Fundamentalism is the greatest threat facing all religions, a leading South African Muslim politician told the country’s leading Jewish group. Ebrahim Rasool, who is minister of finance and economic development in a regional government serving the Western Cape, was addressing a gathering hosted by the Cape Council of the South African Jewish Board of Deputies.
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