Rashied Omar
Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies
Research Scholar of Islamic Studies and Peacebuilding
- Islam, religion and violence
- Interreligious dialogue and peacebuilding
- Post-conflict peacebuilding in South Africa
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'One of us': Ugandan pride in New York mayor with roots in their country
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
Zohran Mamdani: Ugandans Celebrate New York Mayor of Ugandan Descent
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
Newlands plaque stirs up slave and displacement history: 'Replace hollow depiction of history'
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
Cardinal McElroy says church must 'redesign' just-war theory, favor nonviolent action
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.
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