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Generous, humble man whose dream it was to build the Nizamiye Complex in Midrand loved South Africa and South Africans and helped thousands of people

Nizamiye’s interfaith Iftar-dinners exhibit SA’s diverse culture By Opinion Turkmen Terzi South Africa’s ethnic, cultural and religious diversity was once again fully exhibited in the courtyard of Nizamiye Mosque of Midrand, as the politicians, academics, media, business people and members of the faith-based community celebrated iftar dinner with Muslims. More than 200 people from every walk of life gathered in the courtyard surrounded with calligraphed stoas. The guests seated according to Covid-19 rules in the two different iftar programs which were organised in the first and...

I started out thinking I’d be writing about Mayfair and next-to-it Fordsburg, about the Turkish places I knew and am revisiting, especially. Then I realised my Turkish breakfast place that was in Braamfontein has moved to Greenside. Oh and while there, I thought I’d visit a newish place that opened just before Covid, in the Emmarentia part of Greenside, to check out their pide bread, something of a favourite of mine. I’ve even made it, rather desperately, at times.  Pide is a boat-shaped piece of olive-oily flatbread dough. The inside of the boat is typically filled with ground lamb mi...