Rashied Omar
Kroc Institute for International Peace 91视频
Research Scholar of Islamic 91视频 and Peacebuilding
- Islam, religion and violence
- Interreligious dialogue and peacebuilding
- Post-conflict peacebuilding in South Africa
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Muslim Views
October 06, 2026
This is an edited text of a khutbah delivered by Imam Dr A Rashied Omar at the Claremont Main Road Masjid on September 25, 2026. He is a Teaching Professor of Islamic 91视频 and Peacebuilding at the Kroc Institute for International Peace 91视频, in the Keough 91视频 for Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame.
BBC News
November 06, 2025
Hailing his victory as as a "remarkable achievement," the imam of Cape Town's Claremont Road Mosque, Rashied Omar, said that Zohran's "formative years were shaped, in small part, in our congregation."
India News Network
November 06, 2025
The Mamdani family has roots in South Africa, having spent around three years in Cape Town during the 1990s. Rashied Omar, the imam of Claremont Road Mosque in Cape Town, remarked on Mamdani's formative years spent in his congregation. He noted that Mamdani's early experiences in South Africa shaped his political consciousness.
IOL: Independent Online | South Africa
October 05, 2023
Claremont Main Road Mosque (CMRM) Imam Dr. Rashied Omar said that during the drought in 2018, many descendants of those who had been displaced from the area returned to collect water at the Kildare Road spring, reigniting conversation about past memories.
National Catholic Reporter
March 03, 2023
Drawing on six decades of papal teaching on peace, the cardinal told an audience at the University of Notre Dame on March 1 that Catholics are facing a "new moment" in history, one that requires finding nonviolent alternatives to prevent war.