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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nausheena Mahomed is a South African Multi-Media and broadcast journalist by profession. She's worked as a journalist in Africa for almost two decades over several of the mainstream platforms and is most well-known for her time at Africa's first 24-hour news channel, eNCA. She is also the founder of Channel M Productions, a private media company in South Africa.

She blogs for the Times of Israel since 2021.

"What I do not agree with at all is the random political incidents that take place at Al-Aqsa where violence breaks out every now and again, following religious tension between Jews and Muslims. The chasms between the Jewish and Muslim faiths appear to run deep at times. Why is that necessary? Is not religion and religious sites the invitation for cleansing one’s soul first and foremost, seeking repentance and atonement from the Almighty? "

Read the full blog above, From Johannesburg to Jerusalem

"Gerbi cares very much and is desperately doing his best to ensure that the last remaining Synagogue will not be secretly destroyed altogether or converted into a modern library. It may very well be the last heritage site of Jewish history to save given how far back it dates!"

I met David Gerbi back in 2006 when he visited Johannesburg to promote his book, Making Peace with Gaddafi. I was struck by his sincerity and his efforts to appeal to a majority Muslim Arab population in Libya who were mainly opposed to the idea that Jews should ever return to Libya. I was shocked by how Jews were persecuted in Libya under the dictator, Muammar Gaddafi. The last Jew was his aunt who now rests in peace in a cemetery in Israel.

Read the full blog about David's efforts to save the Dar Bishi Synagogue in Tripoli.