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Colorful homes in the Bo-Kaap district

Cape slaves — those who worked under Dutch colonizers — had a history of revolt and defiance. “Throughout the preceding 150 years of slavery at the Cape slaves had often resisted their owners. This was both by overt attacks on individuals or their property – fields and vineyards waiting to be harvested often went up in flames – as well as by less obvious means such as working slowly, breaking equipment or poisoning food.” -Nigel Worden for GroundUp

Tuan Guru, an Indonesian prince, came to the Cape as a political prisoner for conspiring against Dutch colonizers. Though a prisoner, his act of resistance opened the path for bringing Islam to Cape Town, where he established the first “masjid” or mosque in South Africa, Auwal Mosque.