MEER, Fatima

... targeted for attack during this period. Many of these attacks were attributed to the covert operations of the security police. The Case of Fatima Meer Durban academic Ms Fatima Meer’s home was petrol-bombed in 1977. Meer had been the target of another attack the previous year, when a caller ...

... the language of the people there. Since I was brought there by the SB [Security Branch], the people were afraid to talk to me.22 100 Ms Fatima Meer and her husband were first banned in 1954 and needed special permission to speak to each other. In 1977, during her second banning term, someone ...

... also those who described how they, or their relatives, had suffered abuse, despite their lack of direct political engagement at the time. Ms Fatima Meer, in reflecting on her own suffering and that of her family, felt that they were perhaps fortunate compared to those who became involved ...

... “I did this because I loved this country and I love those kids.” Others spoke more intimately about their own loved ones. 119 Ms Fatima Meer said that her son, Rashid, was only three months old when her husband was arrested for treason. His absence from home “affected the children ...

... and was shot in 1983 on his way home from a meeting. Four men served prison sentences for his murder, and one received the death penalty. Fatima Meer and Harold Strachan told of attempts on their lives, allegedly by the Security Branch, and several members of the family of leading ...