party as a researcher.
He initially thought of joining long-standing parties like the Pan Africanist Congress of Azania (PAC) and Azanian People's Organisation (AZAPO), but he said their internal strife put him off.
After being approached by Al Jama-ah, Haron thinks politics could become his future.
“In a sense, it’s to find social justice through a different avenue.”
Haron said many political parties have lost their core values.
But he’s not ruling out post-election partnerships.
“We will definitely work with whichever party we can work with in the interest of our communities.”
Al Jama-ah currently only has a single seat in the Western Cape legislature.
But it hopes to expand its provincial footprint in these elections to Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.