A reading nation is a clever nation. It is on this premise that the eThekwini Municipality has initiated the One City One Book Campaign, aimed at encouraging a culture of reading in society and promoting social cohesion.

The aim of the campaign is to identify one book which members of the community will read over a determined period of time (approximately a year) then engage with the message and content of the book on various platforms across race, culture, class and gender.

The South African Muslim Network participated in the campaign by promoting Muslim Portraits- The Anti-Apartheid Struggle by Goolam Vahed.

The book chosen aimed to educate the public on the valuable contribution of various Muslim Personalities towards the Liberation of South Africa.